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ZAO To Record New Album In January

November 12, 2005

ZAO have written over ten songs and continue to accumulate material for their new full-length album, the follow-up to last year's landmark "The Funeral Of God". The band are demoing material in their hometown of Greensburg, Pennsylvania right now and will enter Chicago's Electrical Audio studio in January to begin tracking with Steve Albini. The famed engineer's resume, of course, includes NIRVANA, THE PIXIES, NEUROSIS and SLINT.

"This is our strongest material and I'm confident in saying this will be the best album that ZAO has ever written," says longtime guitarist Scott Mellinger. "We want to capture the dark and sinister vibe that was all over the 'Liberate' record, while going even further forward and experimenting — as ZAO always has done — with new depths within our sound."

While drummer Jeff Gretz has claimed the new album will be called "The George Lucas Neckfat", the truth is, the album is still untitled. An early 2006 release is expected.

ZAO's two-DVD set, "Zao: The Lesser Lights Of Heaven", is scheduled for release on November 15 via Ferret.

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