Procession Magazine

07/07/2023

Surprisingly even to me I've written and recorded a song... but I'm not a musician. Drift Away emerged over the past year as a result of a personally disappointing creative project pause. My thoughts were initially collected into words just to help me process through. Recently a melody came to me, and also when I decided my words would now become lyrics. Yes, my recording is raw, and I'm also too many years out of guitar playing practice. Regardless, I chose to record at this time. The result features a guitar rhythm representing the rising and falling of the sea paired with a haunting little riff. Drift Away has deep meaning for me, and this entire production process has been very therapeutic. I hope that you will enjoy it, and I would also welcome your own interpretations or remixes. Thanks so much for listening. Lyrics can be found at renramos.bandcamp.com/track/drift-away
😉🦇🖤 Special thanks to: Postlooperish for endorsing my guitar-to-computer device purchase (iRig HD2). thetokyoteens for making me believe my song needs to be shared. Industria Sinister for encouraging me to create this video post. Please give these artists each a follow, listen, and download. They are brilliant and genuinely inspiring! 🙏🖤

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22/05/2023

Ready to join ? Ordering Procession Magazine issue 9 is the perfect way to celebrate . Visit us at ProcessionMagazine.com. Artists featured include: AL1CE, pig_band_official, Eva X, Black Tape For A Blue Girl, Empathy Test, KMFDM, Danny Blu, 51 Peg, Collide, Gitane Demone, SPECTRA*paris (official), Cyborg Amok, Tassel, Urban Heat, Sarah Walker, Rexx Arkana, Cadaver Kelly, Scott Wetterschneider, and many more! 💀🦇🖤 Promo video by our creative director The Face Spotter. Unique radio edit soundtrack provided by Industria Sinister.

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13/05/2023

Sarah Walker, horror novelist from the Pacific Northwest is interviewed within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “Dark, gothic, and full of cosmic horror, Sarah Walker writes some of the most insightful and down-right scariest stories in existence today. Her stories summon a sacred past, casting an aura of unforgiving spell over the reader, bathing them in a sublime dread. Here she talks about her anthropological origins, her love of change, and the wonders of stories with no ending.” Please check out her most recent work at https://a.co/d/dsvbtAm.

06/05/2023

ManifestiV from Dallas, TX ran a gorgeous full page ad within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 René Ramos (The Face Spotter), our creative director was so blown away by their “Legacy” album that he immediately bought and featured it within his own account. We’re just learning that they quoted part of his review within their Bandcamp page. Be sure to check that out! Please give them a follow, listen, and download at ManifestiV.bandcamp.com/album/legacy.

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29/04/2023

genCAB from Philadelphia, PA have their EP, “EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS MINE” reviewed within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “A treat for anyone who likes their industrial music p***y, raw, and loud. EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS MINE is four songs of ultimate swagger. It all starts with some pulsating beats, which morph into an outright sonic assault that cascades into reckless abandon. It’s an experience of anything-goes that makes this whole thing work really well. My personal favorite track is the closer, Only Skin, due to its uplifting bombastic chorus. But, all four songs on the EP are treasurers in their own right. For Fans Of: Strvngers, Imperative Reaction, Moris Blak.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at genCAB.bandcamp.com/album/everything-you-see-is-mine.

22/04/2023

from Germany are featured within issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “Creators of the industrial rock scene, but not content to rest on their laurels, KMFDM is a band that continues to push boundaries well beyond the established meta. Never boring, and always prescience, they just rock the hell out of anything they set their minds to. We had the fortune to sit down with the great musician and BBQ master, Sascha Konietzko to discuss KMFDM’s latest opus, HYËNA, and a few other things along the way.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at KMFDM.bandcamp.com/album/hy-na.

15/04/2023

Cyborg Amok from New Jersey are featured within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “A blend of progressive goth music, with undercurrents of industrial, post-punk and darkwave, Cyborg Amok plays with bold, exciting, and modern sounds. Never boring, this father and son duo has put forth a robust adventurous spirit that is both infectious and notably uplifting.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at gabworxllc.bandcamp.com/album/etiam.

