Pyrrhic Victory (EP)
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Released | November 3, 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Genre | Metalcore | |||
Length | 18:34 | |||
Label | Observed/Observer | |||
Producer | Zao | |||
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Pyrrhic Victory is an EP by metalcore band Zao, released on November 3, 2017. It is the third release by the band on their own Observed/Observer Recordings label since their reactivation in 2015 after several years of hiatus. The songs were recorded during the same sessions that resulted in 2015's Xenophobe and 2016's The Well-Intentioned Virus. The EP in its entirety was streamed on the Metal Injection website on October 31, 2017.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Drifting Shadows in Walking Dreams" | 3:29 |
2. | "Gifts of Flowers and Stone" | 2:58 |
3. | "Clawing, Clawing, Never Cutting Through" | 3:57 |
4. | "The Host Has Bared Its Teeth" | 3:28 |
5. | "Feed It Pain" | 4:42 |
Personnel
Zao[8]
- Dan Weyandt – vocals
- Scott Mellinger – guitar, vocals
- Russ Cogdell – guitar
- Martin Lunn – bass
- Jeff Gretz – drums
Production
- Matt Kerley – artwork
- Dave Hidek – mixing, engineer
- Garret Haines – mastering
- Ben Buckner – art layout
- Josh Bonati – lacquers
Charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Billboard Heatseakers[9] | 11 |
References
- ^ "Zao Unveil "Drifting Shadows In Walking Dreams" Via Decibel Flexi Series". Decibel Magazine. November 14, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Track Premiere Zao - "The Host Has Bared Its Teeth"". Decibel Magazine. September 25, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ Camp, Zoe (October 16, 2017). "HEAR ZAO'S INFECTIOUS NEW ANTHEM "CLAWING, CLAWING, NEVER CUTTING THROUGH"". Revolver Magazine. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ Zinn, Zac (November 8, 2017). "Album Review: ZAO - Pyrrhic Victory". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Colin (December 1, 2017). "ZAO Pyrrhic Victory". Lambgoat. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Haunter (November 2, 2017). "REVIEW: ZAO — PYRRHIC VICTORY". New-Transcendence. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Stream Zao's New 5 Song EP, Pyrrhic Victory". Metal Injection. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Zao". Discogs. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Heatseakers Albums December 2, 2017". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.