Alex will always be one of my all time favorite vocalist. Not just because he slays at vocals but because he is a really chill fuckin dude! and is just a genuine badass guy. My buddy's and I shared the stage with chelsea grin in 2012 in a band called Assyria. And he was more than cool with us we were all star struck haha!
Vocals in this video definitely don't do Alex's live performance justice. He definitely sounds 100% better than he does in this recording. He absolutely destroyed on the Desolation Of Eden tour.
God damn i love these guys theyre first 3 albums and their recreant single are their best work this whole song gives me chills. Wish i coulve been there
I'm so glad I got to see this lineup before everybody left. Tom is by far better vocally, but seeing all of them up there in person was damn cool. I got to meet Jake when he was running merch for them at a show in San Diego a little bit after he left though so that was cool!
@@zavodszkiabel7919 Im assuming coke alex is the skinny one, but Alex got fat fat for awhile like Impericon 2014, but the recent booze alex when he was kinda lifting prob looked the best weight wise, but idk if he could match the energy of coke alex
Saw these guys when warped stopped in Cincinnati, and Alex sounded pretty good. He's probably just exhausted from the heat, because he was at the merch tent all day at my date. I met him, such a nice guy :)
Saw them live a few months after this took place on the Chaos tour and they were absolutely firing on all cylinders, Sounded like the recording. Long live the big three all on the same show, went down in history.
wait, did anyone else notice the lead guitarist changed guitars in like the beginning of the song, or am I just crazy but I swear he started with a pink one then when the solo came in he had a green one
It looks like he switched guitars most likely due to a technical issue. At one point you can hear one of the guitars cut out. I assume it’s due to the pink guitar having an issue and he switched to a backup.
At 1:05 the guitar cuts out and you see him walk right to get a diff guitar, luckily this was back when they had 3 guitarists and a bassist so it didnt effect too much. And I rewatched it just to find the part lmao, the audio in your right headphone will cut out a bit when his guitar stops working.
Yo..he’s my hero..as a vocalist myself I respect the energy & the effort. bc he was working very, very hard so pay ur respect! & live he did wonderful.
Haha Love Jake's concentration when playing the solo he's like "OMG OMG i need to play a sweep solo but i'm rhytm guitarist holy balls i must not screw up" ^))
@@LukaS-yn4ir lol wut... how deaf are you. Tom is literally 10x better than Alex, while I would preferred him to stay in LS, Alex is horrendously inconsistent live. Tom can literally mimic Recreant era CG perfectly, his voice doesnt fit aswell on the other albums but hes still way better than alex lmao. I hardly cared for CGs recent but like, other than the fact Tom didnt write those albums and cant do all those styles (lets be real neither can Alex lmao) theres no downside to Tom.
I remember the first time I watched a Chelsea grin music video.. I thought "the vocalist looks like a soundcloud rapper had a child with a deathcore starterpack fangirl" that being said, their music is pretty kickass in my opinion
this band goes hard af every time i see them come to san antonio i never miss them tf alex koheler has only gotten better and the rest of the bands music matured with their recent drops
If you look up recreant live from 2012, you notice why everyone says Alex's performance today is garbage compared to then. Not only vocally but the stage presence too
U can call the vocals shit but when your doing false chord vocals all the time it takes a toll. and there not even bad at all he's just running out of air pretty fast. and for those who say he's not a good deathcore vocalist? he has been doing this for YEARS now and most old school deathcore bands vocals are gone but not his, he can still do them and plus his vocals sound exactly like on the album just without breath control, and that is because of all the shows
Raging banana They're not false chords, just highs. And he inhales for his screams, that's why he can't hold them for long and the kinda sound distorted. They're drummer actually does a lot of the screaming on the album's, primarily the gutterals.
@@TheWicked1999 cupping a mic does nothing...I've been a vocalist over 20 years...it all depends on what synths or settings you are using between mic and speaker's...cupping can give a more bass tone, but that is it...if you have a mid range pick up, cupping will help the crystal to pic up the lower tones...do you even know how a mic works? or what a crystal is doing in the pick up?
Alex has some rough days. He's not gonna be 100% everyday for 2 months in 95 degree heat. Because he did shitty in a live song they put up doesn't mean he's "shit" . Go listen to their desolation of Eden tour. Oh and the "backtracking" is Pablo their drummer. I love how kids complain about this type of stuff. When vocalists like Ronnie or Fronz who don't know what they are doing lead some of these tours are godly to them. Like know what you're talking about before you comment. You can have a good opinion behind a screen. Go to tours. Get an actual opinion that you can backup. And then waste our time with it.
