Children of Fire
Encyclopedia
Children Of Fire is the third album by American metalcore
band, Oh, Sleeper
. It was released on September 6, 2011, in the United States through Solid State Records
.
and Satan
. Its beginning picks up from the very last part of "The Finisher," the last track on their previous album Son of the Morning
, where took place the final battle between God and Satan in which ends in God severing the horns of satan and now as the starting of the aftermath in this album, Satans horns have fallen to the ground, causing both God and Satan to vanish. Now all of humanity is left wondering what happened, and so the first half of the album is everyone coming to the general consensus that God and Satan are both dead; that they have killed each other in battle, so now there in no fear of Hell
, nor awarding of Heaven
.
The album also follows two characters, one being an overzealous religious type who feels betrayed that he had devoted his life to God and that God has abandoned him and everything and it drives his faith to unfurl and it reveals that he had a shallow understanding of God. The other character is his daughter, who was a profound atheist, but became proven wrong after being a witness of the battle between God and Satan. This delays her questioning Christians and why they read God and Satan in different, less violent ways than she has just seen them. Towards the end of the album, she finds a group of believers who give her all the answers to her questions. The album then ends with the destruction of the world that is somehow due to everything that has happened.
, Oh, Sleeper have written out two songs that are based on past murders. The fourth track "Hush Yael", narrates the story of Samir Kuntar
, and the murders that he committed at the age of 16. The sixth track "Dealers of Fame", is a first-person narrative
telling of the Dnepropetrovsk maniacs
, whom are most infamous for their online leaked video depicting the two torturing an elderly man in a forest.
Production
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band, Oh, Sleeper
Oh, Sleeper
Oh, Sleeper is an American metalcore band from Fort Worth, Texas and is signed to Solid State Records. They have recorded three full-length albums to date, the most recent being their third album Children of Fire, released on September 6, 2011....
. It was released on September 6, 2011, in the United States through Solid State Records
Solid State Records
Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...
.
Concept
The concept of the album mainly focuses on the aftermath of the battle between GodGod
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
and Satan
Satan
Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...
. Its beginning picks up from the very last part of "The Finisher," the last track on their previous album Son of the Morning
Son of the Morning
Son of the Morning is the second studio album by American metalcore band Oh, Sleeper. It was released on August 25, 2009, through Solid State Records.-Background and concept:...
, where took place the final battle between God and Satan in which ends in God severing the horns of satan and now as the starting of the aftermath in this album, Satans horns have fallen to the ground, causing both God and Satan to vanish. Now all of humanity is left wondering what happened, and so the first half of the album is everyone coming to the general consensus that God and Satan are both dead; that they have killed each other in battle, so now there in no fear of Hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
, nor awarding of Heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
.
The album also follows two characters, one being an overzealous religious type who feels betrayed that he had devoted his life to God and that God has abandoned him and everything and it drives his faith to unfurl and it reveals that he had a shallow understanding of God. The other character is his daughter, who was a profound atheist, but became proven wrong after being a witness of the battle between God and Satan. This delays her questioning Christians and why they read God and Satan in different, less violent ways than she has just seen them. Towards the end of the album, she finds a group of believers who give her all the answers to her questions. The album then ends with the destruction of the world that is somehow due to everything that has happened.
Historical tracks
In concept to show the effect of a world without the fear of GodFear of God (religion)
The fear of God or fear of the is an attitude to religious practice advocated primarily in the Abrahamic religions. Since the term "of God" is singular, rather than plural "of the gods," the term implies monotheism.-Judaism:...
, Oh, Sleeper have written out two songs that are based on past murders. The fourth track "Hush Yael", narrates the story of Samir Kuntar
Samir Kuntar
Samir Kuntar is a Lebanese Druze convicted murderer and former member of the Palestine Liberation Front...
, and the murders that he committed at the age of 16. The sixth track "Dealers of Fame", is a first-person narrative
First-person narrative
First-person point of view is a narrative mode where a story is narrated by one character at a time, speaking for and about themselves. First-person narrative may be singular, plural or multiple as well as being an authoritative, reliable or deceptive "voice" and represents point of view in the...
telling of the Dnepropetrovsk maniacs
Dnepropetrovsk maniacs
The Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs is the media epithet for the killers responsible for a string of brutal murders in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine in June and July 2007. The case gained additional notoriety because the killers made video recordings of some of the murders, with one of the videos leaking to the...
, whom are most infamous for their online leaked video depicting the two torturing an elderly man in a forest.
Track listing
Personnel
Oh, Sleeper- Micah Kinard - lead vocals, programming
- Shane Blay - lead guitar, clean vocals
- James Erwin - rhythm guitar
- Nate Grady - bass guitar
- Zac Mayfield - drums, percussion
Production
- Produced by Andreas Lars Magnusson