The band initially formed in 2015, fronted by vocalist Zac Vernon who appears on their first recorded and released tracks, including "Immerse" and "Luna".

[6] The following few months were spent touring the UK alongside several bands, including Blood Youth and We Are The Ocean, before eventually performing at the prestigious Download Festival in Donington.

[12] This tour was Holding Absence's first foray into European territory and on the UK leg the bands opted to hand-pick the support acts for each date, including artists such as Sleep Token, Modern Error and Parting Gift.

[13] Soon after returning from the This Is as One tour, founding member and guitarist Feisal El-Khazragi left the band,[14] it was later announced that he had joined Loathe on bass duties.

[15] A new-look Holding Absence (including future guitarists Scott Carey and Chris Smitheram) made their first live appearances at Slam Dunk Festival,[16] before jetting off to Europe again, this time to support Being As An Ocean.

Woodland believes that the changes benefitted the record in the end, as tracks like "Wilt", "Monochrome" and "Like A Shadow" wouldn't have existed if the band remained in its original form.

expressed, though a long-time coming, Holding Absence "prove[d] that art cannot be rushed, relinquishing a stellar debut that bares the human soul, emotion, and conviction in abundance"[30] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019.

[31] In aid of the record release, Holding Absence started touring, playing some of their biggest UK shows to date,[citation needed] joined by Luke Rainsford and The Nightmares.

[32] Holding Absence spent the remainder of the year touring Europe with Being As An Ocean and Counterparts in the summer, before returning again alongside Sleeping With Sirens in the winter.

[53] Vocalist and lyricist Lucas Woodland explained the meaning behind the album cover on social media mentioning it to be a completion of a trilogy, embracing oneself and it being like an art project.

[55] On 28 October 2024, it was announced that long-time drummer Ashley Green had parted ways with the band "for the foreseeable future", with the reason seemingly being related to touring.