This was filmed on the second or third day of warped tour. Not only that but it rained on the day this was filmed. The heat was nonexistent. If anything, the rain would've helped moisten his chords. But yeah lol I kind of agree with the rest of what you said. Last time I saw them which wasn't too long ago, Alex was almost spot on. Although I think most of the people ripping on him don't listen to stuff like Falling In Reverse or Attila.
+Pinhead it's not at all man. everyone here is into atilla, MIW, falling in reverse. That crap. I understand we all have different opinions on what bands we enjoy. But I have no respect for bands that perform badly live.
Andrew Sewell tbh king 810, attila, and AA play horribly live, especially king 810. Although some bands actually sound better live, like waking the cadaver, they blow in the studio though
Saw them like a few months after this was filmed but not on warped tour and they absolutely killed it honored to have seen their original lead singer new one sucks
NathanDrums someone has their full set from Mansfield (about halfway through) and they fucking killed it that day. Could be just getting back on the road. It always seems like the first few days are kind of lacking from a lot of bands
There's people who have been doing this longer with little to no loss of power or complete voice In general. He just has a shitty technique and is doing it wrong.... His fault.
+Starting Axis the screamer from Black crown initiate, the ex vocalist of Oceans ate Alaska who had been doing constant touring for pretty much all his years in that band. Sam carter from architects. The vocalist from between the buried and me.
The earlier days they were more hype im from utah where these dudes are from and played at the same venue they rolled through all the time. Man those days they crushed it!
WOW, Gotta love haters! Especially the uneducated yet, still outspoken type. This being highly evident seeing all the negative vocal comments saying things like "Alex is done, very weak vocals" or "CG needs another vocalist" since they obviously dont realize the immense toll spent over the last 8 years w/ non-stop world wide touring, shooting music videos, recording new material (studio time), CD release events, not to mention trying to squeeze what personal family time possible before its time to rinse & repeat.
As much as I love the original set up and seeing these dudes back in the day at local venues, I’m glad that Tom brings a better stage performance. It’s just kinda sad to see Alex clearly struggling on stage
I've seen them once with Alex and twice with Tom now, a couple nights ago actually. Tom is a beast but now that Pablo isn't touring with them either it's just that much more different now :/
@@d.j.casanova960 he has another band he's been focusing on. I'm pretty sure he's still part of the recording process but idk how often he'll be touring with them
The vocals sounded great at teh end at least and the rest of the performance from the other members was tight af, i fucking love when they utilize three guitars.
its alex thats making them seem bad he is simply using vocals that arent natural and its finally catching up to him like the drummers vocals are less forced as you csn tell by hos facial expressions, also his vocals are pretty much the same and un autotuned like alexs #ripalextuned
Dude no I Alex fucked up his vocals cause when I saw them in the desolation of Eden tour he sounded way better but it sounded like his voice was forced
The low screams aren't back tracked guys that's Pablo
indeed but the demon pablo
Pablo is da best
The fact that the drummer has two DW bass drums is sick.. they're so expensive and badass
DW is a overrated brand.
Just to trigger them lmao
2:27 drake goes deathcore
Uriumaru lmao
AHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
I'm dead mate lmao
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO
Alex will always be one of my all time favorite vocalist. Not just because he slays at vocals but because he is a really chill fuckin dude! and is just a genuine badass guy. My buddy's and I shared the stage with chelsea grin in 2012 in a band called Assyria. And he was more than cool with us we were all star struck haha!
Yo! Assyria was such a sick fucking band! You guys were kick ass live, I heard of the band thanks to seeing them live with CG.
@@d.j.casanova960 dude thank you so much 🤘🔥 it was alot of fun!!
4:05 I get chills every time. Just the grown of the a tuned guitar and b tuned bass, and the bass pedal work. And Alex. Just fucking rad
saaaame
Imagine touring for a year having to scream everyday regardless if you're sick or not. Give Alex a break!
Regardless what people say, he is a good vocalist.
Vocals in this video definitely don't do Alex's live performance justice. He definitely sounds 100% better than he does in this recording. He absolutely destroyed on the Desolation Of Eden tour.
Late, but agree so much! Saw them on that same tour and Alex was fantastic.
God damn i love these guys theyre first 3 albums and their recreant single are their best work this whole song gives me chills. Wish i coulve been there
I'm so glad I got to see this lineup before everybody left. Tom is by far better vocally, but seeing all of them up there in person was damn cool. I got to meet Jake when he was running merch for them at a show in San Diego a little bit after he left though so that was cool!
