Growing up in the shadow of some of the greatest Death Metal acts of all time, Tampa Florida's THE ABSENCE are ready to claim their birthright, and reignite the Tampa Death Metal and US Death Metal Scenes once again. Meshing the best ofEuropean Influence (Children of Bodom, Arch Enemy, the Haunted and even Yngwie Malmsteen) with the undeniable southern Death influence (Obituary, Death, Cynic, Hate Eternal) THE ABSENCE have emerged with a new brand of US Death Metal that crosses genres, sounds fresh without digressing heavily from the sprit of perfectly executed Death Metal. Twin harmony guitars paying homage to the mighty Judas Priest and Iron Maiden while blast beats worthy of PeteSandoval (Morbid Angel) are all wrapped up in a pristine production that sure to win fans of extreme music and metal in general the world over.