With a musical trajectory that spans nearly a decade, Isis has emerged from the frozen recesses of New England to become an internationally renowned force in underground music. Critically revered as the vanguard of "Art Metal", the band has consistently exploded the idiomatic strictures that have traditionally defined heave music, with each new release expanding and improving upon the innovations of it's predecessor. IN THE ABSENCE OF TRUTH is a living, breathing panorama of soaring melodies, dizzying rhythmic ziggurats and seismic heaviness.