''Self Inflicted'' is the fourth studio album by American

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band

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. The album debuted at number 105 on the

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. This is the band's last album to feature vocalist Alex Koehler and guitarists Jake Harmond and Dan Jones before their departures in 2017 and 2018.

Style

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noted that album contains almost no death metal elements that were present on the band's previous releases, noting that the album is a

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release. This album has also been described as

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, and that it uses djent playing styles.

Release

''Self inflicted'' was released on July 1, 2016 by Rise Records. The deluxe edition of Self Inflicted was released on January 27, 2017.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars out of five, noting that "Self Inflicted is as menacing and relentless as anything that

has dropped thus far, a rage-fueled beatdown that's as technically sound as it is sonically punishing".

Track listing

Personnel

;Chelsea Grin * Alex Koehler — lead vocals * Jake Harmond — rhythm guitar * David Flinn — bass * Dan Jones — lead and rhythm guitar * Pablo Viveros — drums, vocals * Stephen Rutishauser — lead guitar

References

{{Authority control 2016 albums Chelsea Grin albums Rise Records albums