| Kindly Bent to Free Us | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Cynic |
| Cover: | KindlyBentToFreeUs.jpg |
| Released: | February 18, 2014 |
| Recorded: | December 2012 – May 2013 |
| Studio: | Perfect Sound Studio in Los Angeles |
| Length: | 41:51 |
| Label: | Season of Mist |
| Producer: | Paul Masvidal, Sean Reinert, Sean Malone |
| Prev Title: | Carbon-Based Anatomy |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Ascension Codes |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
Kindly Bent to Free Us is the third studio album by the progressive metal band Cynic. It was released on February 18, 2014, and is the final Cynic album with Sean Reinert, who left the band in September 2015[1] and died on January 24, 2020,[2] as well as the final Cynic album with Sean Malone, who died on December 9, 2020.[3]
The album was talked about in more detail during the writings sessions in February 2012. Masvidal told the Irish magazine Molten:
The album was made available for streaming on February 6, 2014.[5]
All music written by Cynic (Paul Masvidal, Sean Reinert, and Sean Malone)