---
title: "Child Abuse"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/child-abuse"
genre: "Grindcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 2004
---

# Child Abuse

**Child Abuse** is a grindcore band, from United States, active 2004 to present.

Child Abuse is a noise rock trio featuring Tim Dahl, Eric Lau, and Oran Canfield (drums) based out of Brooklyn, New York. Originally formed in 2004 as a duo with keyboardist/singer Luke Calzonetti, and drummer Oran Canfield, the group expanded into a trio with the addition of bassist Tim Dahl in the summer of 2005. In 2011, Luke Calzonetti left the band and was replaced by Eric Lau on keyboards. It was during this lineup change that Dahl added vocals in addition to his role as the bassist. Child Abuse has shared bills with many bands including Suicide, Ruins, Arab on Radar, The Locust, Thee Oh Sees, AIDS Wolf, Liturgy, Rhys Chatham and many more. In 2014 Child Abuse joined the Skin Graft Records label for their third album Trouble in Paradise. This same lineup was used for their fourth and most recent album Imaginary Enemy.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Abuse_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Child Abuse |
| Genre | Grindcore |
| Parent genre | Grindcore |
| Origin | Brooklyn, United States |
| Formed | 2004 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Grindcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/grindcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oran Canfield](https://themetalnet.com/musician/oran-canfield) |  |  | Current |
| [Tim Dahl](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-dahl) |  |  | Current |
| [Luke Calzonetti](https://themetalnet.com/musician/luke-calzonetti) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | [Child Abuse / Miracle of Birth](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c52add9-426f-40cb-b500-404ef21a26b4) | EP |
| 2007 | [Child Abuse](https://themetalnet.com/album/ebb861fb-5664-395c-8642-cb4a54e83549) | Album |
| 2010 | [Cut and Run](https://themetalnet.com/album/e11a5a5c-219d-4419-bb44-8a607aa2d286) | Album |
| 2014 | [Trouble In Paradise](https://themetalnet.com/album/05fcffd6-8c5b-4c1f-a1b8-bc12fb73ff6b) | Album |
| 2019 | [Imaginary Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f5753dc-323e-4679-8126-f0dae96a4946) | Album |

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/child-abuse](https://themetalnet.com/band/child-abuse). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt