{"id":130,"date":"2011-11-21T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T21:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/?p=130"},"modified":"2012-05-02T16:18:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T10:48:46","slug":"interview-the-absences-patrick-pintavalle-talks-about-touring-upcoming-covers-ep-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/2011\/11\/21\/interview-the-absences-patrick-pintavalle-talks-about-touring-upcoming-covers-ep-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: The Absence&#8217;s Patrick Pintavalle Talks About Touring, Upcoming Covers EP (Audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Andrew Bansal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"absence\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-snc4\/37699_414202477378_21003282378_4858007_5562347_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Florida-based extreme metal band The Absence released their latest full-length album &#8220;Enemy Unbound&#8221; on Metal Blade records in summer 2010, and recently did a North American tour with Sweden&#8217;s Evergrey, a band that has been an influence on their sound. On October 6th, this tour made a stop at the Key Club in Hollywood, and I had a chance to talk to guitarist Patrick Pintavalle.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Patrick was very honest with his answers as he discussed this tour, being on a label vs the DIY approach, plans for a covers EP, and musical direction. 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