Liberate Te Ex Inferis

Infobox Album | Name = Liberate Te Ex Inferis (Save Yourself from Hell)
Type = Studio album
Artist = Zao

| Released = August 10, 1999
Genre = Metalcore
Recorded =
Length =
Label = Solid State/Tooth & Nail Records
Producer = Barry Poynter
Reviews =

*Allmusic [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o5rc28gu056a link]
*"HM Magazine" [http://web.archive.org/web/20010305082610/www.hmmagazine.com/issue79/79reviews.html link] cite journal |last=Bixler |first=David |year=1999 |month=September/October |title=Album Reviews: Zao "liberate te ex inferis" |journal=HM Magazine |id=ISSN|1066-6923 |issue=79 |pages= |accessdate=]
*Exit Zine [http://web.archive.org/web/20010506220643/www.exitzine.com/reviews-music/content.asp?content=rev-ZAO-LiberateTeExInferis.htm&bname=Zao&balbum=Liberate+Te+Ex+Inferis&stars=5]
Last album = "Where Blood And Fire Bring Rest"
(1998)
This album = "Liberate Te Ex Inferis (Save Yourself from Hell)"
(1999)
Next album = "(Self Titled)"
(2000)

"Liberate Te Ex Inferis (Save Yourself from Hell)" is the fourth full length album by metalcore band Zao. It is considered to be their most experimental and darkest album. It was released on Solid State/Tooth & Nail Records. With the album came the addition of bassist Rob Horner. "Liberate" is the first Zao album to feature Scott Mellinger, who replaced Brett Detar after his decision to pursue The Juliana Theory full time.

The album's title is grammatically incorrect. The sentence is Latin, and a rough English translation is "Free / yourself / from / Hell." However, the imperative "Liberate" is in the plural form, and its direct object "Te" is in the singular. The distinction isn't found in English (e.g. "you" can refer to one person or more than one person), which is why the rough translation shows no apparent problem. The Latin should read either (1) "Libera Te Ex Inferis", if it's meant to be about one person; or (2) "Liberate Vos Ex Inferis" if it's meant to be about more than one person. (It's possible there was an error when the sentence was transcribed wherein "Libera Te" was written as "Liberate", i.e. with no word division.)

The theme of the album art is based on Dante's inferno, as the songs are grouped in pairs named after the rings in hell. Because of this arrangement, the album is often mistakenly labeled as a concept album. The band members themselves, however, had nothing to do with the idea and very little input on the artwork and layout. [http://zao.coolfreepage.com/interviewdw01.html Interview with Dan Weyandt (2001)] , Bandoppler, Retrieved on 22 July 2007]

The album contains several samples from the horror movie Event Horizon. The title of the album is also a quote from the movie.

Drummer Jesse Smith has stated that "Liberate" is his favorite Zao album. The staff of Ferret Music also favor this record [citation needed] .

Track listing

#"Circle I Limbo: Intro"
#"Circle I Limbo: Savannah"
#"Circle II The Lustful: Autopsy"
#"Circle II The Lustful: If These Scars Could Speak"
#"Circle III The Gluttonous: The Ghost Psalm"
#"Circle III The Gluttonous: Desire The End"
#"Circle IV The Hoarders And The Spendthrifts: Dark Cold Sound"
#"Circle IV The Hoarders And The Spendthrifts: Skin Like Winter"
#"Circle V The Wrathful: Kathleen Barbra"
#"Circle V The Wrathful: Man In Cage Jack Wilson"

Personnel

*Daniel Weyandt - Vocals
*Scott Mellinger - Guitar
*Russ Cogdell - Guitar
*Jesse Smith - Drums
*Rob Horner - Bass

References