Zao has released their first full length album in five years with The Crimson Corridor. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Transitions" earlier this week.
Zao Releases The Crimson Corridor, First Full Length Album in Five Years


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Zao has released their first full length album in five years with The Crimson Corridor. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Transitions" earlier this week.

For David Zach of Remedy Drive, darkness is not a stranger. For seven years, he has transformed the work of his band to align with the work of justice– specifically, the work of freeing enslaved individuals around the world in partnership with The Exodus Road. Imago Amor is the third album centered on telling the stories he's encountered along the way. The songs capture a defiant hope that resonates both in the work of justice, and in the work of being human and whole in a broken, breaking world. I had the opportunity to catch up with David about what it means to be made in the image of love, how he's navigated the past year of human history, and what it means to practice hope as a sacrament.

Amorphous is an experience built on soaring melodies, powerful beats, clever lyrics, and a welcome return to a soundscape shimmering through electronic beds while staying rooted in guitars. Icon For Hire portrays a world where our wounds do not lie in opposition to our strength, suggesting that maybe the two are inextricably linked. Maybe in all the unformed, amorphous moments of our lives, there is grace for all the conflicting truths about ourselves to coexist.

The 2nd Annual Grizzly Awards, the only awards event that honors faith-based metal rock and roll, announced this year’s winners during a livestream event broadcast to Facebook on February 20.

The Grizzly Awards is slated to stream live on Facebook at 7:00 PM Central on February 20, featuring live performances from The Protest, Theody, and The Midnight Wedding, with additional performances by Disciple, Project 86, and Spoken. Presenters for the evening include Josiah Prince of Disciple, Nate Parrish, Jake Jones of As We Ascend, and Caitlin Trlak of The Midnight Wedding.

Behold The Beloved has released a new single title "Clenched Fists." They have also released an accompanying music video.

Glasslands announced this week that they have signed with Velocity Records.

The 2nd Annual Grizzly Awards special will livestream on Facebook on February 20 at 7:00 PM Central, with a headlining performance from The Protest.

With Imago Amor, Remedy Drive uncovers what is truly at stake if we believe that everyone is created in the image of Love. Goodness, truth, healing, beauty– they are woven through the fabric of this world, shining in the face of the forgotten, the enslaved, the downtrodden. These songs ask if we're brave enough to go looking for them.

Remedy Drive is preparing to cap off Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January with their new album Imago Amor, due out on January 29. The album will be their third that supports the counter-trafficking efforts of The Exodus Road.