2024 - 12 - 04 /// Febuary round two on Friday!

Is Canada Post still on strike? You betcha. So that means that most of Bandcamp and this store’s orders just can’t ship out. Once that gets settled I’ll blast all these waiting boxes outta here so fuckin’ fast. I promise.

We’ve got some goodies to close out 2024 including a second run of Febuary cds, ‘What Happens After the Epilogue…’ cassettes from Coup D’etat, a limited Die Princess Die discography tape, the GreenBlueGrey + Black Nails/Sharp Teeth split tape, and the 24th installment of the Zampler with a sac fulla unreleased jams and spectacular cuts! Oh happy d…month!!!

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As stated we did another run of digipak Febuary cds, this time 200 copies instead of 100 cuz they barely lasted 15 minutes last time and also the band is back together!!! 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on Friday December 6th, all stores + bandcamp. Tell ya friends.

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Gxllium! 2nd/final run of cassettes for ‘Breakup songs’ came out last Thursday and shit be flyin’. Two variants are already sold out with the next few teetering on the brink. Catch the band on tour right fucking now!

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Mathcore Index did their 124th Mathcast and gave Senza hella love. Watch the entire thing but if you’re short on time jump to 16:26 as that is when the Senza discussion begins. Snag a 12” below!

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November 22nd episode of Operation X-Ray played a brand new jam from Coup D’etat, Mau, Fallingwithscissors, and Kid Feral - all bands we have partnered with or will be partnering with.

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Softseed Music’s releases were finally put in the US store so you can access them all by click on this text. Included are releases from Leavs, Social Caterpillar, Soul Crusher, Uno Lady, Opheliac, Ramona Cordova, Charger Port, Mel*N, Hillsboro, etc. All of these releases are listed in this store under the Softseed Music tab.

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Speaking of Softseed, CanaDave had two members of Hillsboro on the OMSB podcast for their sophomore discussion and new EP. Nima and CanaDave also play together in Wollruss. Click on this text or the pic above to go to the full post or just stream that sucker below.

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ORISKA = Ex-Dispensing Of False Halos doing a dark, epic, posty thing and it rules!!!

2024 - 11 - 27 /// Gxllium! round two on Thursday!

Okay what’s the good word? Well…first bad news, Canada Post strike still going strong and the government hasn’t met their demands so I reckon most Canada store + Bandcamp orders won’t be moving again this week, but with a month till the holiday I am more optimistic than I would be any other time of the year.

ZBR Fest 2025 Wave 1 a comin’ soon!

Gxllium! 2nd/final run of cassettes for ‘Breakup songs’ is next on Thursday November 28th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. 150 tapes on 65 multi-color swirl, 25 gold fleck swirl, 25 white, 20 random color swirl, 10 yellow swirl, and 7 test dips w/matching swirl case. Want a tape of this release? Last fucking chance. If you’re looking for cds then hit up Vamonos Tapes!

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Mason and Hellena from Senza did a podcast together with Rob and Elias of Not Just A Phase! Really informative and hilarious interview, but extra props to Rob for 100% nailing the Dave Matthews Band / Matthew Good Band confusion, as a fellow Canadian I can definitely relate. Snag a 12” of Senza’s new ‘Celestial Body’ below or click on this text/the pic above to choose your podcast streaming service.

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ZBR Spotify is now packed with almost 1500 songs! Linked below, find new and old amazingness alike!

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Nous Étions had some updated stuff including a music video for “Comme Un Requin Dans Une Larme” and the ‘Reliquats & R​é​sidus’ cassette release with that new song and some live stuff. We’ve still got some 12”LPs and their 8-way split left but we’re gettin’ mad low!

NOUS ÉTIONS - La Manière Noire (12")

CA$12.00

NOUS ÉTIONS - 'La Manière Noire'

ZBR021
338 copies, clear with black smoke 12" vinyl, insert. Released November 26th, 2014.

For fans of: Sed Non Satiata, Engineer and Gantz.