08/04/2023

pig_band_official from London, UK are featured within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “Nothing is sacred and everything is blessed. Welcome to the kingdom of PIG! Never letting up, always with an experimental rancor, Raymond Watts is a force to be reckoned with. And now comes the tale of PIG.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at PIGIndustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-merciless-light.

01/04/2023

Collide from Los Angeles, CA are featured within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “A beloved treasure, Collide is a band that creates wonderfully memorizing works for art that linger just beyond your imagination. Always fascinating, their music invites you to sink into a strange, comfy, and special universe that won’t let you go. We spoke with kaRIN and Statik about their new adventure, Notes From the Universe, what keeps them pushing boundaries, and what makes their music so special. It’s turtles all the way down.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at Collide1.bandcamp.com/album/notes-from-the-universe.

25/03/2023

from Los Angeles, CA are featured within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “A quixotic wonderland of fantastical sounds. AL1CE leads you on an enchanted journey of such wondrous sights, whose music is an experience to be treasured, like a long-remembered dream impossible to escape. We sat down with the band at the tail end of their 2022 North American Tour and had a delightful conversation about their latest musical escapades.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at iLikeAlice.bandcamp.com/music.

18/03/2023

Urban Heat from Austin, TX are featured within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “One of the most innovative and fun postpunk bands around these days, Urban Heat is an amazing thing to experience. With a Texas swagger described herein as worthy of the god Dionysius, the band is a treasure for all to behold. Frontman Jonathan Horstmann gives us a look into the creative process behind Urban Heat, and whatever else is kicking around in his head these days.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at UrbanHeat.bandcamp.com/album/wellness.

11/03/2023

Tassel are quickly becoming a gothic powerhouse. They are also featured within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “Bold and exciting, tassel is a stripped down post-punk supernova. Here comes a band that is pushing boundaries in the post-punk scene, while also retaining that cool, dark melodic swagger we all love. We spoke with Trey Sequeira, May Winterhalt, and Ash Barrett about the bands emergence, post-punk psychedelia, and their plans to bring about the apocalypse.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at tassel.bandcamp.com.

04/03/2023

51 Peg are interviewed within Procession Magazine issue 9! 😉🦇🖤 René Ramos (The Face Spotter), creative director of our zine wrote, “51 Peg are among the best bands ever to emerge from the Washington DC area, and are truly deserving of worldwide acclaim. They continue to impress with each live appearance, or music release, and are just about to drop an amazing new album [titled “A\Version”]. My own introduction came from a song heard on a late night radio show. I was so impressed that I immediately purchased their debut album titled, “Strange Appointments”. Not long afterwards I learned of, and attended their live performance within a very small music store. Arriving too early I had time to meet and talk with vocalist Jeff Sargent—a genuinely original personality. My friendship with the entire band soon followed...” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at 51Peg.bandcamp.com.

18/02/2023

From Creative Director
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Skelly is proud to report that Procession Magazine Issue 9 is now officially available for order! We’re featuring some of our favorite bands in goth, industrial and darkwave. Check out our cover interview with KMFDM together with so many amazing artists, and coverage of AbsolutionFest. Our interview with artist Scott Wetterschneider is also a real educational treat into the world of AI art. Thanks to everyone who has supported, and continues to support Procession Magazine. We can’t do it without you. Issue 9 features: • KMFDM • Urban Heat • Black Tape for a Blue Girl • AL1CE • • Empathy Test • Eva X • Danny Blu • 51 Peg • Collide • Gitane DeMone • SPECTRA*paris • Cyborg Amok • tassel • Sarah Walker • Rexx Arkana • Cadaver Kelly • Scott Wetterschneider
Founder, Chris Canter, states: “Everyone here at Procession Magazine has worked long and hard on creating this wonderful issue. It’s been fun, and we know everyone will enjoy it as much as we do. A special thanks to our creative director, René Ramos, for all the elbow grease, Athan Maroulis for putting up with us, and all of the artists who have supported the magazine. It’s quite a journey.”
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17/02/2023

February 17, 2023. The ninth issue of Procession Magazine is almost here, and its amazing. We’re super excited to present another spectacular issue featuring some of our favorite bands in the goth, industrial and darkwave scene.

