Concert News / Press Release June 15, 2011

Band’s New Album My Damnation Out On July 19TH, On All Stars Tour This Summer

UNLOCK CHELSEA GRIN’S NEW VIDEO FOR “MY DAMNATION” EXCLUSIVELY AT ARTERYRECORDINGS.COM

Chelsea Grin invites fans to unlock the video for “My Damnation,” the title track off their upcoming sophomore album My Damnation exclusively at www.arteryrecordings.com.  Fans can view the full video by sharing the link on their Facebook or Twitter pages.  In addition, sharing the link will enter fans into a contest to win the ultimate Chelsea Grin merch package, which includes 5 t-shirts, 2 tanks, a jersey, a pair of shorts and a messenger bag.  The top three fans with the most friends clicking through the links from their Facebook or Twitter pages will win. 

The video for “My Damnation” was shot in Chicago and directed by Ramon Boutviseth (All That Remains, Trivium).  “We’re excited to finally release our video for “My Damnation” to the fans!” said guitarist Jaek Harmond.  “It’s our third video, so we felt more like we knew what we were doing this time around.  We’re very happy with how the video came out, and it was great to work with Ramon – he really captured our vision for the song well.  We hope the fans agree!”

With the July 19th release date just a few weeks away, Chelsea Grin’s highly anticipated new album, My Damnation (Artery Recordings / Razor & Tie), is available now for preorder at iTunes and 12 different bundles are available at Merchnow Here.Produced by Zeuss (The Acacia Strain, Hatebreed, The Red Chord), My Damnation is a more direct and diverse assault featuring Chelsea Grin’s signature guttural vocals, whiplash-inducing breakdowns, and Middle Eastern-flavored melodies.   The 10 track album has a conceptual bend to it, based loosely on being condemned to hell and finding your way out to salvation.  Chelsea Grin will spend the summer on the All Stars tour alongside Emmure, Alesana, Iwrestledabearonce, For Today, In This Moment, Born Of Osiris and others.  (Dates below).

Chelsea Grin has received numerous accolades from fans and press alike including acoveted Alternative Press  “AP Recommends” column and a #2 spot in the September 2010 AP Readers Chart.  The band toured throughout 2010-2011-highlights have been jaunts with Whitechapel, For Today, 2010’s Thrash & Burn tour, and the 2011 Bamboozle Festival.  The band released their first full length album, Desolation of Eden – Chelsea Grin the debut band on the newly formed Artery Recordings label in February 2010.   The Salt Lake City based band is Alex Koehler (vocals), Michael Stafford (guitars), Jack Harmond (guitars), Dan Jones (guitars), David Flinn (bass) and Andrew Carlston (drums).    

Artery Recordings is the label home to The Artery Foundation and an imprint of independent label Razor & Tie, whose roster now includes Chelsea Grin, Vanna, Attila, I Declare War, A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Close To Home, The Crimson Armada and Casino Madrid.  A management company since 2004, The Artery Foundation has a knack for finding diamonds in the rough and nurturing them into worldwide prominence.  Some of their recent artists flooding the Billboard charts have included Top 40 releases with The Devil Wears Prada and Attack Attack!, Top 100 releases with Alesana and Breath Carolina and additional artists such as Asking Alexandria, Jonny Craig and Dance Gavin Dance.

CHELSEA GRIN TOUR DATES:   

July 21 – Houston, TX – TBA
July 22 – McAllen, TX – Las Palmas Racepark w/Scream The Prayer
July 23 – San Antonio, TX – Backstage Live w/Scream The Prayer
July 24 – Dallas, TX – The Palladium w/Scream The Prayer
July 26 – Louisville, KY – Expo Five
July 27 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
July 28 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre
July 29 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Theatre
July 30 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
July 31 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4 Outdoors
Aug 2- Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
Aug 3 – Montreal, QC – Olymphia
Aug 4 – Reading, PA – Eagle Theatre @ The Sov Center
Aug 5 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid Hudson Civic Center
Aug 6 – Fitchburg, MA – Central Mass Expo Center
Aug 7 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Aug 9 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
Aug 10 – Richmond, VA – The National
Aug 11 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
Aug 12 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
Aug 13 – Orlando, FL – TBA
Aug 14 – Pensacola, FL – Seville Quarter Party Plaza
Aug 16, Northwest, TX – TBA
Aug 17 – TBA
Aug 18 – Scottsdale, AZ – Venue of Scottsdale
Aug 19 – San Diego, CA – Soma
Aug 20 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove
Aug 21 – Las Vegas, NV – TBA
Aug 22 – Northern California – TBA
Aug 24 – Portland, OR – TBA
Aug 25 – Seattle, WA – TBA
Aug 26 – Western Canada – TBA
Aug 27 – Western Canada – TBA
Aug 28 – Western Canada – TBA

*All Stars Tour with Emmure, Alesana, Iwrestledabearonce, For Today, In This Moment, Born Of Osiris, The Ghost Inside, After The Burial, Motionless In White, Sleeping With Sirens, Attila, For All Those Sleeping

CHELSEA GRIN LINKS

www.chelseagrinmetal.com 
www.facebook.com/chelseagrin 
www.twitter.com/chelseagrinut 
www.myspace.com/chelseagrin 
www.arteryrecordings.com

courtesy of Razor and Tie