Tag Archives: Sean Reinert

Late Death/Cynic drummer Sean Reinert’s organ donor request denied due to sexual orientation

Posted by on February 11, 2020

Last month, we were all shattered to hear about the passing of former Death and Cynic drummer Sean Reinert. While we are still grieving, it appears there’s another saddened struggle. Reinert requested to be an organ donor, and unfortunately, his request has been denied. Apparently, he didn’t reach the government’s policy, mainly for being a […]

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Remembering Sean Reinert (Death/Cynic) 1971-2020

Posted by on January 28, 2020

January 2020 will go down as a month of losing legendary drummers. With roughly three days left of the month, we lost four: Neil Peart (Rush), Santtu Lonka (To/Die/For), Reed Mullin (Corrosion of Conformity), and Sean Reinert (Cynic/Death). Unfortunately, there have been more losses, such as former Nile/Divine Heresy bassist Joseph Payne. The beginning of the new decade has been quite brutal for the […]

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Former Death/Cynic drummer Sean Reinert has passed away

Posted by on January 25, 2020

We are saddened to hear the loss of another legendary drummer. Sean Reinert, the co-founder of Cynic, has passed away. He was only 48-years-old. Blabbermouth reports, he was found unresponsive at his California home last night (24th). No cause of death has been revealed at this time. Sean will be remembered as one of the […]

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Listen to Cynic’s new song “Humanoid”

Posted by on January 15, 2018

For quite some time, we were aware that guitarist Paul Masvidal and bassist Sean Malone were working on new material but nothing indicated that it was for Cynic. Once drummer Sean Reinert stepped away from the band, it was safe to assume that the new material was actually for the band. Now the wait is […]

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Metal Insider’s top 10 most shocking moments of 2015

Posted by on December 23, 2015

As we look back at 2015, it was a pretty batshit crazy year all around. There were tons of releases, almost as many tours, and as jaded at the metal community is, there are always a handful of things that take everyone by surprise. Given the way the year wound up, the #1 most shocking moment […]

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Sean Reinert discusses recent split with Cynic

Posted by on September 11, 2015

Since yesterday, there hasn’t been a stop on the trainwreck this Cynic breakup situation is, with drummer Sean Reinert announcing the end of the band while frontman Paul Masvidal claiming the split was news to him. The whole situation just became a public circus where both parties engaged into a back-and-forth arena stating their side […]

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Cynic break up again [Updated, again]

Posted by on September 10, 2015

Well, this sucks. It looks like we might have seen the last of progressive metal/fusion band Cynic. The band, whose groundbreaking debut, 1993’s Focus, inspired countless other bands, took a 12-year hiatus before reforming in 2006. After a pair of albums, the band, founded by Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert, appears to be done again, […]

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Sean Reinert makes statement about dropping off Death tour

Posted by on November 19, 2014

Yesterday was a changing of the guard withing the Death (DTA) tour, as drummer Sean Reinert, also a member of Cynic, dropped off the tour just three dates in, replaced by Gene Hoglan. While the transition was seemless, going from one former Death drummer to another, not initially explained were the health issues that forced […]

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Gene Hoglan replacing Sean Reinert on Death (DTA) tour

Posted by on November 18, 2014

First the bad news: Just three dates into the Swamp Leper Stomp tour, Death (DTA) and Cynic drummer Sean Reinert has been forced to exit the tour due to health reasons. Now the good news: they’ve replaced him with another original member of Death, Gene Hoglan. “We wish Sean all the best and that his […]

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New Death To All tour announced; Obituary and others to support

Posted by on August 6, 2014

Last year’s edition of the Death To All tour, a tribute to legendary Death founder Chuck Schuldiner, was an unabashed success. We know that we certainly enjoyed it. Well, apparently the rest of the country agreed, and as a result, the tour is coming back for a third run of dates. Dubbed as the “Swamp Leper […]

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