Editing Liberate Te Ex Inferis (section)

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Liberate Te Ex Inferis
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Zao (American band)|Zao]]
| cover      = Liberate Te Ex Inferis.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = August 10, 1999
| recorded   = 1998–1999
| venue      =
| studio     = Poynter Studios <small>([[North Little Rock, Arkansas]])</small>
| genre      = [[Metalcore]]
| length     = 40:13
| label      = [[Solid State Records|Solid State]]/[[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]
| producer   = [[Barry Poynter]]
| chronology = [[Zao (American band)|Zao]] studio album
| prev_title = [[Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest]]
| prev_year  = 1998
| next_title = [[Self-Titled (Zao album)|Self-Titled]]
| next_year  = 2001
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = ''[[HM (magazine)|HM]]''
| rev1Score =(not rated)<ref name="HM_79">{{cite journal|last=Bixler |first=David |date=September–October 1999 |title=Album Reviews: Zao ''liberate te ex inferis'' |journal=[[HM Magazine]] |url=//www.hmmagazine.com/issue79/79reviews.html |issn=1066-6923 |issue=79 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305082610/http://www.hmmagazine.com/issue79/79reviews.html |archive-date=March 5, 2001 }}</ref>
|rev2=Exit Zine |rev2Score={{Rating|5|5}}<ref>[https://archive.today/20010506220643/http://www.exitzine.com/reviews-music/content.asp?content=rev-ZAO-LiberateTeExInferis.htm&bname=Zao&balbum=Liberate+Te+Ex+Inferis&stars=5 Exit Zine review]</ref>
| rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout
| rev3score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|last=Keel|first=Fred|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/LiberateTeExInferis.asp|title=Zao, "Liberate Te Ex Inferis"|date=June 15, 2008|access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>
}}
'''''Liberate Te Ex Inferis''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[metalcore]] band [[Zao (American band)|Zao]]. It is considered by many to be their most experimental and darkest album. It was released on [[Solid State Records|Solid State]]/[[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]. With the album came the addition of bassist Rob Horner. ''Liberate'' is the first Zao album to feature Scott Mellinger, who replaced [[Brett Detar]] after his decision to pursue [[The Juliana Theory]] full-time.

Drummer [[Jesse Smith (musician)|Jesse Smith]] has stated that ''Liberate'' is his favorite Zao album. The staff of [[Ferret Music]] also favor this record.{{citation needed|date=November 2008}}

Both drummer Jesse Smith and vocalist Daniel Weyandt have stated during interviews that the music of [[post-metal]] band [[Neurosis (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 Records|Solid State]], featuring all new artwork by Dave Rankin, who had previously done the artwork for ''[[Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest]]''.