Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest
1998 studio album by Zao
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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, which is the only album to feature 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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| Released | May 19, 1998 | |||
| Studios | Poynter Recordings, Little Rock, Arkansas | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 39:59 | |||
| Label | Solid State/Tooth & Nail | |||
| Producers | Barry Poynter, Bruce Fitzhugh | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | [2] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [3] |
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
All tracks are written by Zao.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
- Daniel 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
- Record label (vinyl version): Broken Circles Records