Chelsea Wolfe
Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her work blends elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk.
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Birth name | Chelsea Joy Wolfe |
Born | Roseville, California, U.S. | November 14, 1983
Origin | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Member of | Mrs. Piss |
Website | chelseawolfe |
Growing up in Northern California with a country musician father, Wolfe began writing and recording songs during her childhood. She earned underground critical acclaim for her albums The Grime and the Glow (2010) and Apokalypsis (2011), which blended gothic and folk elements. In her later albums Pain Is Beauty (2013), Abyss (2015) and Hiss Spun (2017) Wolfe incorporated elements of neofolk, electronic music and heavy metal. 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 Jess Gowrie, to form Mrs. Piss;Russian Circles, Converge, on Bloodmoon: I (2021); and Tyler Bates, on the 2022 slasher film X soundtrack.