{"id":65420,"date":"2018-07-12T18:30:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T17:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=65420"},"modified":"2018-07-11T22:19:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T21:19:15","slug":"review-chelsea-grin-eternal-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-chelsea-grin-eternal-nightmare\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Chelsea Grin &#8211; Eternal Nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-65568\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/501512.png-300x265.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"282\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/501512.png-300x265.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/501512.png.jpeg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/>Chelsea Grin <\/strong>haven\u2019t been without their struggles in recent times. Earlier this year, it was announced that long-serving vocalist Alex Koehler had left the band after kicking alcoholism, while guitarist Jacob Harmond also left to focus on his family life. Former Lorna Shore frontman Tom Barber stepped up to the fill the void on vocals, with the band deciding that being a four-piece was the way forward. But with all these changes, do <strong>Chelsea Grin\u00a0<\/strong>still retain their sludgy, guttural deathcore sound on the band\u2019s fifth studio album \u2018<em>Eternal Nightmare<\/em>\u2019? Absolutely, but not without a few issues.<\/p>\n<p>The real problem the record has is that it feels like it\u2019s been done to death, and not just by <strong>Chelsea Grin<\/strong>. Right from the opener\u00a0<em>\u2018Dead Rose\u2019<\/em>, it\u2019s like the group are trying too hard to play to the genre, with the cheap horror-flick scream leading you into the track providing a prime example. Elsewhere, <em>\u2018Across The Earth&#8217;<\/em>, with its broody, scaling echoing piano amid fiery dropped guitars and Barber\u2019s blended high and low vocals, is delivered exceptionally \u2013 but it could so easily be an Asking Alexandria or Thy Art Is Murder or any other recent deathcore band.<\/p>\n<p>There are still some solid cuts on the record, such as\u00a0<em>\u2018See You Soon\u2019<\/em>, which has an emphasis on more gradual screams amid spoken growls, and actually serves as a refreshing piece in contrast with a lot of <em>\u2018Eternal Nightmare\u2019<\/em>. Similarly, <em>\u2018Hostage\u2019\u00a0<\/em>has an early Bring Me The Horizon vibe, with rich, ringing vocals in the verses and a well-structured chorus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chelsea Grin - Dead Rose (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oAYw2vg9cGI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly, this album will be a bruising experience live, and perhaps that\u2019s what these tracks aim to do. But, on record, unfortunately, the same intensity isn\u2019t evident. While the production, courtesy of scene-favourite producer Drew Fulk and Emmure guitarist Josh Travis, is slick and dark, it\u2019s not enough to keep you hooked to the songs on offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea Grin\u00a0<\/strong>may have changed faces, but <em>\u2018Eternal Nightmare\u2019 <\/em>retains and delivers\u00a0the same stomping sound that the band have consistently had, and many other bands for that matter. The group are clearly talented musicians and have nailed their craft at the deathcore genre, but, unfortunately, \u2018<em>Eternal Nightmare\u2019 <\/em>just leaves you dreaming of a little more.<\/p>\n<p>3\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Eternal Nightmare&#8217;<\/em> by\u00a0<strong>Chelsea Grin <\/strong>is released on 13th\u00a0July on\u00a0<strong>Rise Records.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea Grin <\/strong>links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelseagrinmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChelseaGrinMetal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaGrinUT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chelseagrinofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Dylan Tuck (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DylanJTuck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DylanJTuck<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Chelsea Grin\u00a0may have changed faces, but \u2018Eternal Nightmare\u2019 retains and delivers\u00a0the same stomping sound&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,3],"tags":[5879,3356,15543,18],"class_list":["post-65420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-chelsea-grin","tag-eternal-nightmare","tag-rise-records"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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