ZAO - Ghost Psalm (Live From The Church) Out Now

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  • čas přidán 3. 03. 2024
  • From the Zao album Live From The Church. A live-in-studio performance film recorded in 2021 at the Church Recording studio in Pittsburgh, PA. Out now: linktr.ee/zaoband
    ZAO:
    Russ Cogdell
    Jeff Gretz
    Martin Lunn
    Scott Mellinger
    Daniel Weyandt
    Recorded and Filmed at the Church Recording Studio (Pittsburgh, PA) on June 6 2021
    Audio Recording and Mixing: Dave Hidek
    Audio mastering: Garrett Haines at Treelady Mastering
    Film Editor: Doug Helmick
    Director of Photography: Phillip William Atkins
    Color Grading: Allan Stallard
    Camera Operators: Phillip William Atkins, Bailey Donovan, Kevin Galloway
    Gaffer: Phillip William Atkins
    Best Boy: Bailey Donovan
    Key Grip: Kevin Galloway
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Komentáře • 254

  • @brotherhoodtf
    @brotherhoodtf Před 4 měsíci +131

    The fact that I’m 40 now and this song still goes just as hard as it did 23 years ago speaks for itself

    • @guilherme.damasceno
      @guilherme.damasceno Před 4 měsíci +1

      Hahaha its true!

    • @jordanmallory1423
      @jordanmallory1423 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Facts! 🤘🤘🤘

    • @Verklompen
      @Verklompen Před 4 měsíci +1

      Same!

    • @youngtrench3711
      @youngtrench3711 Před 4 měsíci +3

      They still sound absolutely incredible and I fully support and welcome their new endeavors.
      Id be lying though if I said I still wasnt partial to pre-FoG material. It was just so influential at that adolescent period--its just always hit different for me. Cannot get enough of the live performances. Thankful tech is getting so good musicians can really connect and exercise their own creative freedoms today.

    • @LittleSeasonist
      @LittleSeasonist Před 4 měsíci

      I'm a year ahead of you in age, & totally agree. This album turned me from an admirer to a fan
      Blessings & Shalom fam 🫀

  • @keithhatlak4325
    @keithhatlak4325 Před 4 měsíci +31

    This version hits harder than the studio version.

  • @c0pyimitati0n
    @c0pyimitati0n Před 4 měsíci +45

    It's sad that these guys never got the recognition they deserve for starting a revolution of new sound. I never heard any band quite like Zao when I was shown them back around 2001-ish

    • @jared4034
      @jared4034 Před 4 měsíci +5

      They go as far back as '93

    • @holbrookjr
      @holbrookjr Před 3 měsíci +3

      I saw them live in '98, and it was one of the most intense shows I've ever seen. Ever!🤘🤘

    • @keithhatlak4325
      @keithhatlak4325 Před měsícem

      ​@@jared4034yeah, but they were just a Christian Hardcore band then. They didn't resemble this sound until 98.

  • @Jaene
    @Jaene Před 4 měsíci +27

    imo, the most underappreciated band in metal

    • @user-tb4ys4zu6m
      @user-tb4ys4zu6m Před 3 měsíci +1

      👍

    • @alexanderjustrom7850
      @alexanderjustrom7850 Před 2 měsíci

      Hardcore I think would be the proper term maybe. But yes, going all the way back to their church band hardcore days, literally pioneers in the genre. And I really don’t care what you call it. It’s just fucking phenomenal metal music and they have been going hard for a very long time.

    • @alexanderjustrom7850
      @alexanderjustrom7850 Před 2 měsíci

      I also hate all the terms to describe a band and what genre it fits into, if it’s heavy and hard and gets you doing private mosh pits in your living room with your kids, it’s fucking metal and that’s all that matters.

  • @DCReal93
    @DCReal93 Před 4 měsíci +22

    Babe wake up its 2000 and new Zao just dropped

  • @HandsonHensley
    @HandsonHensley Před 4 měsíci +112

    I'm 16 again! Nope, still 40. God, it's cool to see a quality live version of this song!

  • @IFIMTHEDEV1L
    @IFIMTHEDEV1L Před 4 měsíci +9

    Saw them when I was 18. August Burns Red was brand new and opened the show. It went ABR, Spoken, Zao and Demon Hunter. A night I'll never forget

  • @krewjones
    @krewjones Před 4 měsíci +19

    This was a fantastic find in 2024. Saw Zao numerous times back in late 90’s. Still sounds as tight as ever.

