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Published on February 6th 2004
Wow. These guys are metal-core. More to it, they are the defintion of good metal-core. I don't think there can be any mention of metal-core without ZAO being a part of it. This CD is not a new release, but a compilation of their albums. A "best of..." if you wish. I find a few problems with this though. This band has gone through a lot of line-up changes, and you can definately hear it in the different songs. Another thing is that this is a compilation, so the production is inconsistent, and the songs weren't all written at the same time. I much rather prefer listening to full CDs in their original order, since I view songs as chapters in a book. This album also features three demo tracks at the end featuring Corey Darst, who apparently hasn't been on any other recording and has left the band. They are sub-par tracks and were recorded while the band was on tour. People who liked this also liked:        ![Sublime - Sublime [Deluxe Edition]](/images/covers/thumb/sublime-sublime_deluxe_edition.jpg)   Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
i think its sad people are so offended by "christian music". everyone who rights good music pulls inspiration from what they beleive and what has happened to them. thats what those of us who aprreciate music call passion. just because zao openly talks about what they believe is no reason to get down on it. everybody tells you what to think. simple plan tells you what to think. why is it that people only ever have a problem with what christians tell them and dont question the garbage hollywood throws at them. The comment regarding the song "Repressed" is legit... however, you must note that was before Dan took vox and kicked out that assclown. Seeing as the band has no original members now, I'm not sure if you could say that sort of junk is still previlent in the band. "i bet it was because they knew they'd get a reaction from you asshats." I love ZAO, and no I am NOT christian (god why does it matter... you 13 year olds will learn one day that atheism is crock - by not recognizing an existance of some form of god you just regarded the fact its possible for one to exist. Idiots.) ANYWAYS, the track selection on this disc is alright, it is way too junbled I agree (due to all the previous line-up changes). I could also do without the material on the first two albums (before Dan took vox - the material was christrian to the point where it was comical, now zao is more metaphorical and almost darker.) Personally my favorite album is the Self Titled although many would think I am psycho as it is clearly the black sheep of Zao albums (due to its electric drumming and almost industrial feel). Still an amazong metalcore band if I have ever heard one and their influence echos to this day. Underrated as hell. "fuck carl winslow"...holy shit. i love it. no that was some other mosh for jesus band. Eat Quizno's subs....they have a pepper bar. Zao has never been goo, & doubt they ever will put out anything worth listening to. Please Zao, die for me! Thanks. holy crap, i can't believe that i spelled baptist wrong more than once. hey, gregger. may i call you gregger? well, i will anyway. I'm sorry that you're a Babtist. I grew up and currently live in the south, so i know how horribly intolerant those people can be. Look, another generalization!! i'm on a roll. But, you know what? Lots of the babtists that i've met are incredibly nice until they ask you where you go to church or what religion you are. When i used to reply Catholic, I always got this weird reaction like i'm the embodiement of Satan himself. One actually asked why i worship Mary. Silly Babtists. They don't do it right... Some people thought my pro-tolerance rabblerousing was in support of this shit. It's bad when a record review becomes a religious argument. whether you like it or not ZAO is and will always be the forerunner for all those other pansy hardcore bands to come. They are the only ones who can do it right. WASP - generalized racist term. fucking douchebags the site doesnt make it a requirement to read a christian review. fuck you. I'm not christian but this is good music. Fucking assholes worrying too much about being punk and not about the music. Go listen to anti flag you stupid cunts. Hey folks, if you've been wondering where all of these right wingers that listen to hardcore and punk have been coming from then look no further. For this is a prime example of fundamentalist wasp hardcore. And it scares the crap outta me. fuck carl winslow? Being a Christian, I almost felt offended for a moment. LOL GOD SUCKS LOL To the guy many posts down who said U2 makes great music...you sir.....know NOTHING about music....they have been