To label the new album as a fresh sound is to understate the originality that is Zion. It is noticeably different from past projects, yet it retains the indisputable feel of the band that has brought some of the world’s most popular praise and worship songs to the Church.

“In the aftermath of Aftermath, we all took a little break and in that time caught a fresh vision for what it is that we do, why we do it, and what it means to be a part of the church,” reveals UNITED’s Joel Houston.

The result is a collection of songs that takes the listener to the core of passionate and uncluttered worship, where intensity intersects with intimacy. Many tracks are set to become anthems of praise in churches and youth ministries across the globe.

Houston says the point of the album is “The realization that God is doing His thing, and He has already done it. He is establishing His Church, and it’s through us. The album was birthed out of our cry, ‘God I want to be a part of what it is you’re doing. If that means write a song, we’ll write the best songs we can. If it means serving the poor and those who are hurting, then we’re going to do it better than we’ve ever done it before.’”

Featuring 13 tracks (plus a deluxe version that includes bonus songs, remixed versions and a video "Welcome to Zion"), Zion sets the theme with the opening track “Relentless” that declares, “Your love is relentless.” Uniquely, the title track “Zion” is instrumental, but still compels the listener to focus on God. “Heartbeat” is a prayer, “I want you, I need you, I love you, Jesus - my heart beats forever just to know you.”

“Everything we do as UNITED, from writing and recording these songs, to playing them in front of people and all the production, is an expression of a really extraordinary God doing what only He can do through really ordinary people who love Him and want to serve Him,” Houston explains. “I hope these songs, in some way, are an encouragement for people everywhere.”

About UNITED:
UNITED is a worship band that originally rose out of the youth ministry of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. This progressive worship band is a global recording and touring entity sent out to share the ever-evolving worship music of Hillsong Church to an international audience through live performances and records. UNITED desires to see a generation across the earth awakened to real love, rising up with hearts as one and finding value in the broken, hurting and lost connecting with Jesus.

Releasing their first album in 1999, UNITED has toured six continents and 42 nations since 2006. The touring entity of UNITED has made a huge wave in the United States as they became the first Christian artist to ever sell out Los Angeles’ Staples Center last year. In addition to the Staples Center, UNITED has also sold out major venues in Seattle (ShoWare Center), New York (Hammerstein Ballroom), Atlanta (Gwinnett Center), Miami (BankUnited Center), Dallas (Music Hall) and two back-to-back sold out events in Boston (Orpheum Theatre).

For more info on Hillsong UNITED visit the JFH Artists Database.

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