Zao Discography

Zao (pronounced ?zay-oh?) is a metalcore band. They came onto the Christian metalcore scene in 1993 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and as of 2006 they are based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. They have now gone on record to say that they no longer consider themselves a ?christian band?, but rather a band of Christians, in the line of Johnny Cash or U2. This is partly due to some conflicts with the Christian establishment, with the singer?s home church condemning the band as music only the devil could make. Zao is currently signed with Ferret Records. They were previously signed to Solid State Records. Their new album ?The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here? was released on 6/13/06. Zao is also infamously known for being a band, much like Napalm Death, of which none of the original band members remain in the lineup. Jesse Smith was the longest running band member, serving as the drummer from the original incarnation of Zao through 2003. He quit Zao before the recording of ?The Funeral of God? and formed a band named Gods who have recently disbanded. It?s only after the demise of the original lineup in 1997 (with Jesse keeping the band going at that point) that Zao recorded their first landmark release, ?Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest?. This was followed by ?Liberate Te Ex Inferis (Save Yourself From Hell)? in 1999. Many fans consider that time period the heyday of Zao, with common opinion being that those two albums were the strongest and purest Zao releases. The following two albums, 2001?s ?(Self-Titled)? and 2002?s ?Parade of Chaos?, featured a groundbreaking fusion of metalcore with subtle electronica/ambient experiments courtesy of Jesse Smith. The evolution of Zao?s sound throughout their career did have a lot of influence on the metalcore scene and that is why Zao are generally seen, not only as veterans, but also as pioneers of the actual genre. Other notable characteristics of Zao include one of the most melodramatic existences within the scene, with almost countless temporary breakups in addition to the aforementioned constant lineup changes. Dan Weyandt, vocalist from 1998 to the present, produces one of the most respected and envied growls of any band in the scene, and sometimes-guitarist Russ Cogdell (who recently picked up guitar duties for Zao yet again) was infamous for live performances during which he would hurl his tall, thin frame four or five feet into the air and come down on his knees, a live tradition which led to his absence from the band for several years while he underwent extensive knee surgery. VA-(Split CD)-Zao-Training For Utopia-(v0-VBR)-(1998) ================================================================= 1 - Training For Utopia - Modus Operandi.mp3 2 - Zao - Skin Like Winter (feat. Maven from Training For Utopia).mp3 3 - Training For Utopia - Police John, Police Red.mp3 4 - Zao - Walk On By, Walk On Me (The Pianist's Prophecy).mp3 VA-(Split CD-The Tie That Binds)-Zao-Outcast-(v0-VBR)-(1995) ======================================================================== 1 - Zao - Flight.mp3 2 - Zao - Security.mp3 3 - Outcast - What Have We Done.mp3 4 - Outcast - Wasting Time.mp3 VA-(Treadwater)-Zao-Through_and_Through-Split_7_Inch-(Vinyl)-(v0-VBR)-1995 ====================================================================================== 00-va-(treadwater)-zao-through_and_through-split_7_inch-(vinyl)-1995-(back).JPG 00-va-(treadwater)-zao-through_and_through-split_7_inch-(vinyl)-1995-(front).JPG 00-va-(treadwater)-zao-through_and_through-split_7_inch-(vinyl)-1995-(through_&_through-side).JPG 00-va-(treadwater)-zao-through_and_through-split_7_inch-(vinyl)-1995-(zao-side).JPG 00-va-(treadwater)-zao-through_and_through-split_7_inch-(vinyl)-1995-int.m3u 01-zao-repressed.mp3 02-through_and_through-in_the_midst_of_trials.mp3 03-through_and_through-resistance.mp3 Zao-All Else Failed (Re-Release, Remastered)-(v0-VBR)-(2003) ======================================================================= 1 - Zao - Resistance.mp3 2 - Zao - In Loving Kindness.mp3 3 - Zao - Endure.mp3 4 - Zao - Growing in Grace.mp3 5 - Zao - Foresight.mp3 6 - Zao - Ps 77.mp3 7 - Zao - Exchange.mp3 8 - Zao - All Else Failed.mp3 Zao-All Else Failed-(v0-VBR)-(1995) =============================================== 01 - Zao - Resistance.mp3 02 - Zao - In Loving Kindness.mp3 03 - Zao - Endure.mp3 04 - Zao - Growing In Grace.mp3 05 - Zao - Foresight.mp3 06 - Zao - PS77.mp3 07 - Zao - Exchange.mp3 08 - Zao - In These Times Of Silence.mp3 09 - Zao - A Simple Reminder.mp3 10 - Zao - All Else Failed.mp3 Zao-Legendary-(v0-VBR)-(2003) ========================================= 01 - Zao - Skin Like Winter.mp3 02 - Zao - 5 Year Winter.mp3 03 - Zao - A Fall Farewell.mp3 04 - Zao - Suspend_Suspension.mp3 05 - Zao - Walk On By, Walk On Me.mp3 06 - Zao - Ravage Ritual.mp3 07 - Zao - Times Of Separation.mp3 08 - Zao - Savannah.mp3 09 - Zao - The