Released June 12, 2006 The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here(2006) Awake?(2009) Release date 12 June 2006 Label Ferret Music | Length 37:52 | |
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Zao the fear is what keeps us here full album
The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here is the eighth full-length album by metalcore band Zao. It was released on June 13, 2006 on Ferret Records in the US and on June 12, 2006 in Europe. The album showcases the addition of drummer Jeff Gretz and bassist Martin Lunn. In interviews Gretz jokingly claimed it would be titled "The George Lucas Neckfat".
Contents
- Zao the fear is what keeps us here full album
- Album note
- Concept
- Sound
- Track listing
- Credits
- Songs
- References
Zao the fear is what keeps us here full album
Album note
The album was released in two versions. The limited edition deluxe edition contains expanded artwork and a bonus "making the album" DVD. Both versions contain the same music. Some pre-ordered copies of the album came with a separate sheet of paper with easier-to-read lyrics for each song.
Concept
There is no strict concept to the album, as on The Funeral of God. The album deals with more obscure/varied subject matter. Topics throughout the album include death and loss of everything you have ("Everything You Love Will Soon Fly Away"), politics ("American Sheets on the Deathbed", "Kingdom of Thieves"), frustration with false interpretations of the band's purpose ("It's Hard Not to Shake with a Gun in Your Mouth"), that we can't do it all alone ("Physician Heal Thyself"), American priorities ("Pudgy Young Blondes with Lobotomy Eyes") and zombies ("My Love, My Love (We've Come Back From the Dead)"). The band says the underlying theme is "loss of control."
Sound
It's been called the most abrasive Zao record to date. Steve Albini's live to analog-tape production (with no computer "fixing") and the band's decision to track all of the drums, bass and guitar live lends an accurate representation of the band's live sound. Even Weyandt's vocals are given the same treatment as he sang with a hand-held microphone through an amplifier to simulate an over-driven P.A. at a small club show. Instead of adding the progressive elements that were introduced on the album The Funeral of God, it takes a somewhat raw, black metal-influenced sound.
Track listing
- "Cancer Eater" – 2:39
- "Physician Heal Thyself" – 3:56
- "Everything You Love Will Soon Fly Away" – 3:07
- "It's Hard Not to Shake with a Gun in Your Mouth" – 3:53
- "Kingdom of Thieves" – 3:23
- "Killing Time 'Til it's Time to Die" – 3:02
- "There Is No Such Thing as Paranoia" – 3:06
- "Pudgy Young Blondes with Lobotomy Eyes" – 3:56
- "My Love, My Love (We've Come Back from the Dead)" – 2:48
- "American Sheets on the Deathbed" – 2:47
- "A Last Time for Everything" – 5:15
- "Black Coffee" - 4:20 (Japanese Edition)
Credits
Songs
1Cancer Eater2:39
2Physician Heal Thyself3:56
3Everything You Love Will Soon Fly Away3:07