I love how all the guitarists look like they're 12
***** yeah it's a bunch of 14 year old vegetarians and then beefcake McGee(Pablo) and ol' double chin lookin ass(Alex)
Menetetty_ aren't they all?
@@Winterstormadvisory Fat Alex is 10x more intimidating than Skinny alex tho lmao
Marksman 5147 Coke Alex vs Booze Alex. That's a fight I'd like to see.
@@zavodszkiabel7919 Im assuming coke alex is the skinny one, but Alex got fat fat for awhile like Impericon 2014, but the recent booze alex when he was kinda lifting prob looked the best weight wise, but idk if he could match the energy of coke alex
Saw these guys when warped stopped in Cincinnati, and Alex sounded pretty good. He's probably just exhausted from the heat, because he was at the merch tent all day at my date. I met him, such a nice guy :)
he sounds fine here, i dont know what everyone is bitching about. i don't know what you people expect, it's warped tour.
Now.... Listen to Tom Barber work's actually
Saw them live a few months after this took place on the Chaos tour and they were absolutely firing on all cylinders, Sounded like the recording. Long live the big three all on the same show, went down in history.
wait, did anyone else notice the lead guitarist changed guitars in like the beginning of the song, or am I just crazy but I swear he started with a pink one then when the solo came in he had a green one
Yeah, I notice it too
Miranda Jordan at 1:39 you can see the green guitar.
It looks like he switched guitars most likely due to a technical issue. At one point you can hear one of the guitars cut out. I assume it’s due to the pink guitar having an issue and he switched to a backup.
At 1:05 the guitar cuts out and you see him walk right to get a diff guitar, luckily this was back when they had 3 guitarists and a bassist so it didnt effect too much.
And I rewatched it just to find the part lmao, the audio in your right headphone will cut out a bit when his guitar stops working.
yes i was lioke whos lead and how many guitars ya need for 1 riff lol\m/
Yo..he’s my hero..as a vocalist myself I respect the energy & the effort. bc he was working very, very hard so pay ur respect! & live he did wonderful.
It's good to hear old stuff like this !
All I initially heard from Alex was, "WHYYYYYYY AM I STILL SCREAMING THIS FUCKING SONG *INAUDIBLE* CIRCLE PIT"
Haha Love Jake's concentration when playing the solo he's like "OMG OMG i need to play a sweep solo but i'm rhytm guitarist holy balls i must not screw up" ^))
Thank you Tom Barber for joining Chelsea Grin
its sad because when you listen to old lorna shore you can tell how fake toms vocals were and now we rlly hear him and its not that great either lol
@@LukaS-yn4ir lol wut... how deaf are you.
Tom is literally 10x better than Alex, while I would preferred him to stay in LS, Alex is horrendously inconsistent live.
Tom can literally mimic Recreant era CG perfectly, his voice doesnt fit aswell on the other albums but hes still way better than alex lmao. I hardly cared for CGs recent but like, other than the fact Tom didnt write those albums and cant do all those styles (lets be real neither can Alex lmao) theres no downside to Tom.
@@Marksman5147 did u even read my comment? I never said he was worse than Alex
XG Berserker brooo 😢
I agree totally this is horrible and I love the band and how they sound now
I remember the first time I watched a Chelsea grin music video.. I thought "the vocalist looks like a soundcloud rapper had a child with a deathcore starterpack fangirl" that being said, their music is pretty kickass in my opinion
Fucking incredible. Got to meet these dudes twice this week, and hopefully again on Sunday. They were some really awesome guys!
this band goes hard af every time i see them come to san antonio i never miss them tf alex koheler has only gotten better and the rest of the bands music matured with their recent drops
2:27 Those hand movings makes me laugh
It's actually gives me a chill
Lol
Marilyn manson always does the same
4:04 this effect tho ahah
If you look up recreant live from 2012, you notice why everyone says Alex's performance today is garbage compared to then. Not only vocally but the stage presence too
3:55 well,it was not so bad.
This guys gave us a Lot of good songs with cg .only respect for him
I forgot how good whomever was in charge of posting band's best songs' judgement was for these. Like every video is literally that band's best song.
Seeing this, i prefer the new vocalist, he is such an improvement for this band
The self titled tops the new stuff
dumbest comment of all time goes to...
