Wrench in the Works
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Wrench in the Works were an American
United States
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 Christian metal
Christian metal
Christian metal, also known as white metal, is a form of heavy metal music usually defined by its message in a song's lyrics as well as the band's dedication to Christianity...

 band originating from Hartford
Hartford, Connecticut
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, Connecticut
Connecticut
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. The band is currently signed to Facedown Records
Facedown Records
Facedown Records is a Christian record label based in Fallbrook, California, devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands . Founded by No Innocent Victim drummer Jason Dunn, the label started off small with a number of 7" record releases by bands such as Overcome, Dodgin Bullets, and Born...

 and in the process of recording new music for their upcoming album. In addition to recording new music and touring, Wrench in the Works has been featured on TVU
TVU Music channel
TVU Music Television is a commercial-free, Christian rock television network which broadcasts through the Internet, Sky Angel and KTV. TVU began in 2001, and is owned and operated by Spirit Communications Incorporated, and is a fully non-profit, listener-supported station...

 and TVU's metalcore show, Battery for the video to their hit song, "Dust Over Time Test." On September 28, 2010, Facedown Records announced that Wrench in the Works had disbanded.

Prodigal Transmission

In 2005, while under the label Redscroll Records, Wrench in the Works released their debut album, Prodigal Transmission
Prodigal Transmission
Prodigal Transmission is the debut album by the Christian metal band Wrench in the Works. The album was released in 2005 by Redscroll Records.- Track listing :#"Paleface"#"Tonight Is War"#"Catepillar"#"Bitten by Flies"#"Psalm 151"...

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Lost Art of Heaping Coal

By 2008, Wrench in the Works had left Redscroll Records and signed onto Facedown Records
Facedown Records
Facedown Records is a Christian record label based in Fallbrook, California, devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands . Founded by No Innocent Victim drummer Jason Dunn, the label started off small with a number of 7" record releases by bands such as Overcome, Dodgin Bullets, and Born...

 where they released their second album, Lost Art of Heaping Coal
Lost Art of Heaping Coal
Lost Art of Heaping Coal is the second full-length album by the Christian metal band Wrench in the Works. The album was released on August 19, 2008, by Facedown Records.- Track listing :#"Dust Over Time Test"#"Tonight Is War"#"Our Time"#"Brokenness"...

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Band members

  • Darrell Tauro - lead vocals
    Lead vocalist
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  • Justin Mehl - guitar
    Electric guitar
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    , backing vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

  • Derek Anderson - bass
    Bass guitar
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  • Andy Nelson - drum
    Drum
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Albums

Released Title Label(s)
Record label
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2005 Prodigal Transmission
Prodigal Transmission
Prodigal Transmission is the debut album by the Christian metal band Wrench in the Works. The album was released in 2005 by Redscroll Records.- Track listing :#"Paleface"#"Tonight Is War"#"Catepillar"#"Bitten by Flies"#"Psalm 151"...

Redscroll Records
August 19, 2008 Lost Art of Heaping Coal
Lost Art of Heaping Coal
Lost Art of Heaping Coal is the second full-length album by the Christian metal band Wrench in the Works. The album was released on August 19, 2008, by Facedown Records.- Track listing :#"Dust Over Time Test"#"Tonight Is War"#"Our Time"#"Brokenness"...

Facedown Records
Facedown Records
Facedown Records is a Christian record label based in Fallbrook, California, devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands . Founded by No Innocent Victim drummer Jason Dunn, the label started off small with a number of 7" record releases by bands such as Overcome, Dodgin Bullets, and Born...

March 23, 2010 Decrease/Increase Facedown Records

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