The Absence interview with HeavyMetalSource.com

[samlovemetal]

Fucking Absence man.. Jamie inspired me to become a vocalist.

Greatest band of all time.

[blueapple007]

I want his beard!. Actually, this band is the main reason i want to grow a beard, haha xD

[KVLT6991]

Jaime looks kinda like Varg... Weird....

[areswolf76]

man this band is awesome!!!

[Machinehead645]

HOLY SHIT ITS JESUS!!!

[thisisthomasjordan]

Jesus does doeth metal?

irony anyone?

[GoodSirMathew]

that beard is ace!

[1990xyphos]

what's the trivium t-shirt prank about???

[theunholycrown666]

@1990xyphos Because Trivium sadly suck now. Ever since they decided that they wanted to become Metallica.

[zoso445]

OMMMGGG i live in Portland OR!

[dimmub69]

haha i work at a pizza place too!!! BRUTAL!!

[supersax92]

ha the singer looks like a young santa claus

[berserkherkaz]

Okay I'll be superficial: Jamie is my kind of dude. Beautiful, sporting that righteous beard and those specs too. Right on.

Dig the honesty, but not the ex-drummers' snark. Sorry I missed 'em w/Amon Amarth.

[arrestedshrimp]

CANNIBAL CORPSE.

[Bones2flesh]

that beards amazing...super epic

[WhalexNip]

Epic BEARD! I fucking love this band. I wish guitar world would seek out these dudes...they deserve it.

[lemonshank]

click track= metrenome

[manofmishap]

i immediately started paying more attention when he said he felt pressure concerning the success of their sophomore effort because a buttload of artists always are like 'oh no pressure, not at all'. not callin' em liars, just saying that his admission to his nerves caught my attention.

[thedeathblood]

Thanks for posting this interview Metal Source, I'm going to see these guys on Friday at Indy Metal Fest for the first time. Jamie's beard is fucking glorious!

[sceptikart]

All the respect to this guys. They are incredible musicians. they are part from the few real death metal bands.

[Tjw5050]

@sceptikart well they actually fall into one of those wierd subgenres like a subgenre of a subgenre theyre like more melodic. i like it better than plain death metal though!

[ElectricBanjo2468]

these guys are sick, awesome band

[Rosiodelluvia]

Either way its needless to say that the old drummer is already in a new band.

[Jackdaniulz]

GarcianSmith891? What's so bad about hijacking myspaces? That is a horrible website. Anyway. The Absence? I can't even begin to tell you how much I like them. Lol :D.

[Rosiodelluvia]

Because the douchebag can actually fuck up personal things like messages with important business people,the douchebag can write nasty awful shit that isnt true to fans,and not to mention just write jibberish thats total bullshit through bulletins.

[trizzlemynizzle69]

these guys are so awesome them and silent civilian are the only good american death metal bands in my opinion

[ashkaradur718]

Nah their more Florida based thrash.

I don't hear any death metal in there but more of a melodic thrash, Listen to their songs closer.

[trizzlemynizzle69]

yeah i was kind of talkin out my ass my friend told me silent civilian were good i listened to them and they kind of blow. and the absence is more thrash they're actually one of my favorites right now.

[doublebassdrummer1]

I think silent civilian disbanded anyways...

[JxCantrell]

Jamie's awesome, i got to meet him in detroit and we had a cool coversation about carcass and the detroit metal scene

[skater7744]

damn that's a savage beard...i wonder how much food he picks out of that monthly.

[skater7744]

but he still rocks!!!! keep it brutal~!

[boxofcookies]

why was jeremy suck a dick about getting kicked out of the band

[sirshredalot666]

FATHER TIME!!!

[lmaodude69]

fucken kick ass band!!! they are awesome!!

[machnawe]

I like their music and politics.  Riders of the Plague is one of the most killer records of the year

[9HEADBANGER15]

its a shame that jeramie stole their van and gave them a hard fuckin time

i really liked his drumming

[GarcianSmith891]

their new drummer is fucking sick dude, i just saw him last night.

you know the best part?

hes not a douche who steals vans and hijacks myspaces.

