Liberate Te Ex Inferis

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Liberate Te Ex Inferis
Studio album by Zao
Released	August 10, 1999
Genre	Metalcore
Label	Solid State/Tooth & Nail Records
Producer	Barry Poynter
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link HM Magazine link[1] Exit Zine [1]
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. Liberate is the first Zao album to feature Scott Mellinger, who replaced Brett Detar after his decision 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 layout is based on Dante's inferno, as the songs are grouped in pairs after the rings in hell. Because of this arrangement, the album is often mistakenly labeled as a concept album. The band members themselves, however, had nothing to do with the idea and very little input on the artwork and layout.^[2]

The album contains several samples from the horror movie Event Horizon. The title of the album is also from the same movie.

Drummer Jesse Smith's has stated that Liberate is his favorite Zao album. The staff of Ferret Music also favor this record.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Circle I Limbo: Intro"
2. "Circle I Limbo: Savannah"
3. "Autopsy"
4. "If These Scars Could Speak"
5. "The Ghost Psalm"
6. "Desire The End"
7. "Dark Cold Sound"
8. "Skin Like Winter"
9. "Kathleen Barbra"
10. "Man In Cage Jack Wilson"

[edit] Personnel

• Daniel Weyandt- Vocals
• Scott Mellinger- Guitar
• Russ Cogdell- Guitar
• Jesse Smith- Drums
• Rob Horner- Bass

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