''ZII'' (or ''Zombie II'') is the third EP by American

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band The Devil Wears Prada. The EP, a sequel to 2010's '' Zombie'', was released on May 21, 2021, through Solid State Records and is the band's first release with bassist Mason Nagy.

Background and promotion

On March 31, 2021, the band released a teaser video titled "Upset the Sickness" via Solid State's YouTube channel. The EP was officially announced on April 7, along with the track listing and artwork. Lead vocalist Mike Hranica stated that while ''Zombie'' was "about how to fend off the apocalypse," ''ZII'' will be about "hopelessness against the horde." Additionally, ''ZII'' was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Termination" was released as the EP's lead single on April 23. "Nightfall" was released as the second single on May 14. A music video was released for "Forlorn" on May 21, the same day as the EP's release. In the lead up to the release, the band hosted a livestream on May 15, 2021, which they called an "Undeadstream", where they performed the EP in full.

Track listing

Personnel

The Devil Wears Prada *Mike Hranica – lead vocals, production *Kyle Sipress – lead guitar, backing vocals, production *Jeremy DePoyster – rhythm guitar, clean vocals, production *Mason Nagy – bass *Jonathan Gering – keyboards, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals, production * Giuseppe Capolupo – drums Production *Josh Barber – engineering, additional guitar tracking *Alex Prieto – mixing *Brendan Collins – mix assistant, digital editing *Kevin McCombs – additional engineering *Mike Kalajian – mastering *Anthony Barlich – photography *Micah and Luke Seedamk – layout and design

Charts

References

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