Children of Wrath is a

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from

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. The project describes his sound as Blackened

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History

Luke Dinan formed the project of Children of Wrath in

. The name comes from a line in . In June 2017, he released his debut album, titled ''No Flesh Spared''. By July, Children of Wrath signed to

Nosral Recordings Nosral Recordings is a Christian metal record label based out of Madison, Wisconsin, United States. The label originated in 2017, as a sister-label of Rottweiler Records, by Mike Larson of Frost Like Ashes. Shortly after forming in April, by May t ...

, alongside

Symphony of Heaven Symphony of Heaven is a Christian blackened death metal band from Owensville, Indiana, United States. The band began in 2017 as a solo project, but morphed into a full band by 2019, consisting of Logan Thompson (guitars/vocals), David Napier (bass ...

. The label re-released ''No Flesh Spared'' on August 24, 2017, with new artwork. Soon after the re-release, he began working on his sophomore album, ''Supernatural Dimensions''. In the same post, he shared that there would be a preview of the album, simply titled ''The First 10 Minutes''. In the meantime, he also masters other band's material, including Symphony of Heaven,

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, and The Beckoning, under the name of DinaSound. In January 2018, an original song Dinan scored was a part of a

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fan film, and was released via The Bearded Dragon Productions.

Style

Many sites have compared Children of Wrath to that of

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Dimmu Borgir Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...

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, and

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. The site Jesus Freak Hideout, however, compared him to

Extol Extol are a Christian metal band from Bekkestua, Norway that was formed in 1993. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of metal which include progressive metal, death metal, black metal and thrash metal. Over the course ...

and Zao. The band plays several different genres of metal, which is why he stylized his genre as Blackened Melodic Symphonic Holy Death Metal.

Discography

Studio albums *''No Flesh Spared'' (2017; Nosral Recordings) *''Supernatural Dimensions'' (2018; Nosral Recordings) Preview *''The Ten 10 Minutes'' (2017) Compilation appearances *''Nosral Sampler #1'' (2017; Nosral Recordings) *''Metal From The Dragon (Vol. 2)'' (2017; The Bearded Dragon Productions) Singles * ''Sith Hunt: A Star Wars Story'' (2018; The Bearded Dragon Productions)

References

External links

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