Album Rating: 5.0

geezus yo jam zao dude

Album Rating: 5.0

I really hope Russ contributes to this album. Holy Crap!!! Self Titled and Liberate Lps were just delivered!!

Album Rating: 4.5

i was listening to a zao album yesterday and zoned out and thought training for utopia were playing



im sorry if that offends you. they sound pretty similar to me

Album Rating: 5.0

Both rule, but I dont find them to sound too similar. Which album?

Album Rating: 4.5

I suppose that if I really like this and Demon Hunter, I should hear Training for Utopia, right?

Album Rating: 4.5

erm i listened to training for utopia's "plastic soul impalement" and then i listened to zao "where blood and fire bring rest"



seriously sounded the same to me. dark Christian metalcore

Album Rating: 4.5

"I should hear Training for Utopia, right?"



no reason not to, theyre pretty damn good

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah those albums dont really sound anything alike but ok

Album Rating: 5.0

other than them both being metalcore

Album Rating: 5.0

I can hear some similarities, although this is far more simple and focused, more atmospheric, and obviously less chaotic. Both rule, though.

Album Rating: 4.5

seriously they don't sound alike? they sound so ridiculously similar



theyre both in the same vein of metalcore. if you cant hear that, its probably cos you've listened to each album loads and discovered their intricacies.



but on a first listen, they sound extremely similar

Album Rating: 4.5



"Zao and TFU sound nothing alike"



apart from them both having the dark Christian metalcore sound of the late 90s..................



yeah I agree that tfu is much more chaotic, but in the wider scope of music they are very similar



someone who doesn't listen to metalcore or wasn't really paying much attention when listening to both the albums wouldn't hear the differences



yes I agree theyre different but I don't see how you could argue that someone wouldn't be able to confuse the bands in their mind.

Album Rating: 4.5

Goes fuckin hard.

Album Rating: 4.5

Need to hear the split.

Album Rating: 4.5

Pleb have you heard the end - transfer trachea?



its like a mix of Dillinger and chaotic dark metalcore



youd enjoy it

Album Rating: 4.5

"I dunno, even when I was new to both bands I never considered that comparison. The vocals are so different and Zao's riffs are much more metallic and massive. "



I dunno man I guess I wasn't paying that much attention when I was listening to TFU.



both great bands though

Album Rating: 5.0

Glad to see all the awesome Zao conversations going on in here.

Album Rating: 5.0

Fav track?

Album Rating: 5.0

Amen. We can def be bros :D Just got the split in the mail. Love it.

Album Rating: 4.5

Ghost Palm is definitely one of the best tracks from this.