Ashes to Ashes (Chelsea Grin album)
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Ashes to Ashes | ||||
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Released | July 8, 2014 | |||
Recorded | November 1, 2013 – March 4, 2014 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 59:52 | |||
Label | Artery, Razor & Tie | |||
Producer | Chelsea Grin, Diego Farias, Stetson Whitworth | |||
Chelsea Grin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Ashes to Ashes | ||||
Ashes to Ashes is the third studio album by American deathcore band Chelsea Grin released on July 8, 2014 via Artery and Razor & Tie.[5] It is also the debut of drummer Pablo Viveros. The album also saw the debut of Viveros' co-vocals, allowing lead vocalist Alex Koehler to focus solely on high ranged screams while Viveros took on the mid to low ranged vocals.
Style[]
AllMusic described the sound of the album as deathcore and on some songs metalcore relating it to that of their previous two studio albums.[6]
Release[]
Ashes to Ashes was released on July 8, 2014 by Artery Recordings.[6]
Reception[]
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Source | Rating |
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Ultimate Guitar Archive | 7/10[7] |
AllMusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five, noting that "Chelsea Grin marry their punishing breakdowns with some pretty dazzling guitar work, showing that there's more to their sound than just smashing the listener into oblivion."[6]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Playing with Fire" | 3:56 |
2. | "Pledge Allegiance" | 4:05 |
3. | "Morte Ætérna" | 3:35 |
4. | "Nightmares" | 5:12 |
5. | "Illuminate" | 5:56 |
6. | "Sellout" | 3:38 |
7. | "Waste Away" | 4:29 |
8. | "Ashes..." (instrumental) | 1:17 |
9. | "...To Ashes" (instrumental) | 2:16 |
10. | "Angels Shall Sin, Demons Shall Pray" | 3:13 |
11. | "Letters" | 4:15 |
12. | "Cheers to Us" | 3:10 |
13. | "Clockwork" | 4:31 |
14. | "Undying" | 5:07 |
15. | "Dust to Dust..." | 5:12 |
Total length: | 59:52 |
Personnel[]
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Charts[]
Charts | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 27 |
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums | 8 |
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 3 |
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums | 4 |
References[]
- ^ "Chelsea Grin Letters (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Chelsea Grin Premiere New Song, "Angels Shall Sin, Demons Shall Pray"". May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ "Chelsea Grin premiere new song, "Playing With Fire"". June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ "Chelsea Grin premiere new song, "Clockwork"". June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ "CHELSEA GRIN NEW ALBUM ASHES TO ASHES NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ON iTUNES". June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Heaney, Gregory. "Ashes to Ashes". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ "Ultimate Guitar Archive staff review".
- 2014 albums
- Chelsea Grin albums
- Artery Recordings albums
- 2010s death metal album stubs