Where_Blood_and_Fire_Bring_Rest

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Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest

1998 studio album by Zao

Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest is the third studio album by American 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][6]

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Lyrical content

The lyrics on Blood & Fire deal with personal issues that vocalist Dan Weyandt was dealing with at the time they were written.[7] 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][7] "Lies of Serpents" and "Ravage Ritual" both deal with hypocrisy in the Christian church.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Zao

Personnel

Zao
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

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    Burgess, Aaron (June 1998). "Loud Life / Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest". Alternative Press. 12 (119): 100. ISSN 1065-1667.
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    Keel, Fred (December 24, 2008). "Zao, "Where Blood & Fire Bring Rest". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
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    Hill, John (May 25, 2020). "25 Best Metalcore Albums of All Time". Loudwire.
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    Young, Simon (June 9, 2023). "The 21 best U.S. metalcore albums of all time". Kerrang!.
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    Sacher, Andrew (August 26, 2019). "15 '90s metalcore albums that still resonate today". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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    Ryan J. Downey (2005). Zao - The Lesser Lights of Heaven. Ferret Records.
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