Desolation of Eden

Desolation of Eden is the debut studio album by American deathcore band Chelsea Grin. It was released February 16, 2010 through Artery Recordings.^[2] Upon its release, the album peaked at #21 on the Top Heatseekers chart.^[4] Desolation of Eden features two re-recordings of the songs "Cheyne Stokes" and "Recreant" which were originally on the band's self-titled EP.

Desolation of Eden
Studio album by Chelsea Grin
Released	February 16, 2010 (2010-02-16)
Recorded	August 2009
Studio	Lambesis Studios, San Marcos, California[1]
Genre	Deathcore[2]
Length	35:11
Label	Artery Razor & Tie
Producer	Tim Lambesis
Chelsea Grin chronology
Chelsea Grin (2008) Desolation of Eden (2010) My Damnation (2011)
Singles from Desolation of Eden
"Desolation of Eden" Released: 2010[3]
Alternate cover one
Alternate cover two

Style

Alex Henderson of AllMusic described the style of music on the album as deathcore; a "noisy, caustic, abrasive mixture of metalcore and death metal."^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	link

AllMusic awarded the album three stars out of five, noting that it was not an album for everyone, but an audience "who do appreciate highly technical deathcore will find Desolation of Eden to be a likable (if less than stellar) contribution to metal's lunatic fringe."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Judgement"	1:13
2.	"Desolation of Eden"	3:52
3.	"False Sense of Sanity"	2:45
4.	"Sonnet of the Wretched"	4:15
5.	"Cheyne Stokes" (re-recorded version; original version from Chelsea Grin)	2:50
6.	"The Human Condition"	4:02
7.	"Elysium" (instrumental)	2:28
8.	"Recreant" (re-recorded version, original version from Chelsea Grin)	4:26
9.	"Cast from Perfection"	2:43
10.	"Revenant"	4:12
11.	"Wasteland" (instrumental)	2:28
Total length:		35:11

Personnel

Chelsea Grin

• Alex Koehler – vocals
• Michael Stafford – guitar
• Dan Jones – guitar
• Jake Harmond – guitar
• David Flinn – bass
• Andrew Carlston – drums

Production

• Produced by Timothy Lambesis
• Engineered & mixed by Daniel Castleman
• Mastered by Stephan Hawkes
• Management by Mike Milford & Eric Rushing (The Artery Foundation)
• Booking by Nick Storch

References

1. Desolation of Eden review. Teeth of the Divine
2. Henderson, Alex. "Desolation of Eden". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
3. "Chelsea Grin Desolation of Eden (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
4. Desolation of Eden at Billboard

External links

• Chelsea Grin on Facebook