    • @thedangersofoxygen135
      @thedangersofoxygen135 Před měsícem

      Dude they're super tight and just as raw. I gotta say, 2016s well intentioned virus is very possibly my favorite album from them. I haven't seen them since 02 or 03, having no idea who they were

  • @WrathChild-NZ
    @WrathChild-NZ Před 4 měsíci +25

    wow. The ghost psalm was one of the first Zao songs I heard back in 2001. it's what introduced me into metal

    • @DaveTube145
      @DaveTube145 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Living Sacrifice was my introduction, but Zao & Training For Utopia where who made me stick with it.

    • @allencarey7336
      @allencarey7336 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeah I had a Zao and Training split CD...Training was an awesome band...but they were a Carbon Copy of Zao...and even Living stole some Zao stuff...and don't even get me started on EARLY EMBODYMENT...although I did like their "softer" stuff later

  • @HPTFan
    @HPTFan Před 4 měsíci +31

    Zao always delivers a beastly performance. Dan’s monstrous vocals, Russ’ and Scott’s thunderous riffs, Jeff’s and Martin’s intense rhythm section, they’re like a beautiful machine. I’m looking forward for their live album. 🤘🏾

  • @arhansen85
    @arhansen85 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I still have the double disk DVD documentary. 🎉❤❤

  • @49ways
    @49ways Před 2 měsíci +1

    Brings me back to my 20's 🫡🤌🏼

  • @Devilwearsallblack666
    @Devilwearsallblack666 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Love Zao 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @warhorus2909
    @warhorus2909 Před 4 měsíci +8

    Damn first time hearing these guys very impressed 😍👍👊💪

  • @scottvangilder8297
    @scottvangilder8297 Před 4 měsíci +7

    A fan since 1997. Got a ZAO tattoo. Seen them live handful of times. Feel like I know them personally. So happy they only seem to be getting stronger the last few years. Keep the train rolling fellas. F’ing love everything about it.

    • @FilmmakerPGH
      @FilmmakerPGH Před 3 měsíci

      Same. Every show my brother and I go to. We talk to Dan. He remembers our names. Fans since blood and fire

  • @Splund1983
    @Splund1983 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Damn, +\- 20 years later and this still rips, all these new heavy bands bow down!

  • @ThakkMylde
    @ThakkMylde Před 4 měsíci +25

    Zao is among my personal Big 4.
    I have no words, this is the sound of my youth.

  • @UnWorthyBand
    @UnWorthyBand Před 4 měsíci +8

    Hot dang! I don’t think I’ve ever seen them play this one live. This was one of first Zao songs I learned on guitar.

  • @brandoncrypto4714
    @brandoncrypto4714 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Didn't get a chance to finally see them until early 2000s with Misery Signals and Every Time I Die. About 1,000 of us scene kids showed up in the Queen City and it just went absolutely mental. One of the best shows I ever attended even after all these years! Who would have thought the mighty Zao would still sound this great and last this long?! Terribly terribly underappreciated!

  • @hobojungle1
    @hobojungle1 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Just bought a ticket to see these guys for the first time, live in ATL in July 🤘🏻. Been a fan for about 23 years and somehow have yet to catch them.

    • @thedangersofoxygen135
      @thedangersofoxygen135 Před měsícem

      Dude I'm so jealous. I got to see them back in 02 or 03. I want there for them, but also abr, underoath and norma jean was there. It was a lineup from heaven lol

  • @ilikeitdark13
    @ilikeitdark13 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Perfection.

  • @brandonfry2808
    @brandonfry2808 Před 4 měsíci +8

    Yesss!! This song was foundational to so many metal heads out there.

  • @madelinehoyle1059
    @madelinehoyle1059 Před 4 měsíci +4

    They sound so good, incredible

  • @LetMookieDance
    @LetMookieDance Před 4 měsíci +19

    I love this arrangement. Such an awesome way to breathe new life into an already legendary song.

    • @officialzao
      @officialzao  Před 4 měsíci +25

      We play certain parts different every time we play it live. Especially the end. This one is pretty tame, there have been shows where it gets pretty out there. We treat the ending (and the drum break in the middle) as open ended and can go on as long or as different as we feel on any given night. There are a bunch of Deadheads in the band so, it's our moment to "create on the spot and see what happens" hoping to use that tool in writing new stuff

    • @Machonacholibre
      @Machonacholibre Před 4 měsíci

      Very cool, guys. I love it!

