89-702: Chelsea Grin is an American deathcore band from Salt Lake City , Utah. Formed in 2007, the group have released two EPs and seven full-length albums. Since 2018, no founding members remain in the band. Despite not being in the original line-up, bassist David Flinn has been the only constant member on all the group's studio albums. Chelsea Grin was originally founded under the name Ahaziah . The lineup for Ahaziah included vocalist Alex Koehler, guitarist Chris Kilbourn, bassist Austin Marticorena and lead guitarist Michael Stafford. Marticorena introduced Andrew Carlston to Chelsea Grin and assisted in rewriting their songs as well as
178-467: A 1995 interview with Billboard , Williams noted the similarities in their careers. "There were parallels in choosing a less flashy label over a more flashy label," she said. "Vanguard (Baez' first label) chose to do things more pared down and acoustic, which is what the label I chose is allowing me to do." Each of Williams' first five Razor & Tie releases sold more than 100,000 albums. Razor & Tie also had significant success with Cledus T. Judd ,
267-544: A European tour with Veil of Maya with support from Black Tongue and Oceans Ate Alaska in February 2015. They then headlined a North American tour in March 2015 with support from Carnifex , Sworn In and The Family Ruin , and have just finished a co-headlining a tour with The Word Alive , supported by Like Moths to Flames and Sylar. It was at that point where guitarist Dan Jones announced he will not be touring for Chelsea Grin for
356-400: A compilation of AM radio hits. It was sold through a late-night television spot presented by The '70s Preservation Society, a fictitious entity that Balsam and Chenfeld had created to market the album. Through the commercial—which featured a "leisure-suited fellow with a tie so wide you could land a helicopter on it"—the album sold in excess of 100,000 copies. Those Fabulous 70s was followed by
445-589: A few earlier metalcore/death metal hybridizations, Antagony and Despised Icon are considered to be the true pioneers of deathcore, however both bands have rejected the label. Antagony founder and frontman Nick Vasallo is credited as being the "father of deathcore" due to his work in the band. The Red Chord is referenced as an early influential source for the genre due to their hybridization of metalcore and death metal sounds (among other genres). New Hampshire band Deadwater Drowning and Californian group All Shall Perish are also seen as notable early entries of
534-425: A fuck about anyone else's opinions. Every song is going to be based on real life: alcoholism, drug abuse, violence and everyday bullshit forced down our throats". Koehler described the album as "relentlessly heavy, with a touch of melody.". The album also saw the debut of drummer Pablo Viveros' co-vocals, allowing Koehler to focus on high ranged screams while Viveros took on the mid to low ranged vocals. On May 12, 2014,
623-472: A full-time member, and the band joined into a contract with Artery Foundation representatives, Mike Milford and Eric Rushing whom then booked studio time for Chelsea Grin to record their debut full-length, Desolation of Eden at Lambesis Studios in San Marcos, California during August 2009. The album was produced by As I Lay Dying vocalist and studio founder, Tim Lambesis . One week prior to heading into
712-421: A heavier sound. Deathcore bands may also employ guitar solos as well. Low growls and shrieked screams are common types of vocals in deathcore. Some other techniques that deathcore vocalists have used include what is known as pig squeals . Sung vocals in the genre are rare and most bands seldom if ever use them, but the idea has been experimented with by a few bands such as All Shall Perish (in
801-593: A leader in the genre. In 2001, Balsam and Chenfeld created Kidz Bop , a series of albums with young singers covering pop hits. As of 2016, Kidz Bop had sold more than 16 million albums, 22 of which debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard charts, Kidz Bop holds the title for the most Top 10 debuts of any artist in this century. Releases on Razor & Tie have cumulatively exceeded sales of 45 million physical and digital albums, singles, videos and DVDs. A music publishing division
890-659: A liking to being labeled "deathcore". In an interview with vocalist Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain about the deathcore label, he said "Deathcore is the new nu-metal. [...] It sucks. And if anyone calls us 'deathcore' then I might do something very bad to them." While in an interview with Justin Longshore from Through the Eyes of the Dead about the deathcore label, he said, "You know, I really hate that term. I know we've been labeled as that but I think there's so much more to our music than just
979-537: A lyric video for Angels Shall Sin, Demons Shall Pray was released. Another single for the album was released June 3, 2014, titled "Playing With Fire". Chelsea Grin performed on Vans Warped Tour 2014. The music videos for their songs "Letters" and "Clockwork" were released on June 30, 2014, and July 17, 2014, respectively. The band later supported The Black Dahlia Murder and Suicide Silence on their co-headline North American tour in October 2014, and themselves co-headlined
