Zao - February 24, 1998 - Charleston, SC

[@LeeBlegen]

What a time to be in the scene ❤️🩸 I still keep earlier Zao in the rotation…even Splintered Shards and the Birth of Separation. They were my favorite band for multiple years.

[@thesiscokid22]

What a beautiful time capsule. Watching this and then watching something like Live From The Church....Dan and Russ have carried that torch so honorably.

[@jamesfeltner124]

White t shirt kid is life fuel.

[@wesbrown4477]

I was there. It was amazing. We weren't aware that the new line up was a thing. Everyone was taken aback

[@samwitt4481]

0:00 To Think of You is to Treasure an Absent Memory 06:17 A Fall Farewell 10:00 List of Serpents, a River of Tears 15:07 Ravage Ritual 19:17 Surrounds Me 25:50 Exchange 30:52 Ember 34:40 The Latter Rain

[@RADSQUID123]

Heroes capes etc. : )

[@joshcraft197]

had no idea they ever did Splinter songs with this lineup; totally insane to see this

[@allencarey7336]

Never ever understood the shitty flailing of the arms of the skinny scene kid hahaha still lame to this day!!!

[@amandarosenberry9771]

What a trip in the way back machine. To see so many friends in this!it was an amazing show.

[@TheSadistNat1on]

wild. its crazy dan is still goin..i jus was next to him when i saw em live for the 2nd time during the fall. the other time was in 05?

[@gumbi4268]

😂

[@Jonathan-wg4by]

This was right before Where Blood and Fire came out and we were expecting Splinter Shards Zao and were bummed when we saw the lineup change but then they started playing and everyone was like “Holy shit!! So much better!” Lineup was Dan, Jesse, Russ, and Brett at this show.

[@jamesfeltner124]

What a powerful performance! Thanks for uploading. Not sure that I have ever seen them play Latter Rain.

[@Giyga]

If I'm not wrong they played it again in the 2021 show but footage is only being released in 2022, do look forward to that. Meanwhile, looking for footage of them playing 'March' live

[@fehner27]

I've seen it played twice other than this show. They played it twice in Birmingham, AL. I was at one of their shows to see it played live. You see how Jesse hits the cymbals at the end here. At our show, heck with that. he was pounding his drums at the ending for each hit. It was insane. I love that song.

[@sethschuhmacher4399]

This is great footage! Thanks for uploading!

[@joedevore1321]

The parents faces in this video...priceless

[@stephentyree9296]

I literally didn't know metalcore existed this long ago. That might not be what they called it back then, but that's what it sounds like to my hears. It almost seems like they are playing future music here. Amazing video.

[@YoungChiqu]

Wtf😂 i

[@johnnynitetrain6463]

we knew back then how good it was, and wondered why more people didn't "get it"

[@ScottofOakland]

@@johnnynitetrain6463 Yes this is so true. I was in high school and found metalcore around 1996-7 and I was like COME ON

[@johnnynitetrain6463]

@ScottofOakland literally like wtf, why am I just now hearing this??? That's how it was for me, shit made my brain tingle.

[@ScottofOakland]

Man, Jesse screaming at the end of The Latter Rain.. I got chills, even after all these years. Just wow.

[@hobojungle1]

A time capsule on KZbin. Beautiful.

[@JonathanJacobMeijer]

So cool! When Christcore audience was still only 15-16 year old high school kids :)

[@TheSadistNat1on]

but i love that it went away from that. thats what made it real, in multiple ways of course

[@brilliantfavor6691]

I remember when shows were at places like this!

[@ScottofOakland]

I think 100% of these kids had no idea that their lives were about to be forever changed.

[@Giyga]

10:00 possibly the first time they played this song

[@hobojungle1]

One of zao’s all time bests, and my personal favorite. Just goes harder than anything else. Blisteringly intense.

[@allencarey7336]

2 kids on the wall in the back have to be in an posing band...maybe focal point lol

[@husq48]

Are any of the members believers today?

[@maninthezoo]

I don’t think so

[@GrapeStation]

👹👹👹

[@tomasmartinezroeske2518]

One is, I think.

[@ianporter5264]

Is this in Tampa?

[@Lthc]

Charleston, SC

[@tompavlich9741]

​@@Lthc you weren't by chance the person that filmed a whole bunch of shows at this VFW were you?

[@hobojungle1]

@@tompavlich9741bro trying to stay anonymous 🦗🦗🦗

[@Giyga]

37:00

[@Chad_Fuckhammer]

I see a lot of Velma clones in the audience