    • @youtubechannel6267
      @youtubechannel6267 Před 3 měsíci

      Where’s Jesse?

    • @officialzao
      @officialzao  Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@youtubechannel6267 he quit over 20 years ago

    • @youtubechannel6267
      @youtubechannel6267 Před 3 měsíci

      @@officialzao quit, you say?

  • @lauderpromotions587
    @lauderpromotions587 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Man, really cool to see the "band" is still going. Zao was umong the line up for my first real show ever. 2000 solid state summer tour with luti-kriss and living sacrifice. Brings back some memories with my brother. 🤘🤘

  • @leperface
    @leperface Před 4 měsíci +4

    This is great, best metal I've heard in a long time.

  • @goe74life49
    @goe74life49 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I feel so old going on 50 years, and this song still moshes 🫡🤙

  • @christina3576
    @christina3576 Před 4 měsíci +4

    20 years later- Beautiful. Still beautiful.

  • @thedangersofoxygen135
    @thedangersofoxygen135 Před měsícem

    That God blessed bass tone. My lord

  • @Wykydtron666
    @Wykydtron666 Před 4 měsíci +3

    You guys have been a favorite of mine since Liberate dropped in '99 and a roommate told me to listen and id love it. Kick ass live too. Glad to see Russ still being weird. He drooled on me at a show in Baltimore.

  • @BrandonBames
    @BrandonBames Před 4 měsíci +2

    Ol' Cogdell lookin like he hasn't aged a day, Mellinger lookin like a completely different person (in a good way). Y'all look healthy and good, glad to see you throwing down again!

  • @schafwax9795
    @schafwax9795 Před 4 měsíci +7

    "My companions are walking corpses" HORDE

  • @justinbeard2024
    @justinbeard2024 Před 3 měsíci

    I saw them live in 2006 , was a good show
    They were opening for in Flames I believe

  • @PrimalPetersen
    @PrimalPetersen Před 4 měsíci +2

    This is a masterpiece

  • @DXCXV
    @DXCXV Před 15 dny

    I'm beyond excited to see you guys for the first time this August In Dallas.

  • @Diomedes_XXII
    @Diomedes_XXII Před 4 měsíci +6

    Hell yeah... keep making ACTUAL GOOD MUSIC.

  • @thedangersofoxygen135
    @thedangersofoxygen135 Před měsícem

    My back hurts so much.
    Take your baby asprin, ladies and gentlemen.

  • @joshuamulligan4155
    @joshuamulligan4155 Před 4 měsíci +5

    I fucking love ZAO

  • @FilmmakerPGH
    @FilmmakerPGH Před 3 měsíci

    Soooooo closeee. Sooo cloooose

  • @thegreatdeconstruction
    @thegreatdeconstruction Před 4 měsíci +4

    I remember the first time I heard this song. Instantly hooked on Zao for life.

  • @greaterthanlasvegas
    @greaterthanlasvegas Před 4 měsíci +5

    My ALL TIME favorite bands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @studiotimewithmrb
    @studiotimewithmrb Před 4 měsíci +4

    Jeff's kit sounds freaking unreal

  • @globaldomination3616
    @globaldomination3616 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Still slaps. This band was my biggest influence in starting exitium.

  • @charlie2639
    @charlie2639 Před 4 měsíci +3

    a classic

  • @anthonyblea6906
    @anthonyblea6906 Před 4 měsíci +2

    still killing it!

  • @jtheoriginal9775
    @jtheoriginal9775 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Awesome to see u guys
    Still 100% same style always love u guys 😝🤘
    😇

  • @RobertoReyesChHC
    @RobertoReyesChHC Před 4 měsíci +5

    I was wondering if this would ever drop, stoked! Was blown away when I streamed it 🤘🏻 Zao along with Converge was the first metalcore band I had ever heard in middle school which led to me to traditional HC and extreme metal. I discovered Zao through Christian rapper Dirt via a Cornerstone interview. I owe a lot to this band as a musician and person.

    • @mikehallspeaks
      @mikehallspeaks Před 4 měsíci +1

      Dirt. Love that dude. Pretty sure both Dirt and Zao had tracks on our skate video we put out in like 98/99. Mission Skateboards.

    • @RobertoReyesChHC
      @RobertoReyesChHC Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@mikehallspeaks Dude! Dirt / Zao in a skate vid? It's interesting to see someone else have a Crossover. I checked out Mission Skateboards too very dope and awesome to see yall still going.

