{"id":65474,"date":"2026-07-21T17:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=65474"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:24:27","slug":"chelsea-wolfe-the-dark-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/chelsea-wolfe-the-dark-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Wolfe Announces The Dark and Shares \"Cold\""},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Acclaimed musician, songwriter and multidisciplinary artist Chelsea Wolfe has announced The Dark, her ninth studio album, set for digital release on August 21 via Loma Vista Recordings, with CD and vinyl editions arriving on September 18. Alongside the announcement, Wolfe has shared \"Cold,\" the album's opening track, accompanied by its official music video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Described as an album steeped in mystery, symbolism and a profound sense of refuge, The Dark was inspired by the idea of venturing into the forest at one's darkest moment and becoming the very thing one fears in order to find courage. Wolfe wrote the record alongside longtime creative partner Ben Chisholm and songwriter Jennifer Decilveo, embracing a more restrained creative approach that stripped away layers of production to place the songs themselves at the forefront.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The album also features an impressive lineup of guest musicians, including Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails), Matt Chamberlain (Pearl Jam), Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age), Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) and Justin Meldal-Johnsen, known for his work with Nine Inch Nails and St. Vincent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The album also brings together notable guest musicians such as Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails), Matt Chamberlain (Pearl Jam), Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age), Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) and Justin Meldal-Johnsen<\/strong>, known for his work with <strong>Nine Inch Nails<\/strong> and <strong>St. Vincent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Speaking about the album's central themes, Chelsea Wolfe said it reflects on personal accountability rather than assigning blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\"The ghosts are haunted by the living just as much as the living are haunted by the ghosts. On this album, I'm not pointing the finger at anyone. I'm taking responsibility. Someone who may have been a toxic presence in my life... maybe I was bad for them, too. It's ok to move away from these types of connections that only seem to cause confusion for both parties, after a long stretch of trying to work it out.\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Chelsea Wolfe - Cold (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrqTW01HTas?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Chelsea Wolfe - Cold (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrqTW01HTas?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across its ten tracks, The Dark showcases what Wolfe describes as some of her strongest songwriting to date, pairing deeply personal lyrics with one of her most confident vocal performances. Each song is conceived as an invocation\u2014an experience intended to connect with primal forces while exploring transformation, grief, spirituality and the unseen energies that shape human life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Last month, Wolfe launched this new era with GHOSTS, a collection of five fragrances created in collaboration with Heretic, alongside the double single \"The Dark \/ Death Is Not The End\" and the announcement of an extensive international tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The upcoming tour will span 43 dates across North America and Europe between September and December 2026. Jonathan Hult\u00e9n will join the North American leg, while A.A. Williams will support the European dates. Before the album's release, Wolfe will perform the new material live for the first time at The Dome in London, before headlining the UK's ArcTanGent Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Throughout her career, Chelsea Wolfe has become one of contemporary music's most distinctive voices, seamlessly blending doom metal, folk, industrial, electronic music, and experimental rock. She has collaborated with Chino Moreno (Deftones), Xiu Xiu, and Converge; contributed music to HBO's Game of Thrones; co-wrote the score for A24's X alongside Tyler Bates; and most recently appeared as part of Ann Demeulemeester's presentation during Paris Fashion Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Demonstrating the anticipation surrounding the project, Wolfe launched a secret pre-order exclusively for subscribers to her official newsletter. Every available copy sold out in less than 30 minutes, with buyers set to discover exactly what they purchased later this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65475\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-770x770.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-390x390.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-900x900.png 900w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-1400x1400.png 1400w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65475\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-770x770.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-390x390.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-900x900.png 900w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41-1400x1400.png 1400w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-41.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea Wolfe anunci\u00f3 el lanzamiento de The Dark, su noveno \u00e1lbum de estudio, disponible en plataformas digitales el 21 de agosto a trav\u00e9s de Loma Vista Recordings, mientras que las ediciones en CD y vinilo llegar\u00e1n el 18 de septiembre. Como primer adelanto del \u00e1lbum, la artista estren\u00f3 &#8220;Cold&#8221;, una balada intensa acompa\u00f1ada de un videoclip oficial que abre el nuevo trabajo. Descrito como un \u00e1lbum envuelto en misterio, simbolismo y una constante b\u00fasqueda de refugio, The Dark naci\u00f3 a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,2707,260],"tags":[4550],"class_list":["post-65474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternativo","category-featured","category-new","tag-chelsea-wolfe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65477,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65474\/revisions\/65477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}