Liberate Te Ex Inferis
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| Studio album by Zao | ||
| Released | August 10, 1999 | |
| Genre | Metalcore | |
| Label | Solid State/Tooth & Nail Records | |
| Producer(s) | Barry Poynter | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Zao chronology | ||
| Where Blood And Fire Bring Rest (1998) |
Liberate Te Ex Inferis (1999) |
(Self Titled) (2000) |
Liberate Te Ex Inferis is the fourth full length album by metalcore band Zao. It is considered to be their most experimental and darkest album to date. It was released on Solid State/Tooth & Nail Records. With the album came the addition of bassist Rob Horner. However it is without Brett Detar who decided to pursue the Juliana Theory full time.
N.B. The title "Liberate Te Ex Inferis" is grammatically incorrect. The sentence is Latin, and a rough English translation is "Free / yourself / from / Hell." However, the imperative "Liberate" is in the plural form, and its direct object "Te" is in the singular. The distinction isn't found in English (e.g. "you" can refer to one person or more than one person), which is why the rough translation shows no apparent problem. The Latin should read either (1) "Libera Te Ex Inferis", if it's meant to be about one person; or (2) "Liberate Vos Ex Inferis" if it's meant to be about more than one person. (It's possible there was an error when the sentence was transcribed wherein "Libera Te" was written as "Liberate", i.e. with no word division.)
The theme of the album is based on Dante's inferno, as the songs are grouped in pairs after the rings in hell.
The album contains several cuts from the horror movie Event Horizon. The title of the album is also from the same movie.
This is drummer Jesse Smith's favorite Zao album. The staff of Ferret Music also favor this record.
[edit] Track listing
- "Circle I Limbo: Intro"
- "Circle I Limbo: Savannah"
- "Circle II The Lustful: Autopsy"
- "Circle II The Lustful: If These Scars Could Speak"
- "Circle III The Gluttonous: The Ghost Psalm"
- "Circle III The Gluttonous: Desire The End"
- "Circle IV the Hoarders and the Spendthrifts: Dark Cold Sound"
- "Circle IV the Hoarders and the Spendthrifts: Skin Like Winter"
- "Circle V the Wrathful: Kathleen Barbra"
- "Circle V the Wrathful: Man In Cage Jack Wilson"
[edit] Personnel
- Daniel Weyandt- Vocals
- Scott Mellinger- Guitar
- Russ Cogdell- Guitar
- Jesse Smith- Drums
- Rob Horner- Bass
