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Zao - New Music - Peoplesound (219 words) |
 | Zao -- longtime guitarists Scott Mellinger and Russ Cogdell, vocalist Dan Weyandt and the new rhythm section of Sean Koschick (bass) and Steven Peck (drums) -- have delivered the most powerful, the most concise and the most electric album of their storied and influential career. |
 | Zao combines elements of Bay Area thrash metal, precision tuned Carcass-like speed metal and the hard-fought credibility of hardcore with a dark vision that recalls Nick Cave, Danzig or Johnny Cash, and the (perhaps even dubious) lilt of British pop music and the more avante-garde outer reaches of rock n' roll. |
 | New rounds of touring have proven this to be the definitive Zao line-up after some deliberation through the years: The unleashing of 'The Funeral of God' upon the masses will ensure, once and for all, Zao's place in heavy music history. |