[9HEADBANGER15]

whats his name?

even though jeramie is an asshole i still like his drumming.

[GarcianSmith891]

new guys name is Justin Reynolds I think. He seemed to catch on quick because I dont reckon he missed a beat that night.

yeah he was a good drummer, but the band has to move forward.

[9HEADBANGER15]

oh ok, well if the new drummer kicks ass then im looking forward to a cd with him on it!

keep it metal

[ashkaradur718]

Dude you guys can't believe everything you've been told, you've been told by the Absence what happened but what about Jeremie's point of fucking view?

Something happened that they probably don't want us to know.

[Rosiodelluvia]

He's a great drummer and really nice.

[raiman]

So what did they do with the trivium shirts?

[DAblackdahliamurder]

Jeramie Kling looks like Jason "JAY" Mewes from Jay and Silent Bob, except he's got black hair.

That's one EVIL lookin' beard!

[smeerios]

Too bad the drummer became a douchebag and tried to sabotage them or something

[ArchEnemy789]

Yeah, he stole their van and all their fucking stuff. What a tool. Whatever, they just got a new, young drummer and are ready to shred again.

[MatumBaiark]

Really? That's awesome news.

[pearljam8940]

the guy on the right looks like a bum

[BahamutXXV]

Or Santa.

killer vocalist though. One of my favourites.

[oldluigiman]

i think they hate trivium.

[ArchEnemy789]

they do, it's really funny. They think Trivium sold out on "The Crusade" (which they did, or at least tried way too hard to sound like Metallica).

[noobslayer135]

*starts growing beard*

[MetalxFanatic]

XD Santa in his metal years lmao

[Brandon75689]

Fuckin kick ass beard. i'm gonna start growing mine right now till i get there.

[DraculaBloodDrive]

The drummer seems like a cool guy. Shit happens = /.

[AsianMana]

that guys sounds too fucking casual to go along with that beard :D

[jakimus93]

Their should be a beards in metal competition. This dude would fuckin' kick nad.

[123LambofGod123]

They kicked the drummer out because he was spreading shit on myspace and giving bad comments and trying to mess up their reputation! LOL

[DraculaBloodDrive]

I thought he also stole from the tour bus =P

[123LambofGod123]

Haha "I play drums, I have sticks" lol. Fucking band is awesome!!! His beard owns!!

[IronPriest82]

I like these guys saw them years ago when they opened up for Yngie Malmsteen at the Masquerade in Tampa...blew me away but the crowd were a bunch of lame old bastards...they got boo'd ...lol sucked too bad.

[MusicalRebirth]

I hope they burn the Trivium shirts man, I gave mine to them...thank god I found someone that would rid that away haha.

AMAZING Set in Calgary ALberta, really enjoyed it. But needed to be longer for sure.

[yhvh13]

What trivium shirt?

[lemonshank]

why did they kick the drummer out

[MonkeySponge]

Because he fucking jacked all there stuff there tour van the amps everything man. He sent rude emails to all of their fans. He has been a dick for soo long. And he took over their myspace for over 3 months.

[jellyman159]

From your grave has to be my most favorite album

you guys are so amazing wow you shuold be way famous whhere can i buy stuff from you guys??? =)

[lemonshank]

they are my favorite

[cobht]

Great band....lol great guys too

[lite7d]

dud guy on the right looks like jesus

[ithesis]

The drummer, Jeramie Kling, is hilarious. smart ass humor. It looks like the other guy was getting irritable haha.

[CaptainShank]

He got so irritated, that he got kicked out of the band.

[Walls1441]

and stole their equipment.

[fullyalive89]

yeah.. sad really..

im hoping the new drummer is good..

[JasonRodriguez78]

Jamie,

I am so thrilled that you guys are out there playing the heaviest, most intricate, and melodic metal around. You guys are incredible!! Jason