Chelsea Wolfe

Chelsea Wolfe
Wolfe at Roskilde Festival, 2018
Wolfe at Roskilde Festival, 2018
Background information
Birth nameChelsea Joy Wolfe
Born (1983-11-14) November 14, 1983 (age 40)
Roseville, California, U.S.
OriginSacramento, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2009–present
Labels
Member ofMrs. Piss
Websitechelseawolfe.net

Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983)[1] is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her work blends elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk.

Growing up in Northern California with a country musician father, Wolfe began writing and recording songs during her childhood. She began to earn recognition for her albums The Grime and the Glow (2010) and Apokalypsis (2011), which blended gothic and folk elements. In her next few albums Pain Is Beauty (2013), Abyss (2015) and Hiss Spun (2017) Wolfe incorporated elements of neofolk,[2] electronic music and heavy metal.[3][4] Her evolution continued with Birth of Violence (2019) and She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She (2024).

In addition to her solo career, she has collaborated with the band Converge on the album Bloodmoon: I (2021) and composer Tyler Bates on the soundtrack to the 2022 film X. She has also featured on songs by artists including Russian Circles, Deafheaven, Myrkur and Xiu Xiu.

  1. ^ "Chelsea Joy Wolfe was born on November 14, 1983, in Placer County, California". The California Birth Index. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chelsea Wolfe announces new album, Abyss, premieres "Iron Moon" – listen". Consequence of Sound. April 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Manning, Erin (August 7, 2015). "Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "Chelsea Wolfe – Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2018.