ZII

ZII (or Zombie II) is the third EP by American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. The EP, a sequel to 2010's Zombie, was released on May 21, 2021, through Solid State Records^[3] and is the band's first release with bassist Mason Nagy.^[4]

ZII
EP by The Devil Wears Prada
Released	May 21, 2021
Genre	Metalcore
Length	20:38
Label	Solid State
Producer	Mike Hranica Kyle Sipress Jeremy DePoyster Jonathan Gering
The Devil Wears Prada chronology
The Act (2019) ZII (2021) Color Decay (2022)
Singles from ZII
"Termination" Released: April 23, 2021[1] "Nightfall" Released: May 14, 2021[2]

Background and promotion

On March 31, 2021, the band released a teaser video titled "Upset the Sickness" via Solid State's YouTube channel.^[5] The EP was officially announced on April 7, along with the track listing and artwork.^[6][7] Lead vocalist Mike Hranica stated that while Zombie was "about how to fend off the apocalypse," ZII will be about "hopelessness against the horde."^[8] Additionally, ZII was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]

"Termination" was released as the EP's lead single on April 23.^[10] "Nightfall" was released as the second single on May 14.^[11] A music video was released for "Forlorn" on May 21, the same day as the EP's release.^[12]

In the lead up to the release, the band hosted a livestream on May 15, 2021, which they called an "Undeadstream", where they performed the EP in full.^[13]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[14]
Dead Press!	[15]
Distorted Sound	8/10[16]
Metal Injection	[17]
Rock 'N' Load	10/10[18]
Wall of Sound	8.5/10[19]

Track listing

ZII track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nightfall"	4:28
2.	"Forlorn"	4:00
3.	"Termination"	3:21
4.	"Nora"	3:54
5.	"Contagion"	4:54
Total length:		20:38

All lyrics are written by Mike Hranica and Jonathan Gering; all music is composed by The Devil Wears Prada.

Personnel

The Devil Wears Prada Mike Hranica – lead vocals, production Kyle Sipress – lead guitar, backing vocals, production Jeremy DePoyster – rhythm guitar, clean vocals, production Mason Nagy – bass Jonathan Gering – keyboards, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals, production Giuseppe Capolupo – drums

Production Josh Barber – engineering, additional guitar tracking Alex Prieto – mixing Brendan Collins – mix assistant, digital editing Kevin McCombs – additional engineering Mike Kalajian – mastering Anthony Barlich – photography Micah and Luke Seedamk – layout and design

Charts

Chart performance for ZII

Chart (2021)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[20]	110
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21]	15
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[22]	4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23]	16