Chelsea Grin

<p><a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/mort-deaths-apprentice-brutal-death-metal-riffs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Death metal</a>&nbsp;is a genre built on precision and power. Chelsea Grin’s articulate picking and gut-rattling riffs are its foundation. But thanks to a rotating cast of ripping guitarists (including Rig Rundown alumnus&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundowns/all-that-remains-2022" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Richardson</a>), their five albums have shown subtle brick-and-mortar flair by incorporating elements of djent, metalcore, doom, black metal, and even post-hardcore. The current lead guitar chair has been filled by Stephen Rutishauser since 2015. His input has given their chaotic sound a more meticulous gnarl and complex rhythmic density that binds discord and darkened melodies.</p><p>Hours before Chelsea Grin’s rare club gig at Nashville’s the End, the gruesomely heavy guitarist invited&nbsp;<em>PG</em>’s Chris Kies onstage to talk gear. In this RR, the band’s face-melter details the sparkle-covered Petrucci signatures that he carries on tour and breaks down the dialed-in digital patches that color their brutal barrage.</p><p>[<em>Brought to you by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://ddar.io/dBud.RR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>D’Addario dBud Earplugs</em></a><em>.</em></p>