# Zynic | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/zynic
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/zynic/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 05:13 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/zynic
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/zynic/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/zynic/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Zynic
- Visible lyric pages: 6

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `zynic`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 05:13 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-90a063f4eaa5405e
- Visible lyric pages: 6
- Pages with stored lyric text: 6
- Video-backed song pages: 6
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 7475
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 7
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Cardiac Arrest, Dead End, Mourning Light, Neon Oblivion, Only Human, and Would
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Zynic formed in Temecula, California in the late 1990s with vocalist and guitarist Jason Shankel, bassist Sean Kilkenny, and drummer Walter Ryan. Their 1999 album 'Cardiac Arrest' gave them their breakthrough, with the title track becoming a signature song that helped define their place in the heavy metal scene of that era. They followed up with albums like 'Break the Silence' in 2002 and 'The Sunken' in 2004, maintaining a...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Cardiac Arrest — https://lyroverse.com/zynic/cardiac-arrest
2. Dead End — https://lyroverse.com/zynic/dead-end
3. Mourning Light — https://lyroverse.com/zynic/mourning-light
4. Neon Oblivion — https://lyroverse.com/zynic/neon-oblivion
5. Only Human — https://lyroverse.com/zynic/only-human
6. Would — https://lyroverse.com/zynic/would