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Legendary (Zao Album)
''Legendary'' is a "best of" album by metalcore band Zao. It was released on December 17, 2003, on Solid State/ Tooth & Nail/EMI. It is the eighth album by the group. The last three songs are previously unreleased studio demos with Corey Darst on vocals. "The Icarus Complex" appeared on '' This is Solid State Vol.3''. Track listing Credits *Dan Weyandt – vocals *Scott Mellinger – guitar, bass *Russ Cogdell – guitar, bass * Jesse Smith – drums, guitar, vocals *Rob Horner – bass *Brett Detar Brett Detar is an American singer, songwriter, film composer, and music producer. He is perhaps best known as frontman for the band The Juliana Theory and as former guitarist in Zao. Detar launched a career as a singer/songwriter in the Americ ... – guitar, bass *Shawn Jonas – vocals *Roy Goudy – guitar *Mic Cox – bass *Corey Darst – vocals Quotes *"Zao were quite literally one of the first few heavy bands to truly break out of the Christian underground scene and g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zao (US Band)
Zao () is an American metalcore band founded in Parkersburg, West Virginia and later relocated to Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in March 1993, Zao has hosted several musicians and endured numerous roster changes to the point where no original members remain. Former drummer Jesse Smith, vocalist Dan Weyandt, and guitarists Scott Mellinger and Russ Cogdell are seen by some fans as the "core" of Zao, with the current line up being the longest running in the band's history. For a time, the band featured Christian themes in their music and was regarded as a Christian band, however this theme was eventually met with debate among the members and the band currently no longer considers themselves a "Christian band" with only bassist Martin Lunn identifying as a Christian. To date, Zao has released 12 full-length albums, 9 EPs or splits, a two-disc DVD documentary and embarked on numerous concert tours, garnering a limited but global fan base and earning critical praise in the proc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Detar
Brett Detar is an American singer, songwriter, film composer, and music producer. He is perhaps best known as frontman for the band The Juliana Theory and as former guitarist in Zao. Detar launched a career as a singer/songwriter in the Americana and country genre with the release of his debut solo album, ''Bird in the Tangle''. Life and career Brett Detar was born April 30, 1978 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He began his musical career as guitarist in the band Pensive, who released an EP called ''The Subtlety of Silence'' and a split with EP with fellow Pennsylvania band Seasons In The Field. In 1997, drummer Jesse Smith recruited Brett to play guitar in the metalcore band Zao. Detar suggested his friend Dan Weyandt come aboard as well. They both appeared on the groundbreaking album '' Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest'' and a split CD with Training for Utopia. In 1998, Detar left Zao to pursue what began as a side-project, The Juliana Theory, full-time. Following the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Greatest Hits Albums
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Zao may refer to: * Mayor Zao, a character in the video game ''Freedom Planet'' * Zao (American band), a metalcore band from West Virginia * Zao (French band) * Mount Zaō, a mountain in northern Japan * Zaō, Miyagi, a town in Japan * 5751 Zao, an asteroid * ZAO, an abbreviation for a Russian closed joint-stock company * Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013), Chinese-French contemporary painter * ZAO, a free Chinese Deepfake app * Captain Zao, Chinese submarine officer in ''Fallout 4'' * Zao, evil North Korean military officer in ''Die Another Day ''Die Another Day'' is a 2002 spy film and the twentieth film in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and directed by Lee Tamahori. The fourth and final film st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Smith (musician)
Jesse Smith is an American musician, best known for his work as the original drummer of Christian metal band Zao. After leaving Zao, he has had multiple other bands/projects, including Gods, My Own Halo, Jesse Smith & the Holy Ghost, and Serpent Servant Slave. History In 1993, Jesse Smith was recruited by friends Roy Goudy, Mic Cox and Eric Reeder to play drums in their newly formed band, which later was named Zao. In 1995, Zao recorded their first album, '' All Else Failed'', with new singer Shawn Jonas (who would later form Symphony in Peril). In 1996, ''The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation'' was released with the line-up of Roy Goudy, Mic Cox and Shawn Jonas. In 1997, all of the band members except for Smith quit Zao following the 1997 Cornerstone festival and a couple of shows they played on the way back home.. In 1998, Smith recruited guitarist Brett Detar (who would later form The Juliana Theory), guitarist Russ Cogdell and vocalist Daniel Weyandt. ''Where Blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Weyandt
Daniel Weyandt is the third and current vocalist of the American metalcore band, Zao. He was also the bassist for Seasons in the Field and current bassist for Lonely//Ghost//Parade. Weyandt is also a tattooer and owns a shop in his hometown, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. History According to Zao's DVD, ''The Lesser Lights of Heaven'', Weyandt started his music career with the band Seasons in the Field with friends Guitarist Russ Cogdell, Drummer Bob Bigelow, and Vocalist Jason Keener in 1996, which were originally named Sower. After a while, Bigelow left and was replaced by Stephen Peck. They recorded their split album, ''Psalms of Ariana'' with Pensive. Their song, "Eternity" is on the compilation album ''Blessed be the Killing'' from Deadself Records. In 1998, Seasons in the Field disbanded, and Weyandt and Cogdell joined Zao. The full line-up consisted of, Jason Keener on lead vocals, Russ Cogdell on guitars, Dan Weyandt on bass and backing vocals, Stephen Peck on drums, Bob B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberate Te Ex Inferis
