Chelsea Wolfe

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

Raised in Northern California with a country musician father, Wolfe began writing and recording songs during her childhood. She earned underground critical acclaim for her releases, 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.In addition to her solo career, she has participated in numerous collaborations, including being a member of Mrs. Piss, and working with Converge on Bloodmoon: I (2021) and Tyler Bates on the soundtrack for the 2022 slasher film X.