Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest

Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest
Studio album by Zao
Released	May 19, 1998
Studio	Poynter Recordings, Little Rock, Arkansas
Genre	Metalcore
Length	39:59
Label	Solid State/Tooth & Nail
Producer	Barry Poynter, Bruce Fitzhugh
Zao studio album chronology
The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation (1997) Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest (1998) Liberate Te Ex Inferis (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[3]

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]}

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
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

References

1. 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. Hill, John (May 25, 2020). "25 Best Metalcore Albums of All Time". Loudwire .
5. Young, Simon (June 9, 2023). "The 21 best U.S. metalcore albums of all time". Kerrang! .
6. Sacher, Andrew (August 26, 2019). "15 '90s metalcore albums that still resonate today". Brooklyn Vegan . Retrieved August 16, 2023.
7. Ryan J. Downey (2005). Zao - The Lesser Lights of Heaven. Ferret Records.