NewsJanuary 7, 2012 7:18 PM ET15,579 views

Chelsea Grin guitarist leaves band

Chelsea Grin has announced the departure of Michael Stafford. Here's the official word:
"Michael Stafford has recently decided that the hectic touring lifestyle is not for him, and among other personal reasons, has decided to step down as the lead guitar player for Chelsea Grin. This may have been obvious to a lot of you as he hasn't been with us since the All Stars Tour, but he has given us his final decision recently and we must move forward. Jason Richardson (Born of Osiris, ex-All Shall Perish) will be filling the position until further notice. Jason is one of the best guitar players around, and with us already being such good friends, he is more than a perfect fit. 2012 is going to be huge for us, so make sure to come out and see the new and improved Chelsea Grin!"

34 comments

Post Comment

davidisrestless 1/7/2012 4:26:59 PM

I'm sure playing Chelsea Grin's riffs will be a really challenging and fulfilling musical endeavor.

anonymous 1/7/2012 4:28:02 PM

hell yeah for bands that fck underage chicks in DP threesomes.

Melvination 1/7/2012 4:28:31 PM

Shit, I can play one note on a guitar over and over again. Why didn't I get the call-up?

anonymous 1/7/2012 4:30:04 PM

Jason richardson is far too talented for this. I saw him with BOO and when he was with all shall perish and the kid fcking shreds. Plain and simple. The new BOO album would of been shit had he not been a part of it. I just hope he doesnt leave BOO for chelsea grin.

asaf 1/7/2012 4:30:45 PM

who doesn't love the hot babe that comes up in the master's in music ad every 30 seconds on theprp & lambgoat these days...

anonymous 1/7/2012 4:33:12 PM

"New and improved Chelsea Grin"...you can put cheese on a shit sandwich, but it's still going to be a shit sandwich.

anonymous 1/7/2012 4:39:12 PM

Jason is totally gonna leave BOO for Chelsea for dem sceneies!

anonymous 1/7/2012 4:39:32 PM

WHY DOES YOUR BAND HAVE 3 GUITARISTS IF THE MAJORITY OF YOUR SONGS ONLY REQUIRE HALF A GUITAR?!?!?!?!?

anonymous 1/7/2012 5:11:31 PM

hes gonna get bored of one note bands and go back home to work on some real shit. whats the point of him filling in anyways. you guys have 3 guitarist and 2 of them are doing the same thing.

anonymous 1/7/2012 7:27:09 PM

Matthew Stafford >

Stupid_News_Poster 1/7/2012 7:32:03 PM

only the important news on weekends eh alex?

withoutashield 1/7/2012 7:38:11 PM

< Matthew Shepard

Tomdelay 1/7/2012 8:17:35 PM

And my dock just got a little softer

jimmydeanbreakfast 1/7/2012 9:10:47 PM

I wish the whole band left the guitarist

ineedsalt 1/7/2012 9:13:45 PM

sooooooo.....your band isnt good.

anonymous 1/7/2012 10:04:47 PM

Guy needed to get a real job to pay off all those Norma Jean downloads

long_insured_now 1/7/2012 10:14:12 PM

This band will be done and they'll all be working at BK by the age of 24

anonymous 1/7/2012 11:22:35 PM

"Guy needed to get a real job to pay off all those Norma Jean downloads" fckin lol, Cory Brandongoat 2012

anonymous 1/7/2012 11:57:55 PM

lol Jason Richardson is becoming the Nate Johnson of deathcore guitarists

anonymous 1/8/2012 12:24:32 AM

lol this^

anonymous 1/8/2012 5:29:47 AM

Well, Chelsea Grin probably has more 14 year old scene girls willing to get wild than Born Of Osiris. I'd say Jason Richardson is going to be up to his neck in hymen.

anonymous 1/8/2012 8:41:48 AM

Jason Richardson > Jason Richardson

anonymous 1/8/2012 12:38:19 PM

why on earth is this news?

anonymous 1/8/2012 1:17:41 PM

oh no, what are the other 6 guitarists gonna do?

anonymous 1/8/2012 2:45:08 PM

Wrap it up, b

Colossus 1/8/2012 3:51:04 PM

You could cut off 4 of Jason's fingers and he'd still perform without a hitch.

anonymous 1/9/2012 12:57:51 AM

check check. I need more bassdrop in my monitor.

anonymous 1/9/2012 10:59:24 AM

I thought he did a really good job on the new album and sucks he left. Good luck to him.

anonymous 1/9/2012 1:11:21 PM

Jason is a c-cky fck anyway. this just amplifies him as being a hard working professional guitar player.

anonymous 1/9/2012 6:12:12 PM

anonymous 2 days ago WHY DOES YOUR BAND HAVE 3 GUITARISTS IF THE MAJORITY OF YOUR SONGS ONLY REQUIRE HALF A GUITAR?!?!?!?!? hahahahahahahahah lol duhhhh

anonymous 1/10/2012 7:51:11 AM

who is chelsea grin? u mad

anonymous 1/11/2012 5:30:39 PM

Gayest Band Ever. Why the fck would you leave All shall perish in the first place... Then leave Boo for chelsea grin??? Gayest move and Gayest band.

anonymous 1/24/2012 11:09:50 AM

yall are stupid, Jason Richardson is obviously a basketball player.

anonymous 1/26/2012 1:26:24 PM

hmmmm.... maybe if he goes to chelsea grin ill actually listen to them and theyll use more than the 1st 5 frets of the guitar




Related News

THE VANFLIP PODCAST
THE VANFLIP PODCAST
#173 - Ray Harkins of Taken/Bloodguilt

THE VANFLIP PODCAST
THE VANFLIP PODCAST
#172 - Greg Burgess of Allegaeon