There are/have been at least 5 bands in metal genre only with name Absence (or containing mainly it): 1) German Melodic Death Metal band formed in 1996 (active) 2) Finnish Melodic Death Metal band (from Säkylä) formed in 2000 (active) 3) Finnish Thrash Metal/Hardcore band (from Saarijärvi) formed in 2000 (on hold) 4) Brazilian Death Metal band formed in 2002 (active) (5) The Absence, Thrash Metal/Melodic Death Metal/Gothenburg band from USA formed in 2002 (active)) Plus, apparently there have been more projects (that are no longer active) with this name.

Genre(s):
Other, Metal