Scott Mellinger of Zao joins the podcast to talk about the evolution of heavy music, politics in hardcore, the band’s complicated relationship with Christianity, and “trying to rip off” Neurosis while reshaping Zao into one of the most influential bands in metalcore. We also get into longevity, experimentation, and how the band avoided repeating themselves for 30 years. There’s also a lot of Creation Is Crucifixion talk as well 🤩
This is my first time experimenting with a modeler and I’m blown away!!! Thank you Nick and everyone at @hotoneaudioinst for this amazing piece of gear!
MF ZAO. This is some next level drum cam footage taken by my talented friend @tygothcore666 . ZAO IS LIFE. I don’t care what anyone says, which if they’re smart, they wouldn’t say anything… ZAO is probably the most memorable band I’ve ever been into. Drum cam videos are everything. I love raw music videos of songs from my past. Take me back. // Thank you, Ty, for capturing this. Keep doing your thing.
Video credit: @tygothcore666
Band: @zaoband
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Farming: @goldcitycollective
Record label: @realhoperecords
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The Crimson Corridor is a must-listen! Episode 38 with @zaoband is out now whenever you get your podcasts. 🌮🎧
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Dan and Scott from @zaoband joined me to hang out on episode 38! Out now wherever you get your podcasts. 🌮🎧
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This week we are joined once again by @scottmellinger to discuss the classic song Runaway and the tragic story of Del Shannon!
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#delshannon #runaway #50smusic
ZAO ~ 7.06.25 ~ Hellphyra
Rutherford, NJ
Fun seeing these guys play again. Its been awhile 🖤
Shot on my @leicacamerausa #Sofort2
#zao #zaoband #digitalphotography #bandphotography #livebandphotography #leica #hellfest #hellphyra @williamscenternj@hellfestdotcom@zaoband
We’re a couple weeks out from the premier of our episode of Offbeat Horror on @kold.open with @zaoband We had such a great time hanging and filming with them. We can’t wait to show you all! #offbeat #truecrime #horror #crime #zao #heavymetal
Thank to @danimus1977 and @scottmellinger of @zaoband for joining us on a future episode of our show and taking us around to some cool spots in their area to film. Me and @chelseasheppard13 had a blast! #offbeat #offbeathorror #zao #truecrime #paranormal
We have added several new designs and restocked several classics in the @zaoband store at @holymountainprinting Everything is in stock and ready to ship!! Also check the store for Spring Cleaning items at 30% off for a limited time!
I had the great honor of chatting with Scott from Zao! Zao was and still is one of my biggest musical Influences. In this clip Scott talks about the importance of fan interaction. Please go support zao! They are truly legendary. If you don't follow me on Spotify or Instagram, please do so. Any support helps. I have my links in my profile description. The audio version is up now on Spotify and the show will be up on YouTube in the coming weeks @scottmellinger@zaoband #metalcore #metalcoreband #metalcoremusic #solidstaterecords
