| All Else Failed | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Zao |
| Cover: | All_Else_Failed_cover.jpg |
| Released: | 1995 |
| Studio: | Poynter's Palace, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Genre: | Hardcore punk, metalcore |
| Length: | 49:20 |
| Label: | Steadfast |
| Producer: | Myk Porter, Barry Poynter |
| Chronology: | Zao studio album |
| Next Title: | The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
All Else Failed is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Zao. The album was later re-recorded and released as the identically titled All Else Failed in 2003.[1]
This album on Steadfast Records has had three pressings in total, with different cover art for each pressing:
The album was again re-released in 2018, through Steadfast Records, with new artwork and was remixed and remastered.[2]
While not many reviews of their debut album were published, a select few are available.
Jesusfreakhideout.com's Steven Powless published a review of the album, giving it 2.5 stars out of 5. Despite his low-hung review, Powless states "Moreover, heart, I think, is really the driving force behind All Else Failed; it's the engine that makes it go. The raw emotion bleeding through every track rivals Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest in its intensity and makes this musically-somewhat-subpar effort much more satisfying than it could have been without it."