PROCESSION - Doom Decimation (Gold Vinyl, Gatefold Cover) (Sealed) (LP)

Originally formed in 2006 by guitarist/vocalist Felipe Plaza in Chile's cultural heart, the coastal city of Valparaiso, Procession follow the path of tradition laid out by the masters Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus and Candlemass - without mercy, without compromise! Receiving a glowing review in Germany's Rock Hard magazine, Procession's debut album »Destroyers Of The Faith« did not only take the doom metal scene by storm but also convinced parts of the metal mainstream. The band’s follow up record »To Reap Heavens Apart« was hailed as one of the best pure doom metal works since »Epicus Doomicus Metalicus«. The new record was recorded in Chile, as Felipe explains: “I had this dream that was to record an album as much as old-fashioned as we could and see what we could get from it. That formula, total isolation and gathering up on the same place living as a band for a bit more than a month, worked pretty well to me on »To Reap...«. But since I didn't want to do the same album again, I had in mind taking things a bit further and I considered my and Claudio's land of origin, Chile, had the right elements to spice up a recording in the way many bands in the 80s did. To ‘live’ the album to its full experience 24/7. For a pessimist, dark record like this one it could only be ‘good’: the darkness of a country like Chile, with its abuses, uncertainties, dangers, temptations ... but also the ‘freedom’, since our regular lives were put on hold, just like almost every metal band did back in the day when they did their classic albums (plus you get a cool story with it!). I've heard or read about those stories and i needed to try that formula at a time when things are done the opposite ways and recording is somehow so ‘easy’. I needed the struggle and I was craving for it ... for an album that stands against the modern times, both conceptually and musically. So yeah, when I see in retrospective I'm glad the boys didn't hesitate and no, I don't think I even checked on studios in Europe at all. Plus I'm a bit tired of people calling Procession an ‘European’ band, being that the South American factor has been vital for its existence and development. An address means nothing, we ARE Procession from Chile.”