Awake? (Zao album)

Awake?
Studio album by Zao
Released	May 5, 2009
Genre	Metalcore
Length	42:25
Label	Ferret
Producer	Tim Lambesis, Daniel Castleman, Scott Mellinger
Zao chronology
The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here (2006) Awake? (2009) Xenophobe (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout
Metal Storm	6/10
PopMatters
Thrash Hits
Under the Gun Review	7/10

Awake? is the tenth studio album by metalcore band Zao. It was released on May 5, 2009, on Ferret Records. It contains nine new tracks and a re-recording of the track "Romance of the Southern Spirit", which originally appeared on the Japanese version of The Funeral of God. Only 8,000 physical copies of the album were made. Each copy is numbered and has six interchangeable covers. The album sold approximately 2,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Daniel Weyandt, except where noted; all music is composed by Daniel Weyandt and Scott Mellinger, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"1,000,000 Outstretched Arms of Nothing"			3:39
2.	"Entropica"			3:37
3.	"The Eyes Behind the Throne"			3:36
4.	"Human Cattle Masses Marching Forward"			3:39
5.	"Romance of the Southern Spirit"		Daniel Weyandt, Russ Cogdell	4:51
6.	"What Will You Find?"			3:44
7.	"Awake?"			3:41
8.	"Quiet Passenger Pt. 1"			4:00
9.	"Reveal"	Gabe Felice	Scott Mellinger	4:53
10.	"Quiet Passenger Pt. 2/The World Caved In"			6:53

Credits

Zao

• Dan Weyandt - vocals
• Scott Mellinger - guitar, clean vocals, engineer
• Martin Lunn - bass, vocals
• Jeff Gretz - drums

Production

• Tim Lambesis - production
• Daniel Castleman - engineer, mixing, producer
• Dave Hidek - engineer
• Alan Douches - mastering
• Russ Cogdell - lyrical writing on "Romance of the Southern Spirit"

Cover Art

• Gabe Felice - Cover art, lyrical writing on "Reveal"

Invisible Creature

• Ryan Clark - layout
• Don Clark - layout

External links

• Awake? at AllMusic