All Else Failed (2003 album)
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All Else Failed is a 2003 album by the metalcore
band Zao, released on February 19, 2003 by Solid State
/Tooth & Nail
/EMI
Records. It features newly recorded versions of eight of ten tracks from their original titled debut album, All Else Failed
(1995). The recording was done during the same session as Parade of Chaos. The 2003 album was recorded with a different line-up and can be generically placed as metalcore
, where the 1995 album was more hardcore punk
.
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band Zao, released on February 19, 2003 by Solid State
Solid State Records
Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...
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Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
/EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Records. It features newly recorded versions of eight of ten tracks from their original titled debut album, All Else Failed
All Else Failed (1995 album)
All Else Failed is the debut album by Zao. The album was later re-recorded and released as the identically titled, All Else Failed .This album on Steadfast Records has had 3 pressings in total, with different cover art for each pressing....
(1995). The recording was done during the same session as Parade of Chaos. The 2003 album was recorded with a different line-up and can be generically placed as metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
, where the 1995 album was more hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
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Track listing
- "Resistance" – 2:59
- "In Loving Kindness" – 3:14
- "Endure" – 4:41
- "Growing In Grace" – 5:18
- "Foresight" – 2:59
- "Ps. 77" – 5:26
- "Exchange" – 3:25
- "All Else Failed" – 13:34
Credits
- Dan Weyandt - vocals
- Scott Mellinger - guita, bass
- Jesse Smith - drums, vocals, guitar