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#17328770430471068-543: A metalcore sound combined with death metal influences, in 2019 music site The New Fury has even gone on record to credit Embodyment as "[pioneers] of the deathcore genre" due to their performance on Embrace the Eternal . Decibel magazine wrote that death metal band Suffocation were one of the main inspirations for the genre's emergence by writing: "One of Suffocation's trademarks, breakdowns, has spawned an entire metal subgenre: deathcore." The Belgian H8000 music scene
1157-507: A mixture of death metal and hardcore ( [ sic ] ) even though we incorporate those elements in our music. To me it seems that is just the new and fresh thing that kids are following." In November 2013, Terrorizer wrote, "The term 'deathcore' is usually seen as a dirty word in metal circles" while interviewing vocalist Bryce Lucien of the Texas-based metal band Seeker. Lucien then stated: Much like what became of metalcore in
1246-506: A musical style; Nick Terry of Terrorizer magazine that year publicized: "We're probably going to settle on the term deathcore to describe the likes of Earth Crisis (as well as the more NYHC -ish but still as deathly Merauder )." Embrace the Eternal (1998) by Embodyment , Yesterday Is Time Killed (1999) by Eighteen Visions , and Rain in Endless Fall (1999) by Prayer for Cleansing are early examples of albums that feature
1335-498: A new album "Self Inflicted", to be released July 1, 2016, through Rise Records . June 16 saw the release of "Broken Bonds", along with a music video to accompany it. The band then announced that they would be playing on the entire 2016 Vans Warped Tour. Then band then opened up for Attila once again on there United States Chaos tour with Emmure & Sylar also rounding up the lineup. Chelsea Grin also toured for Skin Deep throughout Europe in
1424-477: A permanent member. Evolve was released June 19, 2012. Artery streamed a song from the upcoming EP, titled "Lilith" on May 9, 2012. In the end of November 2012, Pablo Viveros joined Chelsea Grin on drums . During November and December 2012 Chelsea supported Motionless in White on their headline North American tour entitled "The Infamous Tour". The tour was a success with many dates being sold out. The band then did
1513-451: A self-description for their merger of hardcore punk and thrash metal . Outside of the US however, there also existed some early exampled uses; a German deathgrind band named Deathcore existed in the mid 1980s, and another German deathgrind band Blood, used the word as the title for a demo put out in 1986. However it wasn't until 1996 that "deathcore" eventually began gaining traction to describe
1602-410: A series of audio releases of kids singing pop hits that are appropriate for children. The franchise has sold more than 16 million albums and become the leading kids' audio brand in the country. Kidz Bop has expanded significantly to include a national tour, merchandise, music videos and a channel on Sirius XM . Balsam has been the executive producer of a number of films including Joan Baez: How Sweet
1691-426: A serious injury to his jaw, having it fractured in three places, which required the band to drop off its final week. Koehler was rushed from the venue to receive surgery. Despite this, the band still carried out their two-week tour with Blind Witness and Attila on during September 2010, which had Koehler substituted with Adam Warren of Oceano . One song that debuted on the band's self-titled EP ; "Cheyne Stokes",
1780-780: A short headline tour of North America in January. Chelsea Grin performed at the Soundwave Festival in Australia in February 2013, as well as two sidewave shows with Of Mice & Men and While She Sleeps . During March 2013 the band headlined a tour with Attila , Betraying the Martyrs , Within the Ruins and Buried in Verona for their second major headlining tour, "The Sick Tour 2". The band supported Emmure across Europe during April and May 2013. This
1869-561: A successful series of genre-specific 70s records and 80s compilations, and in 1994 alone Razor & Tie sold more than 1 million albums. Living in the 90s , released in 1995, was the label's bestselling album of the period; its success helped to establish Razor & Tie as the largest direct response music company in the United States. Razor & Tie's early business model also focused on reissues. With less overhead than larger record companies and an ability to focus on niche marketing,
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#17328770430471958-444: A third guitarist position which led to the acquisition of Dan Jones and David Flinn which followed into the writing of their full-length album Desolation of Eden (2010), following up this record was My Damnation (2011) before cutting into a 2012 EP titled Evolve . In 2013, Pablo Viveros replaced founding drummer Andrew Carlston and started contributing vocals to their music, allowing lead vocalist Koehler to focus solely on
2047-415: A video and DVD, it charted at No. 1 in its category, and "seeped into the mainstream culture". It ultimately surpassed 1.5 million in sales. 2003's Deja Entendu by Brand New , signed through a joint venture with Triple Crown Records, was certified gold; one of Rolling Stone ' s "Top 40 Emo Records of All Time", it "redefined the genre". By the end of the decade, Razor & Tie had begun phasing out
