The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation

The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 1997
RecordedOctober 1996
StudioOz Studios, Baltimore, Maryland
GenreHardcore punk, metalcore
Length44:55
LabelTooth & Nail
ProducerZao, Drew Mazurek
Zao studio album chronology
All Else Failed
(1995)
The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation
(1997)
Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest
(1998)
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The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation is the second studio album by American metalcore band Zao, released on Tooth & Nail Records on April 1, 1997.

In 2020, the band repressed the album, alongside the follow-up album, Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest, to vinyl with both albums getting around 500 each and new artwork done by David Rankin.