current_members website years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
jamie nilsson stewart patrick pintavalle mike leon jeramie kling per -lsb- http://www.facebook.com/theabsenceofficial the absence official facebook -rsb- 2002 -- present independent the absence
 justin joseph reynolds nicholas calaci john allen chris pistillo peter group_or_band melodic death metal , thrash metal tampa , florida , u.s. the absence
the absence

the absence is an american melodic death metal band from tampa , florida .
their style has been described as aggressive thrash metal with scandinavian metal influences .
they were previously signed to metal blade records .
