Liberate Te Ex Inferis

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Both drummer Jesse Smith and vocalist Daniel Weyandt have stated during interviews that the music of post-metal band Neurosis had a heavy influence on this album's overall sound.

The album received the vinyl treatment in May 2011 from Broken Circles Records. The album features new cover art, designed by Brent Lakes. It was re-issued on vinyl again in 2022 by Solid State, featuring all new artwork by Dave Rankin, who had previously done the artwork for Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest.

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}} Liberate Te Ex Inferis] at AllMusic</ref> Because of this arrangement, the album is often mistakenly labeled as a concept album. The band members themselves, however, had nothing to do with the idea and very little input on the artwork and layout.<ref name="interview">Interview with Dan Weyandt (2001) Template:Webarchive, Bandoppler. Retrieved July 22, 2007</ref>

The album contains several samples from the science fiction horror movie Event Horizon. The title of the album is also a quote from Event Horizon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personnel

Zao

• Daniel Weyandt – vocals
• Scott Mellinger – guitar
• Russ Cogdell – guitar
• Jesse Smith – drums
• Rob Horner – bass

Production

• Brandon Ebel - Executive Producer
• Bernie Grundman - Mastering
• David Johnson - Photography
• Jason Parker - Artwork, Graphic Conception, Graphic Design
• Barry Poynter - Producer