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Chelsea Wolfe is a singer-songwriter and musician known for her distinctive blend of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk music.
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Request A ShowCollaborated on the soundtrack for the film franchise 'X', contributing vocals to the 1970s-inspired score. Also co-composed the song "Diana" with Bates, Ben Chisholm, and Jess Gowrie for the 'Dark Nights: Death Metal' soundtrack.
Collaborated on the album 'Bloodmoon: I' (2021) and performed a series of European live shows under the moniker Blood Moon, interpreting Converge's material.
Chelsea Wolfe provided the soundtrack album for the slasher film 'X' (2022), a production by A24. This included her cover of 'Oui, Oui, Marie' by Arthur Fields.
Chelsea Wolfe signed with Sargent House in 2012 to release her third album. The label has also released several subsequent albums and EPs, and is noted for being supportive of her art.
Chelsea Wolfe signed with Loma Vista Recordings in 2023, releasing her debut single "Dusk" and subsequent albums "She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She" and "The Dark" through the label.
Collaborated on the single "Anhedonia," released digitally via Wolfe's Bandcamp store in January 2021.
Collaborated by covering "One Hundred Years" by The Cure for Xiu Xiu's duets album 'Oh No' in March 2021.
Chelsea Wolfe has had her music featured in HBO's 'Game of Thrones'.
Featured on the collaborative single "Mean" with the industrial/noise rock band HEALTH in May 2025.
Chelsea Joy Wolfe was born on November 14, 1983, in Roseville, California, and grew up around Sacramento. Her father, a country musician, had a home studio, which exposed Wolfe to music from an early age. She began writing and recording songs at just nine years old, though she later described these early compositions as “Casio-based gothy R&B songs.” During her childhood and teenage years, Wolfe also experienced sleep paralysis, which eventually informed the themes of her later albums. In 2006, at the age of 21, she recorded an album titled “Mistake in Parting,” which focused on personal experiences. Dissatisfied with this approach, she took a hiatus from music to refine her artistic perspective.
Returning to music with a renewed vision, Wolfe composed her first widely released album, “The Grime and the Glow,” in 2010, which marked her official debut. This was followed by “Apokalypsis” in 2011, an album that garnered critical acclaim and established her underground following. Both albums were supported by extensive tours across North America and Europe, during which Wolfe overcame initial stage fright. In 2012, she signed with Sargent House and released “Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs,” an album that showcased a more folk-oriented sound by compiling earlier acoustic material. She continued to evolve her sound with subsequent releases, exploring electronic elements in “Pain Is Beauty” (2013) and embracing heavier metal influences in “Abyss” (2015) and “Hiss Spun” (2017).
Wolfe’s career has been marked by continuous artistic exploration and collaborations. In 2021, she partnered with the band Converge for the album “Bloodmoon: I” and contributed to the soundtrack of the 2022 film “X” with composer Tyler Bates. She also formed a collaborative project called Mrs. Piss with drummer Jess Gowrie, releasing the album “Self-Surgery” in 2020. In 2023, Wolfe signed with Loma Vista Recordings and released her eighth album, “She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She,” in 2024, followed by “The Dark” in 2026. Her music consistently incorporates diverse genres while maintaining a distinct, dark aesthetic.
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