THE BEAST

"Black Providence" by the Florida-based melo-death masters THE ABSENCE, the third preview track from the group’s new album “Coffinized,” which will be released June 25 via M-Theory Audio. Available now for streaming and download at all digital music outlets. Pre-Order vinyl, CD and digital at www.smarturl.com/coffinized “We have never been ones to shy away from a slower tempo,” explains drummer Jeramie Kling. “And on ‘Black Providence,’ the sheer density becomes whole within the monolithic cadence. Sometimes we find ourselves afraid to face the pain of reality. The only way to achieve solace is to push through it; to make the tough decisions; to not take the easy way out.” Hailed by Decibel for “leaving the majority of melodic death metal’s recent history chewing dust,” “Coffinized” is THE ABSENCE's follow-up to their acclaimed 2018 comeback record, “A Gift For The Obsessed.” That album was the band's first in eight years, as well as their first for new label home M-Theory Audio. The time period between that album's release and the COVID outbreak saw the band stay busy by taking their new songs to the road, touring alongside acts such as Deicide, Origin, Jungle Rot, Exmortus and Hatchet. The group’s members also stayed busy with outside endeavors, with drummer Jeramie Kling manning the kit for Venom Inc., bassist Mike Leon gigging with Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy and guitarist Taylor Nordberg playing with Massacre. Those three band members took the experiences from their touring gigs and reconvened in the studio with Stewart – who has also been busy with his other project, Hot Graves – to put together the 11 tracks of pummeling death metal that compose “Coffinized.” The album was produced and engineered by Kling and Nordberg, mixed by Kling and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (Immortal, Overkill, Scar Symmetry) at Sweden’s Black Lounge Studios. www.facebook.com/theabsenceofficial www.instagram.com/theabsenceofficial https://theabsenceofficial.bandcamp.com www.m-theoryaudio.com