Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest
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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. 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.[1][2][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.[4] 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.[5][4] "Lies of Serpents" and "Ravage Ritual" both deal with hypocrisy in the Christian church.[5]
Track listing
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