And we are quite sure that everyone is going to love this issue. Be sure to check out our one-of-kind interview with KMFDM, magazine friends Urban Heat, and also some spectacular coverage of this year’s AbsolutionFest. Plus, the interview with artist Scott Wetterschneider is a real educational treat into the world of AI art.

On that note, a huge, huge thank you to everyone who has supported, and continues to support Procession Magazine. We can’t do it without you, and are thrilled to be able to bring you these wonderful conversations with these incredible artists.

Issue No. 9 features exclusive interviews with the following artists:
• KMFDM
• Urban Heat
• Black Tape for a Blue Girl
• AL1CE
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• Empathy Test
• Eva X
• Danny Blu
• 51 Peg • Collide
• Gitane DeMone
• SPECTRA*paris
• Cyborg Amok
• tassel
• Sarah Walker
• Rexx Arkana
• Cadaver Kelly
• Scott Wetterschneider

Founder, Chris Canter, states: “Everyone here at Procession Magazine has work long and hard on creating this wonderful issue. It’s been fun, and we know everyone will enjoy it as much as we do. A special thanks to our creative director, Rene Ramos (The Face Spotter), for all the elbow grease, Athan Maroulis for putting up with me, and all of the artist who have supported the magazine. It’s quire a journey.”

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10/02/2023

ManifestiV are an amazing band that you all need to be aware of. Please show your support. 🦇🖤

Here for you in case you haven’t already noticed. 😀

Somewhere between lullaby and awakening exists ManifestiV. This is where you will experience soothing bells intertwine brilliantly with crunching guitars… all of which are crowned by haunting vocals. Meeting in Dallas, TX as morticians the experimental industrial duo of Paragraph (guitar/vocals) and Lillith (vibraphone/vocals) eventually founded in 2014 while in Vallejo, CA. Once relocating back to Dallas in 2019 they also welcomed Kevin Porter (live bass) and Ryan A (live drums) to the band. Collectively they are producing some extremely creative soundscapes. You do not want to miss out on this! Please give them a follow, listen, and download at ManifestiV.bandcamp.com/album/legacy

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29/01/2023

Your patience is appreciated- trust us- it’ll be worth it! 🖤
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Hey guys, this is René The Face Spotter on behalf of our zine. You’re probably aware that issue 9 has been delayed. The current status is that layout design is finally approaching completion! We’re covering so many more amazing artists and are seriously excited about this issue. We’ll let you know once it’s available in our store... linktr.ee/TheFaceSpotter

Thanks so much for your continued patience and especially for believing in what we do. Much love for you all! 🖤 Our core Procession Magazine team members have been: 🦇 Chris Canter, founder/managing editor 🦇 René Ramos, creative director 🦇 Renee Rogers, contributing editor 🦇 Elizabeth Farrell, contributing editor 🦇 John Begley, contributing editor. Their photos are tagged within the slides in this post. Please give them a follow!

24/12/2022

We also feature illustrators within Procession Magazine such as Sam Heimer. 💀🦇🖤 Within issue 8 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “Sam is a wonderful, whimsical artist from Philadelphia with a knack for weird fictitious imagery, strange toys, and curios of the darkly inclined." Please give Sam a follow and check out his store! https://www.etsy.com/shop/samheimer

17/12/2022

Few have been so kind in promoting as .Negra.Goth.Nights, and we genuinely appreciate them for this. 😉🦇🖤 Within their issue 8 interview Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “Rising from the wind-swept Coachella Valley in California, Luna Negra has rightfully become one of the leading proponents of the darkwave and death rock scene. Edgar, Karla and Peter join us to detail their D.I.Y. origins, to how they came to be hosting amazing streaming shows featuring today’s best artists, to what the future holds out in their mystic desert lands." Please give them a follow!

10/12/2022

Hororhaus is interviewed within Procession Magazine issue 8. 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “Conjuring exploratory auditory nightmares, Hororhaus is a unique and brooding musical monstrosity. Scott Harris sat down with us to explain how he has fused elements of darkwave, 80s dance, and ambient black metal to come up with some of the most innovative, captivating sounds in the world today.” Scott is a manager at Sony Music Entertainment who also DJs 25+ events per year. He just completed a collab of his own track “Bloodlust” with Tokyo Teens . Coming soon from Hororhaus: A cover of Siouxsie’s "Red Light". More collabs with Ex-Hyena, Sinthya, Gomez from Square Hollow, and he will begin a new full length album. Please give him a follow, listen, and download at Hororhaus1.bandcamp.com.