2136-595: Is an American businessman, film producer, co-founder and co-CEO of Razor & Tie, an American entertainment company. Balsam grew up in Millburn, New Jersey , graduated from Emory College and earned his law degree from New York University where he met fellow student Cliff Chenfeld. After practicing law for several years, Balsam and Chenfeld left their law jobs in 1990 and formed Razor & Tie, an independent record label. The label initially focused on compilation albums (Monster Ballads) and reissues and has since become one of
2225-842: Is the first video to feature Nathan Pearson, who is currently taking the place of Pablo Viveros while he is on hiatus from the band. On April 7, 2024, the band announced that they have mutually parted ways with Pablo Viveros and his session/touring replacement Nathan Pearson. Viveros' replacement was announced as Josh Miller, who is the former drummer for Emmure and Spite, and also the current drummer for Darko US, which features bandmate Tom Barber. Chelsea Grin's musical style has been primarily described as deathcore . Their second album, My Damnation , also demonstrates doom and black metal influences on some songs, featuring non- palm muted dissonant tremolo picking and themes of Hell and damnation . Additionally, their second EP, Evolve , features more prominent uses of technical guitar playing due to
2314-686: Is to be in a band that can be labeled 'deathcore,' but honestly we have never given a fuck". Razor %26 Tie Razor & Tie was an American entertainment company that consisted of a record label and a music publishing company. It was established in 1990 by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld. Based in New York City (with additional offices in Los Angeles and Nashville ), Razor & Tie releases were distributed by Universal Music Group . Razor & Tie initially focused on compilation albums and re-issues. Directly marketed through television spots,
2403-740: The Billboard 200 , number 12 on the Rock Albums Chart and number 6 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart, while their album The Black Crown peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Rock Albums Chart and number 3 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart. Whitechapel 's album This Is Exile sold 5,900 in copies, which made it enter the Billboard 200 chart at position 118. Their self-titled album peaked at number 65 on
2492-438: The 2006 Kerrang! Award for "Best British Newcomer" shortly after the album's release, however the band abandoned the deathcore genre soon thereafter. In the mid-to-late 2000s, many deathcore groups began to embrace elements of nu metal , with Whitechapel and Suicide Silence making use of a "heavier and more groove-driven sound than their predecessors and increasingly bordered nu-metal", and Emmure , Winds of Plague and
2581-598: The Billboard Kids charts. In 2009, Balsam and Chenfeld decided to expand Kidz Bop by establishing Kidz Bop Kids, who perform the songs both on record and on The Kidz Bop tour. The franchise now includes a radio channel on Sirius XM . Other successful Razor & Tie titles in the early 2000s included the DVD release of Biggie & Tupac and Darrin's Dance Grooves , a workout DVD by choreographer Darrin Henson . Available only as
2670-558: The Canadian Albums Chart and also at number 47 on the Billboard 200. Their third album A New Era of Corruption sold about 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of being released and peaked at position number 43 on the Billboard 200 chart. San Diego natives Carnifex witnessed success with their first album Dead in My Arms (2007), selling 5,000 copies with little publicity. On top of their non-stop touring,
2759-479: The " Weird Al Yankovic of Country Music". He released four albums on the label between 1995 and 1999, including I Stoled This Record , which was certified gold, and Did I Shave My Back for This? which hit the top 20 on the country music charts. In 1997, Razor & Tie released the 2-CD set Monsters of Rock , a compilation of hits by 1980s glam metal bands. Released in December through an "appropriately over
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2848-520: The 1990s], and a decade before that, had done." In the mid 2000s, deathcore spiked in popularity shortly after Job for a Cowboy released their EP Doom in 2005, which is heavily credited as one of deathcore's most significant and influential releases for the genre. The genre saw an increase in popularity even further when English band Bring Me the Horizon released their deathcore debut full-length Count Your Blessings in 2006. The band were presented
2937-663: The Acacia Strain embracing its urban, black aesthetics. As early as 2011, publications including MetalSucks had begun to use the term " nu-deathcore " or "nu-dethcore" to refer to a wave of bands combining nu metal and deathcore, including Emmure, Suicide Silence, Here Comes the Kraken , Upon a Burning Body and Gorelord . This wave led Japanese band Dir En Grey to return to their nu metal influence sound while also embracing deathcore on songs such as " Different Sense ". Suicide Silence's No Time to Bleed (2009) peaked at number 32 on