Race Of Standing Still.mp3 10 - Zao - Free The Three.mp3 11 - Zao - Angel Without Wings.mp3 12 - Zao - Ember.mp3 13 - Zao - The Ghost Psalm.mp3 14 - Zao - Trashcanhands.mp3 15 - Zao - The Icarus Complex_Demo Version_Cory Darst (Vocals).mp3 16 - Zao - One Last Time_Demo Version_Cory Darst (Vocals).mp3 17 - Zao - All Dressed Up (With No Place To Go)_Demo Version_Cory Darst (Vocals).mp3 Zao-Liberate Te Ex Inferis (Save Yourself From Hell)-(v0-VBR)-(1999) ================================================================================ 01 - Zao - Intro.mp3 02 - Zao - Savannah.mp3 03 - Zao - Autopsy.mp3 04 - Zao - If These Scars Could Speak.mp3 05 - Zao - The Ghost Psalm.mp3 06 - Zao - Desire The End.mp3 07 - Zao - Dark Cold Sound.mp3 08 - Zao - Skin Like Winter.mp3 09 - Zao - Kathleen Barbra.mp3 10 - Zao - Man In Cage Jack Wilson.mp3 Zao-Parade Of Chaos-(v0-VBR)-(2002) =============================================== 01 - Zao - The Buzzing.mp3 02 - Zao - Suspend_Suspension.mp3 03 - Zao - Parade Of Chaos.mp3 04 - Zao - Angel Without Wings.mp3 05 - Zao - Killing Cupid.mp3 06 - Zao - Free The Three.mp3 07 - Zao - Man In The Womb.mp3 08 - Zao - A Pirates Prayer.mp3 09 - Zao - The Ballad Of Buddy Bigsby.mp3 10 - Zao - How Are The Weak Free.mp3 Zao-Self Titled-(v0-VBR)-(2000) =========================================== 01 - Zao - 5 Year Winter.mp3 02 - Zao - Alive Is Dead.mp3 03 - Zao - A Tool To Scream.mp3 04 - Zao - Witchunter.mp3 05 - Zao - Trashcanhands.mp3 06 - Zao - The Race Of Standing Still.mp3 07 - Zao - FJL.mp3 08 - Zao - The End Of His World.mp3 09 - Zao - The Dreams That Don't Come True.mp3 10 - Zao - At Zero (Simeon Simmons).mp3 Zao-The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here-(Japanese Import+1)-(v0-VBR)-(2006) ================================================================================== 00 - Zao - The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here-(Japanese Import+1)-(v0-VBR)-(2006).m3u 01 - Zao - Cancer Eater.mp3 02 - Zao - Physician Heal Thyself.mp3 03 - Zao - Everything You Love Will Soon Fly Away.mp3 04 - Zao - It's Hard Not To Shake With A Gun In Your Mouth.mp3 05 - Zao - Kingdom Of Thieves.mp3 06 - Zao - Killing Time 'Til Its Time To Die.mp3 07 - Zao - There Is No Such Thing As Paranoia.mp3 08 - Zao - Pudgy Young Blondes With Lobotomy Eyes.mp3 09 - Zao - My Love, My Love (We've Come Back From The Dead).mp3 10 - Zao - American Sheets On The Deathbed.mp3 11 - Zao - A Last Time For Everything.mp3 12 - Zao - Black Coffee.mp3 Zao-The Funeral of God-(Japanese Import+1)-(v0-VBR)-(2004) ====================================================================== 01 - Zao - Breath Of The Black Muse.mp3 02 - Zao - The Rising End(The First Prophecy).mp3 03 - Zao - The Last Revelation (The Last Prophecy).mp3 04 - Zao - The Last Song From Zion.mp3 05 - Zao - Live? From The Funeral Of God.mp3 06 - Zao - The Lesser Lights Of Heaven.mp3 07 - Zao - In Times Gone Past.mp3 08 - Zao - Praise The War Machine.mp3 09 - Zao - Truly, Truly, This Is The End.mp3 10 - Zao - I Lay Sleepless In My Grave.mp3 11 - Zao - Psalm Of The City Of The Dead.mp3 12 - Zao - The Romance Of The Southern Spirit (Bonus Track).mp3 Zao-The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation-(v0-VBR)-(1997) =========================================================================== 01 - Zao - Times Of Separation.mp3 02 - Zao - Surrounds Me.mp3 03 - Zao - Exchange.mp3 04 - Zao - Particle.mp3 05 - Zao - Repressed.mp3 06 - Zao - In Loving Kindness.mp3 07 - Zao - Endure.mp3 08 - Zao - The Children Cry For Help.mp3 09 - Zao - Resistance.mp3 10 - Zao - Song 1.mp3 Zao-Where Blood & Fire Bring Rest-(v0-VBR)-(1998) ============================================================= 01 - Zao - Lies Of Serpents, A River Of Tears.mp3 02 - Zao - To Think Of You Is To Treasure An Absent Memory.mp3 03 - Zao - A Fall Farewell.mp3 04 - Zao - March.mp3 05 - Zao - Ember.mp3 06 - Zao - Ravage Ritual.mp3 07 - Zao - Fifteen Rhema.mp3 08 - Zao - For A Fair Desire.mp3 09 - Zao - The Latter Rain.mp3 10 - Zao - Violet.mp3

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attainableapex (2008-07-06)

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VgnlBldFrt (2008-07-21)

It is pronounced (zow). Thank you :)

tds_music (2008-07-23)

To the moron who actually thinks the band name is pronounced (zow) why dont you do some research. Zao was a huge band when I was in high school and I've seen them 4 times where the band actually pronounced their name (zay-oh). So STFU poser.

moronthannot (2008-09-26)

Ok, for the "moron" that thinks the name is pronounced 'zow'.......their name ACTUALLY IS the Greek word zao (in Greek pronounced 'zow') which means- to live. An obvious reference to their common faith in our Christ. The guys in the band do pronounce it 'zay-oh', but incorrectly. We are all correct here. But the true word they named their band IS pronounced 'zow'. So I guess we're all morons...moronthannot

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