Acht Jahre nach ihrer letzten Platte werden die amerikanischen Melodic-Death-Metaller THE ABSENCE am 23. März 2018 ihr neues Album „A Gift For The Obsessed“ über M-Theory Audio veröffentlichen. Im Anschluss findet ihr nun bereits das offizielle Musikvideo zum Titeltrack und das Artwork.
Sänger Jamie Steward über das Album: „‚A Gift For The Obsessed‘ embodies many of the dynamics that THE ABSENCE stand for as a whole: melody, brutality, speed, dexterity, cadence, etc. — a truly comprehensive and cohesive listening experience indeed! The title of the album/song refers to that very moment when any artist or creator makes something to the integral point of satisfaction — when your craft meets your obsession in furious culmination, and you are finally able to take a step back, if only for just a moment, completely fulfilled by the fruits of your artistic labor. It’s one of the most maddening yet needed satisfactions in life — exorcism through creation.“