3026-893: The Artery Foundation, a Sacramento-based management company. It released records by artists including Attila and Chelsea Grin . The joint venture concluded in 2014. In 2012, Razor & Tie Music Publishing appeared for the second consecutive quarter in the Top 10 Billboard Country Publishers airplay chart. They had three No. 1 country hits in less than 12 months with "God Gave Me You", performed by Blake Shelton and written by singer/songwriter Dave Barnes , "Alone With You" performed by Jake Owen and co-written by Catt Gravitt and Shelton's "Over", co-written by David Elliott. Among other successful songs, "We Went", co-written by RTMP songwriter John King went to No. 1, and Greg Holden's song "Home" (as performed by American Idol Winner Phillip Phillips ) hit No. 1 on 10 Billboard charts. As of 2016,
3115-508: The North American "Graveyard Shift" tour alongside Motionless in White and Every Time I Die , however were forced to pull out due to lead vocalist Alex Koehler's declining health. It was also confirmed around this time that guitarist Dan Jones has also left due to his enrollment in medical school at the University of Utah . Dan Jones has not performed with the band since his last tour with
3204-566: The Red Chord . Deathcore's expansion in the mid-2000s saw bands like All Shall Perish , Through the Eyes of the Dead , Bring Me the Horizon , Suicide Silence , Carnifex , Job for a Cowboy , Chelsea Grin and Whitechapel taking off. In the 2010s, deathcore bands began experimenting with an eclectic selection of other genres. The genre is noted for its criticism from longtime fans of heavy metal music , usually for its frequent use of breakdowns. Some musicians classified as deathcore have rejected
3293-562: The San Diego–based deathcore band Carnifex stated, "We're not one of those bands trying to escape the banner of deathcore. I know a lot of bands try and act like they have a big problem with that, but if you listen to their music, they are very 'deathcore.' I know that there is a lot of resentment towards deathcore and kind of younger bands." In a 2012 interview, former Chelsea Grin guitarist Jake Harmond said, "Everyone likes to flap their jaw and voice their own opinion how 'embarrassing' it
3382-531: The Sound and The Last Five Years and theatrical productions including Small Mouth Sounds . Razor & Tie was founded by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld, who met while in law school at NYU . Musicians as well as music fans, they played and wrote songs together while pursuing their degrees and continued to collaborate after they had begun working as lawyers. Following several years of practicing separately at large, corporate firms, Balsam and Chenfeld began to explore
3471-563: The Winter of 2017 with Betraying the Martyrs, Make them Suffer & Void of Vision as support. The United States portion started in the Spring of 2017 with Ice Nine Kills, Gideon & Enterprise Earth as support. On January 16, 2018, the band announced that they had entered the studio to begin recording a new album with producer Drew Fulk, along with Emmure 's guitarist Josh Travis as a co-producer. In early 2018, Chelsea Grin were scheduled to complete
3560-419: The addition of guitarist Jason Richardson. It also saw the band beginning to incorporate some symphonic and electronic elements. Chelsea Grin have cited bands such as Suicide Silence , Whitechapel , Bury Your Dead , Emmure , American Me , Slayer , Megadeth , A Perfect Circle and Scars of Tomorrow as their influences. Chelsea Grin also self-identify as deathcore, and when asked in an interview about
3649-736: The aforementioned include Veil of Maya , Born of Osiris , and After the Burial . Some bands, such as Make Them Suffer and Winds of Plague , mix deathcore with symphonic/classical elements. French band Betraying the Martyrs has been described as "[the] punishing brutality of deathcore with melodic flourishes pulled from symphonic and progressive metal, giving it a theatricality that feels distinctly European." Deathcore has been criticized, especially by longtime fans of other heavy metal subgenres , often because of its fusion of death metal with metalcore and use of breakdowns . Music journalist T Coles observed, "Whilst kids were eating this up,
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3738-530: The album with Emmure and Attila before being included on the All Stars Tour, which featured those same bands and many others such as After the Burial , Born of Osiris and Motionless in White . Chelsea Grin played the entire Warped Tour 2012 . At the same time of the Warped Tour announcement, plans for releasing a 5-song EP were confirmed. During December of the year, lead guitarist, Michael Stafford left
3827-706: The band also performed a line of sold-out shows in China , which made the group the only foreign metal band to perform a sold-out concert in the country in all of 2020. Lorna Shore 's 2021 song " To the Hellfire ", saw the band gain significant attention, primarily through videos shared on TikTok , to the extent that in a 2022 article by Revolver , writer Eli Enis called the band "the new faces of deathcore". A variety of deathcore bands experimented with other genres into their music as influence and time progressed. Emmure has been credited to be heavily influenced by nu metal and