  • @NecroClown1031
    @NecroClown1031 Před 4 měsíci

    The goats.

  • @ghostnote599
    @ghostnote599 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Yes!!!

  • @deathsprologue
    @deathsprologue Před 3 měsíci

    CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG... FUCKING A GUYS. Going pretty fucking hard, better than the studio recording imo. So ready for August to see you guys live finally after 20 years of listening. much respect and love

  • @Nammsayin
    @Nammsayin Před 4 měsíci +2

    awesome!!!!! I was lucky enough to see you guys more than once & oh my I still remember the 1st show back around "00

  • @anonymous_friend
    @anonymous_friend Před 4 měsíci +3

    I watched this at 1.75x speed. It was epic.

  • @tormentridden
    @tormentridden Před 4 měsíci +2

    I remember an interview with Jesse back in 2001/2 saying you guys coulsnt even post or make a live album because the record lable was so tight on them owning the songs and being in control of them.. couldnt even post your own songs in the background of a video from thr bands page.. i think he said something weird like snowboarding.. thats at least how i remember it. So i was always wishing to see older classics done in a more natural live setting oitside of cellphone footage. Until thr church stream that was always just a pioedream.
    I feel like i waited 20 yrs. I wonder if the band has always waited the oppertunity or just thr cards happened to land right when they did think it was a good idea. Eitherway this is great. Zao is such a legendary band, cult classics.. and deserved a live/ set list / best of release. It shows off the songs are able to be played live and not just studio magic , shows they "still got it" and brings a new way to enjoy older songs as well as some newer ones.
    I remember ststing up all night to watch the church stream 2 times in a row after working a 12 hr shift.
    As a ling time fan it is good to see Scott and Russ together and Marty has come a long way since Fear. I remember meeting him in NJ in 2004 when he was the van driver or something.. zao opened for God Forbid i think when Josh was filling in on vocals.
    Glad to see Dan is still the voice of Zao even with the 2 breaks he took early and mid 2000s.
    Now i say, Jeff is doing Jesse's parts justice! And he stands on his own talents and shines on the newer music while keeping a "zao feel". I remember him joking on the web he wasnt even the 3rd best drummer in thr band (dan and russ drum, and jesse was the og drummer). But Jeff is amazing and he has helped Zao to continue being Zao. I was sceptical many many years ago, but that was just fear of change.
    Zao always has and will be an amazing band!

    • @officialzao
      @officialzao  Před 4 měsíci +4

      As a point of reference, At Zero was written with Russ on Drums.

  • @jcarls44
    @jcarls44 Před 4 měsíci

    time to go!
    many a head-bang session since 1999 has been had to this track. and one more today in 2024!!

  • @stx7998
    @stx7998 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The first song that i heard from Zao and one of my favorites

  • @Writing0nWa11s-04
    @Writing0nWa11s-04 Před 4 měsíci

    Dude, the build strings 445! Chills

  • @allencarey7336
    @allencarey7336 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Omg seriously probably in my top 5 of Zao songs and you guys ROCKED IT LIVE sounds just like the Album Version like to a T!!! You guys have no idea what you mean to me this line up right here!! Almost made me cry hearing this like good tears though, ya see I'm a recovering addict and this Album Liberate te ex inferis excuse me if I misspelled that lol Anyway Zao thank you as a whole for being the band that I've ALWAYS COME BACK TOO!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! Would LOVE it Jessie were on the kit but hey I'm a drummer and he was one of my EARLY influences

  • @scopingyourcivilian1985
    @scopingyourcivilian1985 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This is so badass!! Just got your 777 thumbs!! Cant wait for the release

  • @corey_kuma
    @corey_kuma Před 4 měsíci +1

    Still so vital . Please never stop .

  • @droid-xy7xf
    @droid-xy7xf Před 4 měsíci +1

    Perfect 👌

  • @jeffsmith3743
    @jeffsmith3743 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This whole album is GOLD!!

  • @thomashendonandcompany
    @thomashendonandcompany Před 4 měsíci +1

    Sounds flawless

  • @curtismabbitt6963
    @curtismabbitt6963 Před 4 měsíci

    Damn this hits me hard n brings me back to 2002, self titled and liberate were monumental in my life! Love you guys!!

  • @thieveryguitars6206
    @thieveryguitars6206 Před 4 měsíci

    Fuck. I gotta see Zao live sometime. This is brutal.