@@TsarBombadubz most close minded comment of all time goes to
@@therenofficial ignorant hahaha
U can call the vocals shit but when your doing false chord vocals all the time it takes a toll. and there not even bad at all he's just running out of air pretty fast. and for those who say he's not a good deathcore vocalist? he has been doing this for YEARS now and most old school deathcore bands vocals are gone but not his, he can still do them and plus his vocals sound exactly like on the album just without breath control, and that is because of all the shows
Raging banana They're not false chords, just highs. And he inhales for his screams, that's why he can't hold them for long and the kinda sound distorted. They're drummer actually does a lot of the screaming on the album's, primarily the gutterals.
Those aren’t inhales........
Keep making excuses for him while other artists have been doing the same thing for longer and sound 10x better
Zack no one cares dude lmao fucking nerd.
Apparently Chelsea Grin cares enough to replace him lol.
4:05 BEST PART
I'm loving this crowd
Chelsea Grin Sound Engineer '18 > Chelsea Grin Sound Engineer '16
Literally sounds like there is no bass behind the sound.
I keep coming back to watch this video again OHHHHHHHH
The breakdown at the end is one sick one. Wish it would have been longer
That is the real Chelsea Grin
Best breakdown ever!
Best live version of this song!
🧢
He needs to cup the mic just a lot bit less
syndomeveiL Lol
I don't understand why it's bad (?)
@@TheWicked1999 cupping a mic does nothing...I've been a vocalist over 20 years...it all depends on what synths or settings you are using between mic and speaker's...cupping can give a more bass tone, but that is it...if you have a mid range pick up, cupping will help the crystal to pic up the lower tones...do you even know how a mic works? or what a crystal is doing in the pick up?
Honestly,sometimes cupping a mic makes ur vocals sounds better and nicer to listen to.
Sincerely,a 15 years old.
@@jamesstephen7350you’re definitely a shitty vocalist
Alex has some rough days. He's not gonna be 100% everyday for 2 months in 95 degree heat. Because he did shitty in a live song they put up doesn't mean he's "shit" . Go listen to their desolation of Eden tour. Oh and the "backtracking" is Pablo their drummer. I love how kids complain about this type of stuff. When vocalists like Ronnie or Fronz who don't know what they are doing lead some of these tours are godly to them. Like know what you're talking about before you comment. You can have a good opinion behind a screen. Go to tours. Get an actual opinion that you can backup. And then waste our time with it.
This was filmed on the second or third day of warped tour. Not only that but it rained on the day this was filmed. The heat was nonexistent. If anything, the rain would've helped moisten his chords. But yeah lol I kind of agree with the rest of what you said. Last time I saw them which wasn't too long ago, Alex was almost spot on. Although I think most of the people ripping on him don't listen to stuff like Falling In Reverse or Attila.
+Leora Ojadi true true. I guess it depends where you go. I'm from VA and everyone here is a fan of fronz but bashes alex
+Andrew Sewell fronz is wigger and a sad excuse for a man, where you're from music taste might not be the best
+Pinhead it's not at all man. everyone here is into atilla, MIW, falling in reverse. That crap. I understand we all have different opinions on what bands we enjoy. But I have no respect for bands that perform badly live.
Andrew Sewell tbh king 810, attila, and AA play horribly live, especially king 810. Although some bands actually sound better live, like waking the cadaver, they blow in the studio though
Miss ol CG when the band had 3 guitars that sweeping solo was simply fire
Best song ever
Why am I the only one who likes Alex vocals so much hahah
you're not the only one ! He's amazing , by the way I did a video covering Chelsea Grin myspace era :D Have a great day!
Saw them like a few months after this was filmed but not on warped tour and they absolutely killed it honored to have seen their original lead singer new one sucks
vocals aren't that bad, screaming isn't easy, especially on a tour this long, your voice gets very worn out
T.J. Hargrove this was literally the second day of tour lol.
NathanDrums someone has their full set from Mansfield (about halfway through) and they fucking killed it that day. Could be just getting back on the road. It always seems like the first few days are kind of lacking from a lot of bands
John Ray yes and no. Alex just can’t scream man. That’s why he’s been replaced.. new guy is killing it though.
NathanDrums yuuup. Tom i think his name is. Is fucking killer
Lucif indeed! Tom barber from Lorna shore. I hope he’s permanent cause he’s made the band listenable for me.
The pandemic made me miss their concert back in 2020. I really hope to see them before I die.
que banda
Straight up had a dream where I was playing guitar on stage with these guys and we fucking killed it. 😂
Musicman fav performance
My man Alex showing us he still had it at 3:18
I thought the vocals were still really good. Give Alex a break, he's been doing them for a long ass time!
There's people who have been doing this longer with little to no loss of power or complete voice In general. He just has a shitty technique and is doing it wrong.... His fault.
NathanDrums like who? Name those people?