3916-488: The band at Warped Tour 2016. On March 1, 2018, guitarist Jake Harmond confirmed via Twitter that he would no longer be part of the band. In a further tweet, Harmond cited family reasons for his departure. Chelsea Grin declared that their fifth full-length, Eternal Nightmare , was officially finished in late March 2018. They stated that the record is "without hesitation our meanest, darkest, heaviest and most evil and honest creation to date." However, after this announcement,
4005-433: The band in favor of a solo effort, to be replaced on guitar by Stephen Rutishauser, who had been playing with the band since 2014. On December 10, 2015, they released the single "Skin Deep". Shortly after releasing the single, the band announced a tour in which their first full-length, "Desolation of Eden" would be played in its entirety. After the tour, they released the single "Clickbait" on May 4, 2016, along with announcing
4094-566: The band recorded a music video for the single "Recreant" on a recording set held in Northern California, the video debuted January 13, 2011, on Metal Injection. Chelsea Grin confirmed Chris "Zeuss" Harris as the chosen producer for the recording of their follow-up album to My Damnation , and would enter the studio for its recording by January 13, 2011. Chelsea Grin finished writing and recording their second full-length album in June 2011, where
4183-517: The band since 2021) had made commitments with another artist in the downtime during the COVID-19 pandemic to perform and tour. They revealed he was still a member of the band, but would continue to take a hiatus from the band to fulfill his commitments. Around the same time, the band announced they would be releasing a double album, which will be split as two separate releases. The first album, Suffer in Hell ,
4272-554: The band's methodical songwriting resulted in Carnifex quickly getting signed to label Victory Records . Australian deathcore band Thy Art Is Murder debuted at number 35 on the ARIA Charts with their album Hate (2012), making them the first extreme metal band to ever reach the Top 40 of this chart. Russian deathcore group Slaughter to Prevail reportedly reached over 3.5 million streams on music services for their song "Hell" (2015);
4361-552: The band's view on the label, former guitarist Jake Harmond said: "Everyone likes to flap their jaw and voice their own opinion how 'embarrassing' it is to be in a band that can be labeled 'deathcore,' but honestly we have never given a fuck." Current Former Former session members Timeline Deathcore Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenre that combines death metal with metalcore . The genre consists of death metal guitar riffs , blast beats , and metalcore breakdowns . While there are some precursors to
4450-413: The band. Born of Osiris (and former All Shall Perish ) guitarist, Jason Richardson took up Stafford's position until further notice. Stafford explained that he could not bear touring any more along with other reasons for the explanation of the departure. Less than a week later, Richardson was kicked out from Born of Osiris, and then immediately switched his position as a substitute member for Chelsea Grin to
4539-468: The company licensed titles from major labels which, at the time, would not have otherwise been released on CD. "It was great because we were allowed to get into a lot of music that we loved, and it was a business scale that worked very well for us. At the time, if we sold twenty thousand copies of something we could make that work, and sometimes, we'd sell one hundred or two hundred and we'd make that work," Chenfeld said. The first album Razor & Tie reissued
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#17328770430474628-492: The compilation albums and was primarily focused on new albums by established and developing artists. Through a label deal with Prosthetic, they signed All That Remains , whose six Razor & Tie albums had cumulative sales of more than 1 million. In 2005, Razor & Tie began distributing the releases of Sh-K- Boom/Ghostlight Records, the Broadway cast recording label. Best-selling releases from Sh-K- Boom/Ghostlight have included
4717-417: The concept of death metal fused with metalcore/hardcore elements seen in the 1990s, deathcore itself emerged in the early 2000s and gained prominence beginning in the mid-2000s within the southwestern United States , especially Arizona and inland southern California , which are home to many notable bands and various festivals. Some of the genre's earliest examples include Antagony , Despised Icon , and
4806-468: The creation of new material as they changed the name to Chelsea Grin soon after. This writing process lead to the tracks on their first release, a self-titled EP that was streamed and released online through iTunes , then released on CD worldwide on July 27, 2008. Early on in the band's career, they released the songs "Crewcabanger" and "Lifeless" as singles, both of which were received well by listening audiences on Myspace . The band later sought to add
4895-563: The end of June, they were announced as the main support on the Brothers in Arms tour alongside The Amity Affliction, Stick To Your Guns, and In Hearts Wake. The tour covered most capital cities of Australia in late October 2013. The band officially entered the studio late November 2013, two years since their last album. The new album is entitled Ashes to Ashes and was released on July 8, 2014, via Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie. A song called Letters
