The following is the complete discography of Zao, an American metalcore band. The band's discography consists of eleven studio albums, two compilation albums, one video album, four music videos, and seven extended plays.
| Zao discography | |
|---|---|
 Members Russ Cogdell (left) and Dan Weyandt performing in Germany, 2004 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 4 |
| EPs | 7 |
| B-sides | 7 |
| Demos | 2 |
Albums edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christian [1] |
US Heat [2] |
US Indie [3] |
US Hard Rock [4] |
US Rock [5] | |||
| All Else Failed | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Liberate Te Ex Inferis |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Self-Titled |
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30 | — | — | — | — | |
| Parade of Chaos |
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21 | 25 | — | — | — | |
| The Funeral of God |
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— | 24 | 20 | — | — | |
| The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here |
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— | 12 | 21 | — | — | |
| Awake? |
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28 | 19 | 45 | — | — | |
| The Well-Intentioned Virus |
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— | 3 | 24 | 7 | 32 | |
| The Crimson Corridor |
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― | 16 | ― | ― | ― | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Re-recorded albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christian [1] |
US Heat [2] |
US Indie [3] |
US Hard Rock [4] |
US Rock [5] | |||
| All Else Failed |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Legendary |
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| The 2nd Era |
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| Preface: Early Recordings 1995–1996 |
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Extended plays edit
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [2] | |||
| The Tie That Binds |
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— | |
| Treadwater |
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— | |
| Training for Utopia / Zao |
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— | |
| Zao / Luti-Kriss Sampler |
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— | |
| On Wings of Lead / The Rising End |
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— | |
| Xenephobe |
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— | |
| Pyrrhic Victory[6] |
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11 | |
| Zao/Yashira |
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— | |
| Decoding Transmissions From the Möbius Strip |
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— | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Video albums edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Lesser Lights of Heaven |
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Demo albums edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Author |
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| Sustained |
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Remix albums edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Reformat/Reboot |
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Songs edit
B-sides edit
| Year | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | "Within a Dream" | |
| 2002 | "Black Coffee" | A cover of a Black Flag song on Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag and also on the Japanese release of The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here |
| "Sancho/Crimson Kroll" | ||
| 2003 | "21st Century Thriller" | Recorded with Joshua Ashworth vocals for 2003 demo, later re-recorded with different lyrics for The Funeral of God as "The Rising End (The First Prophecy)"[7] |
| "She's Not Leaving, She's Not Breathing" | Recorded with Joshua Ashworth vocals for 2003 demo, later re-recorded with different lyrics for The Funeral of God as "Praise the War Machine"[7] | |
| 2004 | "The Romance of the Southern Spirit" | On the Japanese release of The Funeral of God. Later re-recorded for Awake?. |
| 2016 | "Drifting Shadows in Walking Dreams" | Released as a free flexi disc with Decibel.[8] Later appeared on Pyrrhic Victory. |
Compilation appearances edit
| Song | Album |
|---|---|
| "Sancho" | A Testament to Broken Walls |
| "Black Coffee" | Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag |
| "The Rising End (The First Prophecy)" | Music on the Brain Vol. 2 |
| "Angel Without Wings" | Point Break Vol. 1 |
| "The Last Revelation (The Last Prophecy)" | Progression Through Aggression Vol. 2 |
| "Exchange" | Songs from the Penalty Box |
| "A Fall Farewell" | Songs from the Penalty Box Vol. 2 |
| "To Think of You Is to Treasure an Absent Memory" | This is Solid State Vol. 1 |
| "Trashcanhands (Keyboard Coward)" | This is Solid State Vol. 2 |
| "The Icarus Complex" | This is Solid State Vol. 3 |
| "Resistance" | This is Solid State Vol. 4 |
| "Ravage Ritual" (disc 1) | Tooth & Nail 10th Anniversary Box Set |
| "Savannah" (disc 2) | |
| "5 Year Winter" (disc 4) | |
| "Parade of Chaos" (disc 5) | |
| "Repressed" (disc 4) | Tooth & Nail 4th Anniversary Box Set |
| "The Rising End (The First Prophecy)" | Van's Warped Tour '05 |
| "Circle II The Lustful: If These Scars Could Speak" | Cheapskates- Harder Side |
| "The Rising End (The First Prophecy)" | New #### Vol. 10 |
| Razor: Music from the Cutting Edge (Vol. 7) | |
| Under the Gun DVD | |
| "Physician Heal Thyself" | The Best of Taste of Chaos Vol. 2 |
Music videos edit
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "The Rising End (The First Prophecy)" | The Funeral of God |
| 2006 | "My Love, My Love (We've Come Back from the Dead)" | The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here |
| 2017 | "Xenophobe" | The Well-Intentioned Virus |
| "Broken Pact Blues" | ||
| 2019 | "Transmission 1: I Saw the End" | Decoding Transmissions From the Möbius Strip |
References edit
- ^ a b "Zao Chart History: Top Christian Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Zao Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Zao Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Zao Chart History: Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Zao Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Beard, Mason (September 22, 2017). "Zao Pre-Orders for Upcoming EP". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Review: The Funeral of God". Scene Point Blank. July 16, 2004. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
- ^ Mudrian, Albert (November 14, 2016). "Zao Unveil "Drifting Shadows in Walking Dreams" Via Decibel Flexi Series". Decibel. Retrieved January 10, 2017.