  • @IanEskelson
    @IanEskelson Před 4 měsíci +1

    YEEEESS! I've been wanting to see this performance again so bad! Thanks for making it available again! 🖤

  • @dainquiring1801
    @dainquiring1801 Před 3 měsíci

    Russ back in Zao makes me smile so much

    • @officialzao
      @officialzao  Před 3 měsíci +2

      For over 10 years he has been "back"

  • @dustinpeters3109
    @dustinpeters3109 Před 4 měsíci

    Been a fan since 97. Still amazing.

  • @SeanLoBiondo
    @SeanLoBiondo Před 4 měsíci +1

    Incredible.

  • @cdl75
    @cdl75 Před 4 měsíci

    ZAO! One of my favorite hardcore bands.

  • @dannysquiggles
    @dannysquiggles Před 4 měsíci +1

    this sounds so good!

  • @Wc_83
    @Wc_83 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This sounds incredible

  • @pimaggot
    @pimaggot Před 4 měsíci +4

    Sound soooo good

  • @mobsued
    @mobsued Před 4 měsíci

    Oh my god, maybe someday my dream come true and I'll see them alive in Brazil

  • @jarodp1027
    @jarodp1027 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This is awesome!

  • @rockkiall
    @rockkiall Před 4 měsíci

    4:47 on is everything I could ever want in music.

  • @slabs6661
    @slabs6661 Před 4 měsíci +1

    @zao I have been fucking dying for them to release this, and I made sure to spend some hard earned cash on these preorders!!!

  • @HardCoreHanSolo
    @HardCoreHanSolo Před 4 měsíci +1

    Absolutely monstrous live. As always.

  • @stevedixon9734
    @stevedixon9734 Před 4 měsíci

    So good. Please sir, could I have some more?

  • @Vennkennels
    @Vennkennels Před 4 měsíci

    I preordered just to support the band. Getting to listen to it will be icing on the cake.

  • @keithhatlak4325
    @keithhatlak4325 Před měsícem

    2:30 goes hard AF.

  • @dft9000
    @dft9000 Před 4 měsíci

    Absolute chills when watching.

  • @KowProdMedia
    @KowProdMedia Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks fellas, took me right back.

  • @TheFreedomofLiving
    @TheFreedomofLiving Před 4 měsíci

    That was great 🎉

  • @feebleskates9913
    @feebleskates9913 Před 4 měsíci

    One of the greatest Zao tracks. so sick

  • @steffenwolf6956
    @steffenwolf6956 Před 4 měsíci

    Soo good. Takes me back.

  • @dantesinfernal
    @dantesinfernal Před 4 měsíci

    This whole performance was amazing. Excited to get to hear it in full again.

  • @veeco3110
    @veeco3110 Před 4 měsíci

    Literally amazing! This sounds absolutely perfect.

  • @michaelnewman1660
    @michaelnewman1660 Před 4 měsíci

    Its so great seeing you guys still bangin after all these years, been a fan since just before Parade of chaos and always will be

  • @user-ip2ft5uj4y
    @user-ip2ft5uj4y Před 4 měsíci

    Takin me back to my teens

  • @dustinbaxter4521
    @dustinbaxter4521 Před 4 měsíci

    This is great 🤘🤘

  • @abefromen1
    @abefromen1 Před 4 měsíci

    This whole performance is flawless

  • @RC-fo4qg
    @RC-fo4qg Před 4 měsíci

    Love it

  • @figure-cor
    @figure-cor Před 4 měsíci

    Top 5 favorite band of all time.

  • @Munkeydluffy82
    @Munkeydluffy82 Před 4 měsíci

    Super cool!

  • @monsterafterparty69
    @monsterafterparty69 Před 4 měsíci

    This is dope.

  • @Zilla__man
    @Zilla__man Před 4 měsíci

    Crushing!

  • @CelestialLarrivee
    @CelestialLarrivee Před 4 měsíci

    Awesome

  • @josephlukas7445
    @josephlukas7445 Před 4 měsíci

    This band is why I liked Chimera later in the 2000s. This is awesome to see them doing stuff together again!

    • @jordanmallory1423
      @jordanmallory1423 Před 4 měsíci

      Lol forgot about that band but exactly! Thanks for the memory lane🤘

  • @anthonyveilleux7659
    @anthonyveilleux7659 Před 4 měsíci

    First time listening zao in 2005 and i am still a big fans... i want To see you live in Québec city pleaaseeee 😢

  • @stigmurder99
    @stigmurder99 Před 4 měsíci

    🙏