{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Parade of Chaos | type = studio | artist = Zao | cover = Parade Of Chaos.jpg | alt = | released = July 10, 2002 | recorded = 2002 | venue = | studio = Poynter's Palace, Little Rock, Arkansas | genre = Metalcore | length = 37:54 | label = *Solid State *Tooth & Nail *EMI | producer = *Barry Poynter *Jesse Smith *Scott Mellinger | prev_title = Self-Titled | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = All Else Failed | next_year = 2003 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Zao studio album | type = studio | prev_title = Self-Titled | prev_year = 2001 | title = Parade of Chaos | year = 2002 | next_title = The Funeral of God | next_year = 2004 }} }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r594025|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2 = Jesus Freak Hideout |rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|last=Powless|first=Steven|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ParadeofChaos.asp|title=Zao, "Parade of Chaos" Review|date=November 10, 2011|accessdate=September 18, 2015}}</ref> |rev3 = Lambgoat |rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>[http://www.lambgoat.com/albums/view.aspx?id=378 Lambgoat review]</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->
'''''Parade of Chaos''''' is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Zao. Released on July 10, 2002, by Solid State/Tooth & Nail/EMI. This album was recorded similarly to ''Self-Titled'' with Scott and Jesse writing in the studio and Dan being absent until time to record vocals. This album was also recorded at the same time as the recording of the ''All Else Failed'' reissue.
==Track listing== {{track listing | all_writing = Zao | title1 = The Buzzing | length1 = 3:23 | title2 = Suspend/Suspension | length2 = 5:51 | title3 = Parade of Chaos | length3 = 2:40 | title4 = Angel Without Wings | length4 = 3:45 | title5 = Killing Cupid | length5 = 3:32 | title6 = Free the Three | length6 = 4:05 | title7 = Man in the Womb | length7 = 4:14 | title8 = A Pirate's Prayer | length8 = 4:12 | title9 = The Ballad of Buddy Bigsby | length9 = 1:48 | title10 = How Are the Weak Free | length10 = 4:24 | total_length = 37:54}}
==Credits== '''Zao''' *Daniel Weyandt – vocals *Scott Mellinger – guitar, bass *Jesse Smith – drums, guitar, clean vocals
'''Production''' *Barry Poynter – engineer, mixing, producer *Brian Gardner – mastering
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- | ''Billboard'' Top Christian Albums<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Eldridge Industries|work=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/zao/chart-history/ill/|title=Zao Chart History: Top Christian Albums|accessdate=June 11, 2018}}</ref> | align="center" | 21 |- | ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Eldridge Industries|work=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/zao/chart-history/tln/|title=Zao Chart History: Heatseekers Albums|accessdate=June 11, 2018}}</ref> | align="center" | 25 |}
==Notes== *"Free the Three" was inspired by the West Memphis Three, three young men who were tried and convicted of the murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas on May 5, 1993.
==Quotes== *"This disc is incredible... Yet again, I am amazed by the imagination Zao shows in breaking the pre-conceived notions of what hardcore (or even hard music in general) should sound like." - Lambgoat.com<ref>[http://www.lambgoat.com/albums/view.aspx?id=378 Lambgoat.com]. Retrieved on November 8, 2010.</ref>
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