Artist description Absent Me is the culmination of many random events, resembling the evolution ofthe very planet on which we live. Events and circumstances beyond comprehensionhave transformed raw power and delicate detail into an intricate and finely tuned sound, balanced with an eerie presence that emotes both equilibrium and dysphoria.

Music Style Melodic Industrial Rock

Musical Influences Nine Inch Nails, Rush, Depeche Mode, Marilyn Manson

Artist History Striving to forge a premeditated and professional sound and image, Brian Rodgers (Pogo), Curtis Harvey (Loki), Greg DeCillis (Madmann), Keith Goviea (Neo), and Megan Bialecki (Skully) have been working in seclusion for a little over a year and a half. Together they have produced a unique sound with influences from Nine Inch Nail sand Rush to Social Distortion and Depeche Mode.

Group Members Pogo's phonation began long ago. Shunning the rumors that he is a fallen angel, he has prefered to stick to a more human tale. After 8 years of classical operatic voice training, and 7 years of composing, he has come to project a haunting mix of melody and primal scream that both energizes and unsettles an audience. Loki is an amazing combination of academic precision and soulful creativity. He has been playing guitar for 19 years, and composing for 12. He has been formally trained in Jazz and Classical guitar styles and has a Degree in Composition from the University of Oregon. This background combined with his twisted, yet introspective view of the world, has produced an elegant emanation that can change to a violent eruption that kicks you in the head and sends you rhythmically reeling. Madmann has been beating skins for over 15 years, and been composing for close to half that time. His style of wildly flailing with architectural precision has evolved through his experiences with former bands. Having a background in both Jazz and Rock percussion, he has combined decorative detail with a solid thunderous backbone. Skully is the youngest member of the band and yet the oldest. Self taught on the keyboards, she paints a disturbed whisper that is disconcertingly familiar to the deep, dark place in each listeners' soul. Long fascinated by the world of music, she has immersed herself in the widest range of genres, searching for the strange emotion that is flows with affinity through them all. Neo is a mystery to all. An enigma with the bass, he only seems to appear when his longtime friend Pogo needs him. Some believe both are aliens from an ancient race that communicates exclusively through musical sound waves. A deep vibration that commands the respect of the air in ones lungs, followed by a detonation that stops the heart is the indication that Neo has come.

Location Sacramento, California - USA

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