Abyss (Chelsea Wolfe album)

Abyss
Studio album by Chelsea Wolfe
Released August 7, 2015
Genre Doom metal, neofolk, gothic rock, industrial
Length 55:17
Label Sargent House
Producer
Chelsea Wolfe chronology
Pain Is Beauty
(2013)
Abyss
(2015)

Abyss is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter and her eponymous band Chelsea Wolfe, released on August 7, 2015 in CD, vinyl, and digital download formats through Sargent House.[1][2]

Style

Consequence of Sound described the album as striking "a fine balance between gothic folk and electronic noise rock"[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Consequence of Sound[1]
The New York Timesfavorable[4]
Pitchfork8.1/10[5]
Sputnikmusic4/5[6]
Drowned in Sound8/10[7]
Spectrum Culture3.5/5[8]

Drowned in Sound's Giuseppe Zevolli wrote: "Abyss proves that there's still much work to do in the dark side of alt rock. Chelsea Wolfe is surely ahead of the curve."[9]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Carrion Flowers"   4:50
2. "Iron Moon"   5:46
3. "Dragged Out"   4:20
4. "Maw"   5:54
5. "Grey Days"   5:19
6. "After the Fall"   5:35
7. "Crazy Love"   3:33
8. "Simple Death"   5:22
9. "Survive"   5:38
10. "Color of Blood"   4:48
11. "The Abyss"   4:12

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Heatseeker Albums[10] 1
Billboard Folk Albums[10] 6
Billboard Tastemakers Albums[10] 10
Billboard Independent Albums[10] 32

References

  1. 1 2 3 Corcoran, Nina (August 7, 2015). "Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Abyss - Chelsea Wolfe". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  3. "Abyss Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  4. Andrew Imanka (August 7, 2015). "New Releases From La Luz, Chelsea Wolfe and Ossia". The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. Brandon Stosuy (August 7, 2015). "Chelsea Wolfe: Abyss". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  6. Angel (August 7, 2015). "Album Review - Chelsea Wolfe: Abyss". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. Zevolli, Giuseppe (August 7, 2015). "Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  8. Goller, Josh (August 7, 2015). "Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  9. "Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Abyss - Chelsea Wolfe Billboard
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