The Black Heart Procession (occasionally spelled The Blackheart Procession) is an American

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Biography

Early years

The band was formed in 1997 by Pall Jenkins (Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects, Palllap,

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, Dmitri Dziensuwski,

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. Jenkins has also produced The Drowning Men.

Hiatus

Blackheart Procession’s last release, the ''Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit'' EP in 2010, the band went on hiatus. Jenkins told '' San Diego City Beat'' that " ter years of touring and traveling and focusing on music, we decided just to kind of put an end to it for a while". In 2011,l Jenkins played

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and sang on

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's album ''

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'' and then returned to play

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and song on Mascis's 2014 album '' Tied to a Star''.

Reformation

In 2016 Blackheart Procession reassembled for a pair of shows in San Diego. In December of that year, they announced a European tour, with 27 shows all around the continent during March–April 2017.

Discography

Albums: *'' 1'', Headhunter Records (1998) * '' 2'', Touch and Go Records (1999) * '' Three'', Touch and Go Records (2000) * ''

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'', Touch and Go Records (2002) * '' The Spell'', Touch and Go Records (2006) * ''The Waiter Chapters 1 - 7'', SDRL Records (2008) * '' Six'', Temporary Residence (2009) Singles and EPs: * '' A Three Song Recording'', (1997) * ''Fish the Holes on Frozen Lakes'', (1999) * ''Between The Machines'',

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(2001) * '' In the Fishtank 11'' (with Solbakken), (2004) * ''Hearts and Tanks'', (2005) * ''Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit'', Temporary Residence (2010) Compilation appearances: * ''Slaying since 1996'', Suicide Squeeze Records (2006) – track ''After The Ladder'' * ''Infamous 2: The Blue Soundtrack'', Sumthing Else Music Works (2011) – track ''Fade Away'' * ''Time & Space'' (Liz Janes covered),

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(2011) – track ''Martyr's Grind Up''

References

External links

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