+Starting Axis the screamer from Black crown initiate, the ex vocalist of Oceans ate Alaska who had been doing constant touring for pretty much all his years in that band. Sam carter from architects. The vocalist from between the buried and me.
NathanDrums dope. I'll have to check em out
+Starting Axis oh and the dude from whitechapel haha
Nothing teaches you that you can still enjoy the music without breaking your neck headbanging
The earlier days they were more hype im from utah where these dudes are from and played at the same venue they rolled through all the time. Man those days they crushed it!
The breakdown at the end is so beautifully chaotic
It's the most simple breakdown, yet one of the most heaviest
I love final breakdown ❤️
LOVE LOVE LOVE. CANT WAIT!! 8/1
Can't
1:35 when you have to let a raging burp out mid song
Man am I thankful for Tom Barber💯
Love the drummers foot work!
Triggers
Sick! Unfortunate I'll be going to San Diego warped alone this year :/ but pumped nonetheless
Their performance in New Orleans kicked ass.
love these guys cant wait to see them soon with whitechapel !
this was the last show of warped in sa everything we had left went into this set
I saw there and I met Alex after their set and I told him his tunnel fell out midset and he was so sad because these were his favorite tunnels. 😂
great camera work !
When your drummers a better vocalist than you are.
Spit Factz I Want Paola To Be A Lead
for real what the fuccc
yes, that is true
In my opinion Alex's high aren't that bad
Facts. Tom is so much better. Glad they went the way they did
These guys are from my hometown!
Holly shittt man, this song man is sou fucking amazing
WOW, Gotta love haters! Especially the uneducated yet, still outspoken type.
This being highly evident seeing all the negative vocal comments saying things like "Alex is done, very weak vocals" or "CG needs another vocalist" since they obviously dont realize the immense toll spent over the last 8 years w/ non-stop world wide touring, shooting music videos, recording new material (studio time), CD release events, not to mention trying to squeeze what personal family time possible before its time to rinse & repeat.
It didn't help that Alex used to inhale his gutturals when they first started too
Miss u alex ;-;
Man that 2nd guitar tone is massive
This is not your first time here.
Stop reading minds
Living for that last breakdown
Honestly this set . Alex's Vocals are much better than before
02:10: i'm feeling my heart stoping
RECREEEEEEEEEEEEEAAANT
I know videos of the performance usually sound worse than it was but can someone who's seen them at warped this year tell me if they're worth seeing
want to cry hearing it
My favorite song 🔥🔥🔥
Me encanta demasiado está banda
I thought it sounded great with what they had left, haters will be haters, still a bangin song
As much as I love the original set up and seeing these dudes back in the day at local venues, I’m glad that Tom brings a better stage performance. It’s just kinda sad to see Alex clearly struggling on stage
I've seen them once with Alex and twice with Tom now, a couple nights ago actually. Tom is a beast but now that Pablo isn't touring with them either it's just that much more different now :/
@@FirBurger98why isn’t Pablo touring with them?
@@d.j.casanova960 he has another band he's been focusing on. I'm pretty sure he's still part of the recording process but idk how often he'll be touring with them
@@FirBurger98 I didn’t know he is in another band, what’s the name of it?
Love the music!
The vocals sounded great at teh end at least and the rest of the performance from the other members was tight af, i fucking love when they utilize three guitars.
That was weak but I bet they're just tired
its alex thats making them seem bad he is simply using vocals that arent natural and its finally catching up to him like the drummers vocals are less forced as you csn tell by hos facial expressions, also his vocals are pretty much the same and un autotuned like alexs #ripalextuned
Dude no I Alex fucked up his vocals cause when I saw them in the desolation of Eden tour he sounded way better but it sounded like his voice was forced
@christopher molina you cant ruin your voice doing fry scream. hes just simply always been bad/mediocre (but mostly bad)
+Black Projex yes you can bud and there's aren't frys he's doing lmao
I mean they're playing in the heat pretty much everyday, and that takes a bit of a toll.
I like this 👍🤘😈🤘
Pablo Vivero is so sick growl
Love this song \m/
This sounds so powerful
Like 2 weeks away for me in San Diego 😛😛😀😀
I dont know why everyone hates his voice in this video, It's not actually the bad
best set
Clean performance
can't wait to see them at Mountain View!
I'm going to that date too
Nice one guys!! :)
Sickly sick!!!
Over all a great band
It has 3 guitarist? Crazy maan 🤘🏻🤘🏻
3:03 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
u good alex
It’s awesome:3
lots of people may hate me for this but I really do enjoy the new lead singer much much more