Desolation of Eden

2010 studio album by Chelsea Grin

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

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.

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

^ Desolation of Eden review. Teeth of the Divine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Henderson, Alex. "Desolation of Eden". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
^ "Chelsea Grin Desolation of Eden (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
^ Desolation of Eden at Billboard