Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest

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Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest
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Studio album by
Zao
ReleasedMay 19, 1998
RecordedPoynter Recordings, Little Rock, Arkansas
GenreMetalcore
Length39:59
LabelSolid State/Tooth & Nail
ProducerBarry Poynter, Bruce Fitzhugh
Zao chronology
The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation
(1997) 		Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest
(1998) 		Training for Utopia / Zao
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout4.5/5 stars[3]

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.[4][5]

Lyrical content[]

The lyrics on Blood & Fire deal with personal issues that vocalist Dan Weyandt was dealing with at the time they were written.[6] The song "To Think Of You Is To Treasure An Absent Memory", deals with the suffering, and untimely deaths of Weyandt's friends and stepbrother.[1][6] "Lies of Serpents" and "Ravage Ritual" both deal with hypocrisy in the Christian church.[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Zao.

No.TitleLength
1."Lies of Serpents, a River of Tears"2:39
2."To Think of You Is to Treasure an Absent Memory"4:27
3."A Fall Farewell"2:56
4."March"3:51
5."Ember"2:26
6."Ravage Ritual"3:15
7."Fifteen Rhema"3:33
8."For a Fair Desire"3:03
9."The Latter Rain"6:28
10."Violet"7:18
Total length:39:59

Personnel[]

Zao
  • Dan Weyandt – vocals
  • Russ Cogdell – guitar, bass
  • Jesse Smith – drums
  • Brett Detar – guitar, bass, piano
Production
  • Don Clark - Concept, Design, Layout Design
  • Dave Rankin - Artwork
  • Brandon Ebel - Executive Producer
  • Bruce Fitzhugh - Producer
  • Brian Gardner - Mastering
  • Jason Magnusson - Assistant Producer
  • Tim Owen - Photography
  • Barry Poynter - Engineer, Mixing

Album information[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Downey, Ryan. "ZAO - Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Burgess, Aaron (June 1998). "Loud Life / Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest". Alternative Press. 12 (119): 100. ISSN 1065-1667.
  3. ^ Keel, Fred (December 24, 2008). "Zao, "Where Blood & Fire Bring Rest". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "https://loudwire.com/best-metalcore-albums-all-time"/refcontent5
  5. ^ "https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-21-best-us-metalcore-albums-of-all-time/"/refcontent6
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Ryan J. Downey (2005). Zao - The Lesser Lights of Heaven. Ferret Records. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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