THE ABSENCE Added To METAL BLADE 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

July 13, 2007

Melodic thrashers THE ABSENCE have been added to this summer's Metal Blade 25th Anniversary Tour alongside CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and THE RED CHORD. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Sep. 06 - New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
Sep. 07 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
Sep. 08 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Sep. 09 - Ft. Worth, TX @ The Rockyard
Sep. 11 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Sep. 12 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Sep. 13 - Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues
Sep. 14 - West Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues
Sep. 15 - San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
Sep. 16 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Sep. 17 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Sep. 18 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
Sep. 19 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Sep. 20 - Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre
Sep. 22 - Edmonton, AB @ Dinwoodie Lounge
Sep. 23 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
Sep. 24 - Regina, SK @ The Distrikt
Sep. 25 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick Centre
Sep. 26 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
Sep. 28 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Sep. 29 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
Sep. 30 - Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
Oct. 02 - Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
Oct. 03 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Oct. 04 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
Oct. 05 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Oct. 06 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
Oct. 07 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
Oct. 09 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Oct. 10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Oct. 11 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues

A brand new THE ABSENCE track, entitled "Dead and Gone", has been posted on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Tampa-based group's sophomore CD, "Riders of the Plague", due on August 7 via Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded at Mana Studios in Florida with Swedish producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, CARNAL FORGE). Mixing duties were handled by Jonas at his Black Lounge studios in Avesta, Sweden. The CD features guest appearances by guitarists James Murphy (DEATH, TESTAMENT),Jonas Kjellgren, Per Nilsson (SCAR SYMMETRY) and Santiago Dobles (AGHORA) as well as guest vocals by Jonas Granvik (WITHOUT GRIEF, EDGE OF SANITY).

THE ABSENCE recently posted its video for the song "Interpretation" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's debut album, "From Your Grave", which came out in 2005 via Metal Blade Records.

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