BlogNews - ZAO volta a ser uma banda cristã

Uma ótima notícia para os fãs de Metalcore e apreciadores de música boa em geral; o Zao (uma das mais importantes bandas cristãs da história, e atualmente está com o álbum "The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here" de 2007, além de terem mais de 12 álbuns oficiais na carreira) postou em seu MySpace oficial uma nota esclacerendo as declarações dadas pelo ex-baterista Jeff Gretz (sobre a banda não ser mais cristã), confira na íntegra um trecho da entrevista:

"Jeff Gretz was public about not being a Christian. And while Zao has defied many of the conventions of what the term "Christian music" may or may not mean, the last two years were the first time that anyone in the band openly proclaimed not to be a believer. Where does Zao stand now on this commonly asked question: Are you a Christian band?
Scott: We have always avoided the tag "Christian band" with Zao because, as Jeremy Enigk recently pointed out, when you call yourself a Christian band it's like you're selling Christ. That's what people expect from you and why they buy your records. We're not selling Christ. We're just following Him!

You are correct when you point out that without Jeff in the band, everyone in Zao is a Christian. As people we all have our own questions and our own ideas. Zao is definitely a band that strays from the legalistic, fundamentalist side of Christianity and we will always be. Songs like "Lies of Serpents..." have addressed this from the beginning of the band's present incarnation. It's always funny to me when the more fundamentalist type kids will cite "Blood & Fire" or "Liberate" as touchstone albums and yet act surprised that we do not endorse the more extremist elements of the church. We never have and we never will!

Zao's main mission statement is that, as Christians, you will find problems with people and not everybody is right. All we want to show is that no matter what, everyone is loved. That should be all that matters. That is the truest and biggest message of Christ: love."

Uma ótima resposta dada pelos membros foi a idéia de "banda cristã = vender Cristo", e não é isso que eles querem, todos os membros (agora) voltaram a ser Cristãos e o ponto principal de uma banda (ou Ministério) vai ser resgatado, levar o Amor de Cristo as vidas (mesmo sem perder o peso e a insana brutalidade que o Zao sempre teve).

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