Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest

Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest
Studio album by Zao
Released May 19, 1998
Recorded Poynter Recordings, Little Rock, Arkansas
Genre Metalcore
Length 39:59
Label Solid State/Tooth & Nail
Producer Barry 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
Allmusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[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 beginning of "To Think of You", as well as a sample from the horror film The Prophecy during the intro to "Ravage Ritual".

Lyrical content

The lyrics on Blood & Fire deal with personal issues that vocalist Dan Weydant was dealing with at the time they were written.[4] The song "To Think Of You Is To Treasure An Absent Memory", deals with the suffering, and untimely deaths of Weydant's friends and stepbrother.[1][4] "Lies of Serpents" and "Ravage Ritual" both deal with hypocrisy in the Christian church.[1]

Track listing

All tracks 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
Production

Album information

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Ryan J. Downey (2005). Zao - The Lesser Lights of Heaven. Ferret Records/Superhero Management.
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