Legendary (Zao album)

Legendary is a "best of" album by metalcore band Zao. It was released on December 17, 2003, on Solid State/Tooth & Nail/EMI. It is the eighth album by the group. The last three songs are previously unreleased studio demos with Corey Darst on vocals. "The Icarus Complex" appeared on This is Solid State Vol.3.

Legendary
Greatest hits album by Zao
Released	December 17, 2003
Recorded	Trax East, New Jersey
Genre	Metalcore
Length	60:02
Label	Solid State/Tooth & Nail/EMI
Producer	Eric Rachel and Zao
Zao chronology
All Else Failed (re-release) (2003) Legendary (2003) The Funeral of God (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Exclaim!	Recommended[2]
Punknews	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album (Year)	Length
1.	"Skin Like Winter"	Daniel Weyandt	Training for Utopia / Zao (1998)	2:21
2.	"5 Year Winter"	Scott Mellinger, Jesse Smith, Weyandt	(Self-Titled) (2001)	2:26
3.	"A Fall Farewell"	Russ Cogdell, Brett Detar, Smith, Weyandt	Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest (1998)	2:51
4.	"Suspend/Suspension"	Mellinger, Smith, Weyandt	Parade of Chaos (2002)	5:50
5.	"Walk On By, Walk On Me"	Cogdell, Detar, Smith, Weyandt	Training for Utopia / Zao (1998)	2:56
6.	"Ravage Ritual"	Cogdell, Detar, Smith, Weyandt	Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest (1998)	3:09
7.	"Times of Separation"	Shawn Jones, Roy Goudy, Mic Cox, Smith	The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation (1997)	4:56
8.	"Savannah"	Rob Horner, Weyandt, Mellinger, Cogdell, Smith	Liberate Te Ex Inferis (1999)	2:47
9.	"The Race of Standing Still"	Mellinger, Smith, Weyandt	(Self-Titled) (2001)	5:06
10.	"Free the Three"	Mellinger, Smith, Weyandt	Parade of Chaos (2002)	4:02
11.	"Angel Without Wings"	Mellinger, Smith, Weyandt	Parade of Chaos (2002)	3:42
12.	"Ember"	Cogdell, Detar, Smith, Weyandt	Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest (1998)	2:26
13.	"The Ghost Psalm"	Weyandt, Mellinger, Cogdell, Smith, Horner	Liberate Te Ex Inferis (1999)	5:40
14.	"Trashcanhands (Keyboard Cowards)"	Mellinger	(Self-Titled) (2001)
15.	"The Icarus Complex" (demo)	Corey Darst, Mellinger, Horner, Smith	Previously unreleased	2:29
16.	"One Last Time" (demo)	Darst, Mellinger, Horner, Smith	Previously unreleased	2:55
17.	"All Dressed Up (With No Place to Go)" (demo)	Darst, Mellinger, Horner, Smith	Previously unreleased	2:51
Total length:				60:02

Credits

• Dan Weyandt – vocals
• Scott Mellinger – guitar, bass
• Russ Cogdell – guitar, bass
• Jesse Smith – drums, guitar, vocals
• Rob Horner – bass
• Brett Detar – guitar, bass
• Shawn Jonas – vocals
• Roy Goudy – guitar
• Mic Cox – bass
• Corey Darst – vocals

Quotes

• "Zao were quite literally one of the first few heavy bands to truly break out of the Christian underground scene and gain the attention and admiration of secular audiences... From their humbly loose hardcore beginnings to their overpowering metal meets death grind days, all the way to their progressive almost Neurosis like moments, the group have never been afraid to push themselves and 'Legendary' isn't afraid to show it... A fitting tribute to one of the underground's greats." — ThePRP.com

References

1. Anderson, Rick (January 14, 2004). "Legendary - Zao". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
2. Pratt, Greg (March 1, 2004). "Zao Legendary". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
3. Raub, Jesse (February 6, 2004). "Zao - Legendary". Punknews. Retrieved October 10, 2015.