“These four bands/songs influenced us in ways that run deeper than I can fully explain. The riffs, the rhythms, the way songs were built, the urgency and style of the vocals, the conviction and chaos on stage—so much of what found its way into us all started here with them. Our Western Pennsylvania Big Four.
Back in June 2021 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanian Metalcore merchants Zao streamed a live show from Church Recording Studios which we had the pleasure of witnessing and… it always felt like it was only going to be a matter of time before it resurfaced with the sheer amount of effort that went into it and the quality
Another episode of one of the most iconic series to grace the internet finds OG Metalcore merchants Zao outside Reggie’s in Chicago Illinois ahead of a show with Capra and Your Spirit Dies on 20th September. They were there as part of a run of shows around their album “The Crimson Corridor” and courtesy of
Pro-shot at the iconic Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn New York, here’s a full set from Zao that includes the classics “The Rising End“, “Lies of Serpents, a River of Tears” and “A Well-Intentioned Virus” as the Metalcore merchants approach three decades as a band. Twelve studio albums deep into their careers at this point
“They say death’s an open door, Into another room, Within the city of the dead (Our New Kingdom), They say we walk like dreams, Sharing the same breath, Seeing through the same eyes, (A collective spirit)…”
For fans outside of the US the opportunity to witness live the wrath of a beast that has rarely adventured outside of the their native soil in a 28 year career that has seen them provide us with eleven studio albums and seven EPs. The tale of Zao is a complex one but for those
