2014 studio album by Chelsea Grin
Ashes to Ashes Released July 8, 2014 Recorded November 1, 2013 – March 4, 2014 Genre
Length 59 :32 Label
Producer
"Letters" Released: December 16, 2013[ 1]
"Angels Shall Sin, Demons Shall Pray" Released: May 6, 2014[ 2]
"Playing with Fire" Released: June 4, 2014[ 3]
"Clockwork" Released: June 17, 2014[ 4]
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
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
Tracks Title 1. "Playing with Fire" 3:56 2. "Pledge Allegiance" 4:02 3. "Morte Ætérna" 3:33 4. "Nightmares" 5:11 5. "Illuminate" 5:55 6. "Sellout" 3:36 7. "Waste Away" 4:29 8. "Ashes..." (instrumental) 1:17 9. "...To Ashes" (instrumental) 2:16 10. "Angels Shall Sin, Demons Shall Pray" 3:09 11. "Letters" 4:15 12. "Cheers to Us" 3:09 13. "Clockwork" 4:28 14. "Undying" 5:04 15. "Dust to Dust..." 5:12 Total length: 59:32
Personnel
Chelsea Grin
Alex Koehler — lead vocals
Jason Richardson — lead guitar
Jake Harmond — rhythm guitar
Dan Jones — third guitar
David Flinn — bass
Pablo Viveros — drums, backing vocals
Production
Produced by Chelsea Grin, Diego Farias & Stetson Whitworth
Mixed by Diego Farias at Farias Studios
Mastered by Zack Ohren at Castle Ultimate Studios
Vocal engineered by Stetson Whitworth at High Vibe Studios, Salt Lake City, UT
Guitar & bass engineered by Diego Farias at Michael Rogers Guest Bedroom
Drums engineered by Diego Farias, Stetson Whitworth & Steve Olmon at Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Additional composer: Stephen Rutishauser (track 4)
Additional programming by Andres Farias (tracks 2, 12)
Management by Mike Milford & Eric Rushing (The Artery Foundation)
A&R by Mike Milford
Booking by Matt Andersen (The Agency Group) & Marco Walzel (Avocado Booking)
Artwork by Ryan Johnson
Charts
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 .
^ a b c d Heaney, Gregory. "Ashes to Ashes" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 25, 2015 .
^ "Ultimate Guitar Archive staff review" .
David Flinn
Stephen Rutishauser
Tom Barber
Josh Miller
Austin Marticorena
Chris Kilbourn
Kory Shilling
Davis Pugh
Michael Stafford
Andrew Carlston
Jason Richardson
Dan Jones
Jake Harmond
Alex Koehler
Pablo Viveros
Studio albums EPs