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SHRED WITH THE ABSENCE

 Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 10:40am by

the absence shred-off guitar contestWhile keeping fans on the line for the follow-up to 2007′s ridiculously underrated Riders of the Plague, The Absence are throwing fans a bone by teaming up with Ultimate-Guitar.com to offer one would-be shredder the opportunity to have a guest solo on the band’s new record. Entrants can download a rhythm guitar track from the contest page, add their shred over top of it, then submit it to the band as a YouTube video via Ultimate-Guitar.com. The winner gets “a chance” to have the solo included on the new record (which we’re guessing is just an insurance policy in case all the entries suck), and a slew of runners-up will receive an autographed CD, t-shirt, stickers and “other,” whatever that means.

The 15-year-old version of Vince Neilstein just got a giant boner; what a cool thing for the band to do. I wish the Intrawebs were around when I was a kid! Instead I had to settle for listening to 1984 and No More Tears on repeat whilst posing in front of the mirror and pretending to be EVH / Zakk Wylde. I had a helluva Zakk Wylde impression though; you shoulda seen it.

Check out The Absence on MySpace.

-VN

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  • Zoker

    Surely I’ll give it a try and, since I’m an abysmal composer, surely, I’ll suck.

  • http://www.myspace.com/ihopeyourot Dave

    Godfuckingdamnit I wish I played guitar, that’d fucking rule to have a solo on an Absence cd. Both their cd’s are fucking amazing listens, and they are truly underrated (alongside Arsis.)
    Can I add my shitty drumming to it instead?

  • Ziltoid

    For once, I agree with this site–Rider of the Plague is quite underrated. It’s a very good, albeit very unoriginal, album from start to finish. This is just one example of musicians correctly embracing the new technology of the internet. Of course, read the fine print and you’ll realize that whoever submits the “winning solo” gives up absolutely all rights to it (and any $$$), but hey, it’s a cool opportunity anyway.

    • GamlaSonn

      “For once, I agree with this site–Rider of the Plague is quite underrated. It’s a very good, albeit very unoriginal, album from start to finish.”

      my thoughts exactly