Ashes to Ashes (Chelsea Grin album)






































Ashes to Ashes
Chelsea Grin Ashes to Ashes.jpg

Studio album by
Chelsea Grin

Released July 8, 2014
Recorded November 1 2013 – March 4 2014
Genre

  • Deathcore

  • metalcore


Length 62:32
Label
Artery, Razor & Tie
Producer
Chelsea Grin, Diego Farias, Stetson Whitworth

Chelsea Grin chronology






Evolve
(2012)

Ashes to Ashes
(2014)

Self Inflicted
(2016)


Singles from Ashes to Ashes


  1. "Letters"
    Released: December 16, 2013[1]

  2. "Angels Shall Sin, Demons Shall Pray"
    Released: May 6, 2014[2]

  3. "Playing with Fire"
    Released: June 4, 2014[3]

  4. "Clockwork"
    Released: June 17, 2014[4]



















Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
3.5/5 stars[5]
Ultimate Guitar Archive 7/10[6]

Ashes to Ashes is the third studio album by American deathcore band Chelsea Grin released on July 8, 2014 via Artery and Razor & Tie.[7] It is also the debut of drummer Pablo Viveros. The album also saw the debut 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.




Contents






  • 1 Style


  • 2 Release


  • 3 Reception


  • 4 Track listing


  • 5 Personnel


  • 6 Charts


  • 7 References





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.[5]



Release


Ashes to Ashes was released on July 8, 2014 by Artery Recordings.[5]



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."[5]



Track listing
























































































Tracks
No. Title Length
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" (Re-recorded)
4:15
12. "Cheers to Us" 3:10
13. "Clockwork" 4:31
14. "Undying" 5:07
15. "Dust to Dust..." 5:12
Total length: 62:32


Personnel











Charts























Charts
Peak
position
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





  1. ^ "Chelsea Grin Letters (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Chelsea Grin Premiere New Song, "Angels Shall Sin, Demons Shall Pray"". May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.


  3. ^ "Chelsea Grin premiere new song, "Playing With Fire"". June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.


  4. ^ "Chelsea Grin premiere new song, "Clockwork"". June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.


  5. ^ abcd Heaney, Gregory. "Ashes to Ashes". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.


  6. ^ "Ultimate Guitar Archive staff review".


  7. ^ "CHELSEA GRIN NEW ALBUM ASHES TO ASHES NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ON iTUNES". June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.










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