03/12/2022

is interviewed within issue 8. 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “Bringing heavenly voices and cacophonous emotions, Kristeen Young makes music like no other person on this planet. With a long career of making music sitting just off to the side of this mad world, her music is an amazing delight to uncover. We sat down with Kristeen to discuss her new album, The Beauty Shop, which centers on overcoming emotional struggles, and serial killers.” Please give her a follow, listen, and download at KristeenYoungMusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-beauty-shop.

26/11/2022

Crying Vessel is interviewed within Procession Magazine issue 8. 😉🦇🖤 Did you notice that their interview spreads are printed upside down? Not by mistake, but rather by our creative director’s (The Face Spotter) design decision. How did you react when you first saw this? Please share your feedback! Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “Come inhabit a world of the dark, and the strange, and the romantic. Crying Vessel is a glimpse into a future world that taps into those vivid nightmares and a spooky world where the dark and romantic perform an elaborate ritual dance to an electronic beat. Slade Templeton and Basil Oberli take us on a tour of the wonderfully talented and immersive world that is Crying Vessel.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at CryingVessel.bandcamp.com/album/before-life-was-death.

18/11/2022

Principe Valiente is interviewed within Procession Magazine issue 8. 😉🦇🖤 Chris Canter, Founder/Managing Editor of our zine wrote, “You’re just going into a cool, deep pool. Soon you’ll be floating high above the heavens, listening to the serene sounds of Principe Valiente, gazing out into the unfolding landscape as the mesmerizing oceans of sound carry forward. Fernando Honorato treats us to an inside look into his glorious artistry.” Please give them a follow, listen, and download at PrincipeValiente.bandcamp.com/album/barricades.

11/11/2022

Industria Sinister is interviewed within Procession Magazine issue 8. René Ramos (The Face Spotter), creative director of our zine wrote, “Industria Sinister is a solo project self-described as a blend of electronic, post-punk, and industrial from Phoenix, AZ. The results are absolutely brilliant, and intricate musical compositions best listened to loudly wearing headphones. Now imagine yourself walking alone late at night through an abandoned haunted carnival venue on Halloween… yeah, that’s the vibe I get while listening. Brace yourselves for a wild ride across these deliciously dark soundscapes. I recently chatted with Gilles about what drives him, and what lies on the road ahead.” We’re also including a closeup view of René’s music inspired zine photo collage. Please give Industria Sinister a follow, listen, and download at IndustriaSinister.bandcamp.com.

02/10/2022

Procession Magazine :: Issue No. 8 ~ Available for Pre-Order! ~

October 2, 2022. At long last, the Eighth Issue of Procession Magazine is almost here, And we can promise is it going to be a banger of an issue, featuring some incredible bands from groundbreaking artists we adore.
The journey continues with a fascinating exploration of some amazing darkwave, goth, and industrial bands. Reveal in some great, fascinating looks into the artists who are making the scene what it is today. Plus some great contributions from Procession supporters that we all love.
On that note, a huge, huge thank you to everyone who has supported, and continues to support Procession Magazine. We can’t do it without you, and are thrilled to be able to bring you these wonderful conversations with these incredible artists.
Issue No. 8 features exclusive interviews with the following artists:
• Curse Mackey
• SINE
• CARV.R
• Principe Valiente
• Unto Ashes
• Kevorkian Death Cycle
• Tragic Impulse
• Kristeen Young
• Industria Sinister
• Summore • unitcode:machine
• Male Tears
• Hororhaus
• Crying Vessel
• Love The Ghost
• Barry Lee Dejasu
• Luna Negra
• Sam Heimer
• Welder Wings
Founder, Chris Canter, states: “This issue was incredibly fun and rewarding to make. The chance to features such amazing artists, who continue to push boundaries and make this scene what it is today, is such a wonderful and humbling experience. A huge thank you also goes to everyone who has supported the magazine, the artists, and the scene."

23/09/2022

Procession Magazine Issue 8 just went to press… who’s ready? 🦇🖤