THE ABSENCE Parts Ways With Drummer
October 23, 2007Drummer Jeramie Kling has left Tampa, Florida's THE ABSENCE due to personal differences. The band has reportedly recruited another drummer from the Tampa metal scene for its upcoming tour with DYING FETUS which is scheduled to kick off November 1 in Baltimore.
HeavyMetalSource.com conducted an interview with THE ABSENCE vocalist Jamie Stewart and Jeramie Kling on October 6 at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. Watch the nine-minute clip below.
THE ABSENCE took part in this summer's Metal Blade 25th Anniversary Tour alongside CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE RED CHORD and GOATWHORE.
THE ABSENCE recently posted its cover of TESTAMENT's "Into the Pit" on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's sophomore CD, "Riders of the Plague", which was released 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 shot a video for their track "Dead and Gone" at the end of July in New York with director Kevin Custer (THE DESTRO, DECYFER DOWN).
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