ZAO - Viele Neuigkeiten
... sind nach dem Ablauf ihres 2 Jahresvertrages mit FERRET RECORDS derzeit wieder ohne Label unterwegs. Weiterhin gab es innerhalb der Band ein paar Wechsel. Drummer Jeff Gretz ist nicht mehr dabei, dafür schwingt Josh Walters (THE JULIANA THEORY) die Stöcke und Gitarrist Russ Cogdell ist wieder in der Band.
Neue ZAO Alben soll es zukünftig auch wieder geben, wobei tourmäßig wohl ein Gang zurück geschalten wird.
Hier das Statement der Band zu aktuellen Lage: "Zao is an interesting place right now where we feel totally free to do whatever we want. Ferret Music came onboard at a time when we were ready to make a real push for Zao to be relevant to the newly emerging metal and hardcore scene that is thriving with so many magazines and TV shows supporting it. Things were never that way when we all started playing music.
Zao would play in VFW halls and sometimes Dan would sing through a bass amp in a basement. "Headbanger´s Ball" was a forgotten and cancelled show from the 80s and early 90s that played hair metal and a little thrash. It was not something we ever dreamed would show a Zao video or anything like it.
We were interested in seeing what the new landscape had to offer. Ferret is one of the biggest and best labels in that world and they supported Zao as much as possible. We very much appreciate what they have and continue to do for us. With that being said, having fulfilled a lengthy record deal with Solid State, we insisted on a shorter term with any new label and only signed with Ferret for two albums.
We´ve delivered both of those albums and they have not offered to resign us. So who knows?"
Ein komplettes Interview mit ZAO (geführt von Bandmanager Ryan Downey) findet ihr unter blog.myspace.com im Web.