''Liberate Te Ex Inferis'' is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Zao. It is considered by many to be their most experimental and darkest album. It was released on Solid State/ Tooth & Nail. With the album came the addition of bassist Rob Horner. ''Liberate'' is the first Zao album to feature Scott Mellinger, who replaced Brett Detar after his decision to pursue The Juliana Theory full-time. Drummer Jesse Smith has stated that ''Liberate'' is his favorite Zao album. The staff of Ferret Music also favor this record. Both drummer Jesse Smith and vocalist Daniel Weyandt have stated during interviews that the music of post-metal band Neurosis had a heavy influence on this album's overall sound. The album received the vinyl treatment in May 2011 from Broken Circles Records. The album features new cover art, designed by Brent Lakes. It was re-issued on vinyl again in 2022 by Solid State, featuring all new artwork by Dave Rankin, who had previously done the artwork f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Splinter Shards The Birth Of Separation
''The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation'' is the second studio album by American metalcore band Zao, released on Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a Christian rock record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington where it is situated today. It is home to many well-known musical acts, including Undero ... on April 1, 1997. In 2020, the band repressed the album, alongside the follow-up album, '' Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest'', to vinyl with both albums getting around 500 each and new artwork done by David Rankin. Track listing Credits ;ZAO *Shawn Jonas - vocals *Roy Goudy - guitar *Mic Cox - bass * Jesse Smith - drums ;Production *Drew Mazurek - engineer, mixing, producer *Brian Gardner - mastering *Brandon Ebel - executive producer *Jefferson Steele - photography *Eskew Reeder - composer *Steve Wayne - composer References Zao (American band) albums 1997 albums Tooth & Nail Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parade Of Chaos
''Parade of Chaos'' is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Zao. Released on July 10, 2002 by Solid State/ Tooth & Nail/EMI. This album was recorded similarly to ''Self-Titled'' with Scott and Jesse writing in the studio and Dan being absent until time to record vocals. This album was also recorded at the same time as the recording of the ''All Else Failed'' reissue. This album featured the departure of bassist Rob Horner. Track listing Credits Zao * Daniel Weyandt - vocals *Scott Mellinger - guitar, bass * Jesse Smith - drums, guitar, vocals Production *Barry Poynter - Engineer, Mixing, Producer *Brian Gardner - Mastering Charts Notes *"Free the Three" was inspired by the West Memphis Three The West Memphis Three are three men convicted as teenagers in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. Damien Echols was capital punishment, sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley Jr. to life imprisonme ..., three young men wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Blood And Fire Bring Rest
''Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest'' is the third full-length album released by metalcore band Zao on Solid State/ Tooth & Nail. It was the first album to feature vocalist Dan Weyandt after the departure of Shawn Jonas along with new bassists/guitarists, Russ Cogdell and Brett Detar. The album contains a sample from the film '' The Shining'' at the end of "Lies Of Serpents, A River of Tears", as well as a sample from the horror film '' The Prophecy'' during the intro to "Ravage Ritual". It is often considered among the greatest metalcore albums ever made."https://loudwire.com/best-metalcore-albums-all-time"/refcontent5"https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-21-best-us-metalcore-albums-of-all-time/"/refcontent6 Lyrical content The lyrics on ''Blood & Fire'' deal with personal issues that vocalist Dan Weyandt was dealing with at the time they were written. The song "To Think Of You Is To Treasure An Absent Memory", deals with the suffering, and untimely deaths of Weyandt's friends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self-Titled (Zao Album)
''Self-Titled'' is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band Zao, released on February 21, 2001, by Solid State/ Tooth & Nail/EMI. This album saw the departure of guitarist Russ Cogdell. The entire album was written in the recording studio by Scott and Jesse. Dan would be sent the tracks to write lyrics and then recorded them. The band famously broke up on stage (in Pennsylvania, Sept 2001) touring this album. Track listing Credits * Daniel Weyandt – vocals, percussion * Scott Mellinger – composer, guitar, bass, percussion, producer * Jesse Smith – drums, acoustic guitar, clean vocals, composer, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, producer, programming * Rob Horner – bass ; Production * Russ Cogdell – composer * Brian Gardner – mastering * David Johnson – photography * Jason Magnusson – engineer * Barry Poynter Barry Poynter is an American record producer. He has produced albums for many bands and musicians, such as Soul Embraced, Society's F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalcore
Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of breakdowns, slow, intense passages conducive to moshing. Other defining instrumental qualities include heavy riffs and stop-start rhythm guitar playing, occasional blast beats, and double bass drumming. Vocalists in the genre typically use thrash or scream vocals. Some later metalcore bands combine this with clean singing, often during the chorus. Death growls and gang vocals are common. 1990s metalcore bands were inspired by hardcore while later metalcore bands were inspired by melodic death metal bands like At the Gates and In Flames. The roots of metalcore are in the 1980s when bands would combine hardcore punk with heavy metal. This included New York hardcore bands like Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, and Killing Time, British hardcore p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
