Pain Is Beauty is the third studio album from American singer-songwriter and eponymous band, Chelsea Wolfe released on September 3, 2013, through Sargent House.

[5] Regarding the album title, Wolfe admitted, "...there's always gonna be situations that we go through that are really hard and we just have to kind of be strong, and if we get through to the other side, then we become wiser people and our lives become more beautiful.

"[1] The website also noted "distinctive strokes of seductive goth rock, psych folk, and post-punk"[1] Pain Is Beauty was well-received by music critics upon its initial release.

"[3] In the review for Pitchfork, Jenn Pelly stated that "Wolfe's songs of Pain emphasize massive builds with engulfing power in the vein of Swans.

It's emotionally exhausting in equally mad and enjoyable ways, lasting nearly an hour across 12 twilight tracks of aggressive crescendos, poised reprieves, and suspended drama.