---
title: "The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation by Zao"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/bc16e763-4d22-3ecf-a381-c3ac41bf0bfa"
artist: "Zao"
year: 1997
label: "Solid State Records"
---

# The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation

**The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation** is an album by Zao, released in 1997 on Solid State Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation |
| Artist | Zao |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1997 |
| Label | Solid State Records |
| Catalog number | SS03 |
| Tracks | 10 |
| Place in discography | 4 of 19 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Times of Separation | 5:01 |
| 2 | Surrounds Me | 4:32 |
| 3 | Exchange | 3:35 |
| 4 | Particle | 2:50 |
| 5 | Repressed | 4:12 |
| 6 | In Loving Kindness | 3:45 |
| 7 | Endure | 4:10 |
| 8 | The Children Cry for Help | 5:31 |
| 9 | Resistance | 3:01 |
| 10 | Song 1 | 8:21 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Metalcore

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Treadwater (1996)](https://themetalnet.com/album/804756ec-37c6-4a5c-8bd7-d82459f1da62)
- Next release: [The Split EP (1998)](https://themetalnet.com/album/83b1964d-74cc-4d51-b172-0da86e2c0fa1)

## Artist

- [Zao](https://themetalnet.com/band/zao)

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