4984-408: The full-time bass player position. In April 2009, original drummer, Carlston returned to the band, replacing Shilling, and guitar player, and original member, Chris Kilbourn left the band to start his own record label, Matchless Records. Shortly thereafter, Jake Harmond once again filled in for the band, this time as substitute rhythm guitar player. Soon after the band started to write the follow-up to
5073-622: The genre. Deadwater Drowning's 2003 EP was remarked as "basically the blueprint for every current deathcore band out today," while All Shall Perish's debut album Hate, Malice, Revenge (2003) "never got tied down to [simply] death metal or metalcore." Music journalist T Coles said, "in a similar fashion to their grindcore ancestors, cultural barriers melted away as kids with earnest interests in various heavy sounds melded ideas together [...] they were earnestly trying to be as ruthlessly heavy as possible, taking elements from everything they liked and pushing them as hard as they could, just as bands [in
5162-423: The group announced a month later (on April 27, 2018) that vocalist Alex Koehler is no longer a member of the band due to his struggle with alcoholism and mental health problems. The aforementioned announcement would imply that the record was recorded and finished with Koehler on vocals due to the order of which they were announced in, however this was later confirmed not to be the case as he was already replaced with
5251-438: The idea of releasing records from the 70s. "We really didn't enjoy practicing law as much as we enjoyed music. So we began to think about ways we could maybe change our careers," Chenfeld said in 2010. In 1990, they founded Razor & Tie, naming the company after a song they had written while working as lawyers. In late 1990, working out of Chenfeld's apartment, Razor & Tie released their first record, Those Fabulous 70s ,
5340-468: The label had early success with 70s, 80s and 90s-themed albums, beginning with Those Fabulous 70s in 1990. A retail label was launched in 1995 to release new albums from established and developing artists, including Dar Williams , Graham Parker and Marshall Crenshaw . Razor & Tie continued to expand their rock signings, and by 2016, with releases by artists including The Pretty Reckless , Starset , All That Remains and Red Sun Rising it had become
5429-410: The label signed a distribution deal with BMG , which was transferred to Sony Music when BMG and Sony merged in 2003. In 2000, Balsam and Chenfeld created Kidz Bop , a series of records of kids singing pop hits that are appropriate for children. The first compilation, a two-CD set, was released in October 2001. Sixteen of the 17 Kidz Bop albums that came out over the next 10 years debuted at No. 1 on
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#17328770430475518-525: The label. Compared to metalcore , the fulcrum of deathcore is "weight and volume". A fusion genre, deathcore combines death metal characteristics such as blast beats , down-tuned guitars, tremolo picking , and growled vocals with metalcore characteristics such as breakdowns . The genre is usually defined by breakdowns and death metal riffs or metalcore riffs played in the usual death metal tuning. Like in other extreme metal fusion genres, deathcore guitarists down-tune their guitars to give their music
5607-611: The leading rock labels in the country with artists such as The Pretty Reckless , Starset , All That Remains , The Sword and Red Sun Rising . In recent years the company has added Washington Square, an alternative leaning imprint and a music publishing company. Razor & Tie Publishing is responsible for No. 1 hits including "Home" by Phillip Phillips , "God Gave Me You" by Blake Shelton , "Whiskey in My Water" by Tyler Farr , "We Went" by Randy Houser and "Alone With You" by Jake Owen . In 2001, Balsam and Chenfeld launched Kidz Bop ,
5696-521: The mid-2000s, deathcore is an often maligned term that can instantly diminish a bands credibility. What once conjured images of ridiculously brutal, unapologetically heavy bands like Ion Dissonance and The Red Chord now brings to mind bands full of twenty-year-olds sporting throat tattoos, matching black T-shirts, and trying desperately hard to look tough while they jump in sync onstage. In contrast, some bands appear to be more lighthearted and less concerned over being described as deathcore. Scott Lewis of
5785-465: The old guard saw it as a further death blow. The established traditions were being tinkered with, old rules were being broken, and, having already lost out to Slipknot , it was now seeing its ideas taken and warped by a younger generation that was reaping the financial benefits." They also state that an oversaturation of artists within the scene during the 2010s "[homogenized]" the genre. In addition to this, members of certain deathcore bands do not take
5874-474: The original cast recordings of Book of Mormon , Beautiful , In The Heights , Next To Normal , and Legally Blonde . In 2007, the company founded Razor & Tie Music Publishing (RTMP). Self-administered in North America, it was aligned with a global team of sub-publishers throughout the rest of the world. In 2010, Razor & Tie established a joint venture imprint, Artery/Razor & Tie, with
