Holding Absence has been around for a decade; the AI “band,” Bleeding Verse, only launched on Spotify in late July. The AI act doesn’t mention Holding Absence on its Spotify page, but its YouTube bio is more revealing: “Bleeding Verse is an emotional post-hardcore band crafting cinematic soundscapes and heartbreak-heavy melodies,” it reads. “Inspired by artists like Dayseeker and Holding Absence, we blend ambient textures, soaring vocals, and poetic lyricism to explore grief, identity, and healing. Holding Absence appears to be roundly defeating their AI counterparts on other platforms: They have more than 83,000 Instagram followers, while an account claiming to represent Bleeding Verse has 1,937. Holding Absence released their most recent album, The Noble Art of Self Destruction, in 2023.