''Evolve'' is the second EP by American

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 the concept of death metal fused with me ...

band, Chelsea Grin, released on June 19, 2012 through

Artery Recordings Artery Recordings is an American record label based in Sacramento, California founded in 2010 as an imprint of Razor & Tie by Eric Rushing, owner of The Artery Foundation. On August 31, 2017, it was announced that Artery was acquired by Warn ...

. It is the first release by the band with guitarist Jason Richardson taking up lead guitar since his departure from Born of Osiris and the last release to feature Andrew Carlston on drums. ''Evolve'' was mixed by

Jason Suecof Jason Suecof (born April 3, 1980) is an American record producer, audio engineer and guitarist best known for his work with heavy metal bands such as Trivium, Battlecross, Death Angel, All That Remains, Bury Your Dead, The Black Dahlia Murder ...

and was engineered by famed metal producer and

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guitarist, Eyal Levi.

Style

Musically, the album features slight progressive influence along with blending more melody when compared to their previous releases.

Background

Chelsea Grin first confirmed work for a new EP at the end of 2011. Soon after this announcement, founding lead guitarist Michael Stafford left the band and was replaced by Jason Richardson of Born of Osiris as a touring member, before Richardson left Born of Osiris while out on tour with the band; which in turn resulted in him joining Chelsea Grin full-time. On May 9, 2012, Artery began streaming the song "Lilith". ''Evolve'' was tracked by Buckett at High Vibe Recordings, mixed by

at Audio Hammer Studios, and engineered by Dååth guitarist Eyal Levi.

Track listing

Personnel

;Chelsea Grin *David Flinn – bass *Jacob Harmond – rhythm guitar *Dan Jones – lead and rhythm guitar *Alex Koehler – vocals *

Jason Richardson Jason Anthoney Richardson (born January 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall pic ...

– lead guitar, programming *Andrew Carlston – drums ;Production *Engineering by Eyal Levi *Mixing by

, @ Audio Hammer Studios *Tracking by Buckett *Layout by Mike Milford

Charts

References

{{Chelsea Grin 2012 EPs Chelsea Grin EPs Artery Recordings albums Albums produced by Jason Suecof