milking basically the same bullshit over and over for almost 20 years and Bono...despite me agreeing with his opinios.....seems like a fake to me. And, Christian music only sucks if it preaches christianity......if the group members are christians and they sing about other, more important things, ill be down with it...but i dont need to listen to some self rightgeous bible humper telling me that i need to have more faith or that i need to worship the lord or hate gays or whatever other shit the many different sects of christianity preach. And, yes, there are many differeent kinds of christians, not all are homophobic, conservative, Jerry Fallwells.....but all in all I'd have to say ANY religion that preaches some sort of control is a bunch of bullshit. Buddhism, on the other hand, im down with it...i dont believe a owrd of it....but its a cool, unvendictive religion...buddha isn't gonna condemn you for masturbating or being gay. But, anyway, off that tangent.....its ok to dislike a band because they sing christian lyrics...especiall.y if it is a hardecore punk band...since it is basically overlooking everything that punk stands for. hahaha fuck carl winslow...golden I'd rather say "Fuck Everything Metal"... FUCK CHRISTIAN METAL wow, was that incoherent.... i cant believe people still believe in an invisable man in the sky who has control over destiny and fate....ya, ooooooookayyyyyyy... i can't believe someone said fuck carl winslow holy fucking shit! i agree with you BSD! weird eh? in complete agreement with BSD's comment below "you choose to be Christian. you choose to be a Nazi. you choose to rape children. Forget all this "metal-core" nonsense... "More Minor Threat, Less Deicide" -Paint it Black This shit doesnt suck just because its Christian. It fucking sucks becuase its horrible music. God shut up.....fuck tolerance...emo faggots you choose to be Christian. you choose to be a Nazi. you choose to rape children. haha shit meh-o i love how it's the coolest thing in the world to hate christians and their music, but it's soooooooooo bad to hate gays and other supposed minorities. man, if you want to preach tolerance, then be tolerant of CHRISTIANS, AND THEIR MUSIC! if a band of all gays came along, then nobody on this website would bash it just because they were gays. First off, fuck this band. Christianity and Hardcore....I thought christians hated gays...yet this is the gayest shit ever. Zao? More like Meh-o. Not a fan. At all. personally, i'm a fan of "blood and fire" and "liberate te..."-era zao; i can't really get excited about the rest of it Fuck Carl Winslow. haha, cool, i have a band called agnostic church, we're currently recording, and we have an appearence by superdude as the last track. "this album was great but..." Wow BSD, I'm Agnostic too....weird. Actually, I'm agnostic. Unlike most people who go around saying "Yeah, 666! Fuck Jesus", I know what it means... Never heard of them.....might check 'em out....I just hope their lyrics aren't full of Christian ideas....that kind of takes the bite out of music.....asnd the reality. But I'll check it out nonetheless. Who? I agree with sickboi about this legendary thing. Especially because he used the word 'assblasters'. Only if you're a blind christian. For the rest of us, it's still plenty fresh. Blind Christian bashing got so old... I like Zao. They arent the most inventive or creative metalcore band, but they have a solid formula that works for the most part. But there are mos def better metalcore and hardcore bands out there. zao is really boring. fuck christian music? man fuck you. way to be open minded to the music you fucking ho. wether your christian or not zao is good fucking music. first get Where blood and fire, after get Liberate and then self-titled. But you should definitely own these by now if someone wanted to get an actual zao album (as oposed to a best of), what's the best one to get? Soulbleed=Zao fanboy. interesting that both songs commented on come from the split they did w/ training for utopia, which is a great little 20-minute ride. i don't have any of the full-lengths after where blood and fire bring rest. i know liberate is pretty good, but is anything after that worth getting? what is this, reject idiot day? god you guys are killing me. so what if they used the word 'legendary' .. i bet it was because they knew they'd get a reaction from you asshats. And to the post below, what the fuck? Don't even mention Marley. Zao definitely -are- legends within the genre they reside (or resided, considering they broke up or whatever they are doing/did) and pretty much everyone that they share the genre with follows/followed their lead. Take your heads out of your asses, all of you. "Legendary"..... haha yeah man fuck em all to heaven |