5963-489: The release and success of the self-titled EP in July 2008, the signing to Statik Factory Records, and a few small successful west coast tours, Austin Marticorena (bass) left the band for personal reasons. The band recruited Jake Harmond to temporarily fill in on bass while the band found a permanent member. Not long after this, the band ousted drummer Andrew Carlston, and Kory Shilling took his place, as well as Davis Pugh taking over
6052-403: The release of a music video for a new song entitled "Dead Rose" revealing Tom Barber of Lorna Shore as the new singer. The album was released on July 13, 2018. On July 24, 2020, Chelsea Grin released a new song titled "Bleeding Sun". On November 13, the band released another new song titled "Blind Kings". In August 2022, the band revealed that drummer Pablo Viveros (who has been on hiatus from
6141-453: The rest of the year to pursue science. The band also acted as support for The Amity Affliction on their October 2015 tour as they joined up with Secrets , Cruel Hand and The Plot in You . On September 21, 2015, Chelsea Grin announced that they will release a new record in mid-2016 (which they "promise ... will be [their] most extreme release to date") and that Jason Richardson is parting ways with
6230-545: The screamed vocals while Viveros took on the mid to low-ranged growls. Since then, the band released two more full-lengths, Ashes to Ashes in 2014 and Self Inflicted in 2016. As of 2018, the band ended their longtime tenure of featuring three guitarists to now only featuring one. That same year, vocalist Koehler departed from the band and was replaced with former Lorna Shore vocalist Tom Barber. With this new four-piece lineup, Chelsea Grin officially released their fifth album Eternal Nightmare on July 13, 2018. Following
6319-483: The self-titled EP, they decided to take a new route and switch Davis Pugh from being bassist into being a third guitar player after David Flinn joined the band as bassist. The band then was added to a small, week-long Canadian run in June 2009 with The Agonist , A Plea for Purging , Arsonists Get All the Girls and Statik Factory labelmates, Attila. After the successful tour, fill-in guitar player Jake Harmond decided to become
6408-478: The song "Awaken the Dreamers") and Oceano (in the song "Incisions"). Some lyrical themes common in deathcore songs include antireligion , psychological pain and body horror . The term "deathcore" has had convoluted uses on-and-off in various metal/hardcore scenes far before it was considered an established or recognized genre. The earliest known use of "deathcore" as a word was by New York band N.Y.C. Mayhem ,
6497-516: The song was five times platinum. "Whiskey in My Water", performed by Tyler Farr and co-written with Phillip LaRue, also hit No. 1. In 2014, RTMP relocated its Nashville headquarters to a converted warehouse space In the SoBro neighborhood near Cannery Row . It houses several recording studios, writer and listening rooms, a rehearsal space, and a performance area. With hit records from The Pretty Reckless , All That Remains , and Starset , Razor & Tie
6586-499: The studio, guitar player Davis Pugh was kicked out of the band, and was replaced with ex-bandmate of Jake Harmond; Dan Jones, of another local Salt Lake City band, Hermione. Whilst in the studio the band inked a deal with Artery Recordings , a label that was imprinted between The Artery Foundation and Razor & Tie . After recording their debut record, Desolation of Eden , the band embarked on their first full US tour featuring Dr. Acula , American Me, and Attila . Desolation of Eden
6675-424: The title for it was revealed as being My Damnation . It was released the following month on July 19, 2011. On April 17 Artery Recordings released the title track as the album's lead single off the album, having a music video produced for it weeks later. The song "All Hail The Fallen King" featuring Phil Bozeman, vocalist of Whitechapel , also premiered before the record's release. Chelsea Grin toured in-support of
6764-596: The top, tongue-in-cheek" two-minute television spot, an abbreviated version was launched at retail the following June. Before the end of the year, it had sold 150,000 copies through direct channels and was certified gold through traditional sales. Monsters of Rock was followed in 1998 by Monster Ballads, an "aerosol-enhanced" compilation. With a December TV spot and a June retail debut, it was certified platinum in early 2000. Razor & Tie created Razor & Tie Media in 1997 to provide media buying for its own releases as well as releases from other record companies. In 1999,
6853-807: Was The Up Escalator by Graham Parker and the Rumour. It was followed by a series of reissues with added bonus material and comprehensive career retrospectives from artists a wide range of artists including Glen Campbell , King Curtis , Joe Meek and Merle Haggard . In 1995, with an office in Greenwich Village, Razor & Tie launched a new music division. They released new albums by established artists such as Marshall Crenshaw , Joan Baez , and Graham Parker , which allowed Razor & Tie to focus on broadening audiences rather than developing new ones. (Parker had recorded for seven major labels. "The idea of having advertisements say Graham Parker's 'minor label debut'
