The Splinter Shards The Birth Of Separation

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Release Date: 2020

Labels: Tooth & Nail Records, Solid State, Universal Music Special Markets

SOLID STATE RECORDS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL MEMBERS, PAST & PRESENT OF ZAO, ARE EXTREMELY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A VINYL RECORD REPRESSING OF “THE SPLINTER SHARDS THE BIRTH OF SEPARATION” AND THEIR LEGENDARY FOLLOW-UP“WHERE BLOOD AND FIRE BRING REST.”

COLLABORATED FROM-START-TO-FINISH WITH THE MUSICIANS ON THE ALBUMS & OVERSEEN BY THE CURRENT LINE UP OF ZAO, THESE LPS:

- HAVE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, BEEN MASTERED SPECIFICALLY FOR VINYL.

- HAVE PARTNERED ZAO BACK UP WITH INCEPTIVE DESIGN ILLUSTRATOR DAVID RANKIN TO UNEARTH & RESTORE THE ORIGINAL PAINTINGS FOR THESE ALBUMS. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF UNARCHIVING THESE ICONIC MASTERPIECES FROM THEIR 20+ YEAR HIDING PLACES BEHIND ATTIC ARMOIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA, MORE UNUSED ARTWORK WAS FOUND & RESTORED FOR THIS REISSUE SERIES.

- FEATURE A LUSH, MATTE FINISH JACKET.

- CONTAIN LENGTHY RETROSPECTIVE ESSAYS FOR EACH RELEASE’S INSERT WRITTEN BY DAVID ABOUT “CREATING THE NIGHTMARISH ART OF ZAO.”

- INCLUDE FULL-SIZED, 12X12 CARD STOCK, DOUBLE-SIDED ART PRINTS (2 DOUBLE-SIDED ART PRINTS INCLUDED WITH “SPLINTER”) OF HIGH DETAIL, HIGH RESOLUTION RESTORED ARTWORK CREATED AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL RELEASES, & IN SOME CASES, REIMAGINED (1 DOUBLE-SIDED ART PRINT INCLUDED IN “BLOOD & FIRE”) TO DIAL UP THE INTENSITY OF THESE ALREADY-FEROCIOUS RECORDS.

CO-PRODUCED & FAITHFULLY-RESTORED BY UNORIGINAL VINYL TO ENSURE THE ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE

Limited to 500 Pressed