6942-501: Was No. 4 on the "Most Billboard 200 Top 10 Albums" list, just behind The Rolling Stones , Barbra Streisand , The Beatles and Bob Dylan . Kidz Bop held the fourth-highest tally of any artist in history and the most Top 10 debuts of any artist since 2000. After 25 years of operating independently, in September 2015, Concord Bicycle Music acquired a "significant" percentage of Razor & Tie to form Razor & Tie Enterprises, LLC. Under
7031-666: Was also influential to the development of the sound, with bands like Deformity, and Liar helping to pioneer a prototype for the genre in the late-1990s and early-2000s. When writing about deathcore pioneers Despised Icon , Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer wrote: "blending death metal with hardcore was by no means a new thing when Despised Icon emerged." Suffocation bassist Derek Boyer says Suffocation "were influenced by many early metal and hardcore bands". Death metal bands like Dying Fetus , Suffocation, and Internal Bleeding were influential on deathcore due to their use of "crushing, mid-paced grooves and breakdowns", according to Lawson. Despite
7120-418: Was appealing to me," he said.) The first new artist signed to Razor & Tie was Dar Williams , who released her debut album The Honesty Room in February 1995. A single from the album, " When I Was a Boy ", received significant radio play, and the album went on to become one of the best-selling independent folk albums of the year. Williams toured with labelmate Baez, who covered one of Williams' songs. In
7209-403: Was described as "the new Limp Bizkit ". Suicide Silence's 2011 album The Black Crown is a deathcore album with some nu metal influences. Other examples of nu metal-inspired deathcore bands include Here Comes the Kraken 's later material. The early 2010s saw bands fusing the genre with influences from djent and progressive metal , which began to achieve underground popularity. Examples of
7298-420: Was established in February 2015. Analog Spark's first releases included titles from Glenn Gould and Dave Brubeck as well as the original cast recordings of My Fair Lady and West Side Story . In 2015, Billboard published its inaugural "Greatest of All Time" rankings, a comprehensive collection of the best-selling songs, albums and artists in music history. With 22 Top 10 debuts since 2001, Kidz Bop
7387-442: Was founded in 2007, and in 2014 Razor & Tie launched Washington Square Records, an alternative-leaning label. In 2015 Concord Bicycle acquired an undisclosed percentage of Razor & Tie, which now operates as New Razor & Tie Enterprises LLC, a joint venture. Concord fully acquired Razor & Tie on January 17, 2018. As of May 2018, Razor & Tie became an imprint of Concord Music's Fearless Records label. Craig Balsam
7476-439: Was leaked on December 17, 2013. The album was produced by Chelsea Grin and Diego Farias, guitarist from the band Volumes . The band has stated that the album "has the same amount of material as Desolation of Eden , My Damnation and Evolve … COMBINED." Frontman Alex Koehler stated that the lyrical content on Ashes to Ashes is much more positive than on the other records: "It's more about standing up for yourselves and not giving
7565-667: Was re-recorded for Desolation of Eden . The album has also peaked at 24 on the Billboard New Artists Chart. There are currently two music videos from the record, "Sonnet of the Wretched" and "Recreant". The music video for "Sonnet of the Wretched" was filmed on June 4, 2010, as the band headlined a sold-out show at The Boardwalk in Orangvale, CA, the video was then released on July 7, 2010. In 2010, while on tour with Iwrestledabearonce , Eyes Set to Kill , The Chariot and Vanna ,
7654-582: Was released on February 16, 2010, and reached number 21 on The Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart selling 1,500 copies its first week. With the success of their debut, the band was afterwards featured and praised in Alternative Press , Utah newspapers and many other magazines nationwide and worldwide. In August 2010, while the band was in Richmond, Virginia on the Thrash and Burn tour, vocalist Alex Koehler received
7743-501: Was released on November 11, while the second album, Suffer in Heaven , was released on March 17, 2023. The first installment, Suffer in Hell , released to critical acclaim, with Boolin Tunes referring to it as "an absolute deathcore masterclass" and the band's "finest work to date." On September 24, 2022, a music video for the second single from Suffer in Hell , "The Isnis", was released. It
7832-509: Was the band's 3rd time in Europe. Chelsea Grin performed at several European festivals over the summer months, Including the open air festival with Parkway Drive . They also played the All Stars 2013 tour alongside Every Time I Die . In June 2013, Chelsea Grin released a full cover of the song " Right Now " by Korn , produced by guitarist Dan Jones at the same time he graduated from his BSc Degree. At
7921-520: Was the most successful independent rock label of the year, and the second strongest rock label overall in 2014. That same year, the company launched Washington Square Records. An alternative leaning label, Washington Square has since released records by artists including MOTHXR, Austin Plaine, Soren Bryce , My Jerusalem, and The Low Anthem. Analog Spark, an audiophile imprint focused on the reissue of classic, critically acclaimed albums on 180-gram vinyl and SACD,
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