Melodic and heavy post-hardcore, post-metal and screamo from Montreal, Quebec (friends with Black Love, no less!). Think Sed Non Satiata instrumentals and throaty Engineer-esque screamy growl. Beautiful music and beautiful artwork/vinyl.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/la-mani-re-noire

Released on: 
Zegema Beach Records 
Ancient Injury Records 
Désordre Ordonné 
Don't Live Like Me Records 
Through Love Records

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EIGHT FEET UNDER - 8-band/4-country split (2x12")

CA$22.00

ZBR065 Release date: June 1st, 2017
For fans of: Vi Som Alskade Varandra Sa Mycket, Via Fondo, Nous Etions, The World That Summer, Sleeper Wave, Youth Novel, Lamantide and Pastel

8-band/4-country split 2x12" with gatefold cover! A truly stunning snapshot of 8 fantastic EPs, including 2-4 new/exclusive songs from (Sweden) Vi Som Alskade Varandra Sa Mycket and Via Fondo, (Canada) Nous Etions and The World That Summer, (USA) Sleeper Wave and Youth Novel, (Italy) Lamantide and Pastel.
 

Released by Zegema Beach Records and Shove Records, Through Love Recs, IFB Records and Don't Live Like Me Records.

2x12" black vinyl /500 in a gatefold cover with art by Italian graffiti artist Nero. Comes with a download code. 2-4 songs by each band for a total of 22 tracks.

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Usurp Synapse released a new music video for “Mind Your Own Business, I’m Starting A New Business” off of Polite Grotesqueries, which we have one copy of left and it’s below!

USURP SYNAPSE - Polite Grotesqueries - AssIIAss edition (tape)

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USURP SYNAPSE ‘Polite Grotesqueries - AssIIAss edition‘ tape (ZB359)

For fans of: Lower Automation, Jeromes Dream, and Abandoncy

After two decades of dormancy, Usurp Synapse has exploded into 2024 with numerous shows and now this brand spankin’ new EP of seven wonky, weirdo, and panic-inducing noise-rock/screamo/hardcore. Get trippy with “Drowning In A Cloud“ and “Cowboys and Indian Food“ or get straight to the rock with “Jaw one“ and “Guitargoyles Just Wanna Have Fun“. Dance, freak-out, puke. Repeat. Catch them at the ZBR Fest 2024 pre-show on May 3rd!

Cassettes /128: 75 Fucking Gross swirl, 25 Old Man Early-Bird swirl, 20 Green Puke, 5 test dips w/matching cases, and 3 assIIass white, each with double-sided j-card w/lyrics. 7 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ass2ass

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MÁU = Ex-Hawak, this band has been kickin’ ass on the west coast for awhile now, and this debut EP is incredible. We’ll have 10”s for these when they finish at the plant!!! Spring 2025 I reckon.

2024 - 11 - 19 /// Canada Post on strike + good news

Canada Post is on strike. This means Canada store (aka this store) and most of the Bandcamp orders literally cannot ship out until it is resolved. The good news here is if you place multiple orders over the strike’s duration I can combine your orders and refund you some shipping after the gears get movin’ again. This is totally out of our hands, so please have some patience. U.S.A. store orders will continue to go out and they ship internationally too!!! Click on this text to go to the US store.

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Fingerswoventogether released on Friday and we’ve blown through most of the tapes already. This store has a handful and the US store has a couple, but Bandcamp copies are sold out. Links to both stores are at the bottom of the Bandcamp page and cost less than those sold out copies anyways. Such a wicked debut EP!!!

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Gxllium! is next! The first run of tapes flew so we made a bunch more - 150 to be exact. CanaDave is dipping those suckas now, and this run is professionally duped with proper j-cards, as the first run was all DIY, baby. EP of the year? Definitely up there!!! Oh shit I found one extra copy of the 1st run…embedded below!

GXLLIUM! - Breakup songs (cassette)

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GXLLIUM! ‘Breakup songs‘ cassette (ZB369)

For fans of: Me And Him Call It Us, Hayworth, Rex Kwon Do, and .gif rom god

California's GXLLIUM! are back with an exceptionally fresh set of songs featuring a brand new lineup, and these six songs will absolutely floor you. Part chaotic hardcore, part metallic hardcore, part screamo/emo-violence, and a dash of the mosh, the breakdowns, panic chords, and unrelenting screaming will leave you aghast in the best possible way. We got these masters just a few days back so the first tape run was on 37 DIY cassettes (sold out) followed a 2nd/final run of professionally duplicated copies out of 152. EP of the year? You betcha!

Cassettes 1st run /37: 10 on 'Peart's Pearl Swirl', 10 red, 10 transparent yellow, 5 halfsies swirl, and two 'That's My Gold Bar'

Cassettes 2nd run /152: 65 on Whistleblower swirl, 25 on Gold Fleck swirl, 25 White, 20 on Random Color swirl, 10 on Underage Drinking swirl, and 7 test dips w/matching swirl case

each with double-sided j-card w/lyrics. 6 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/breakup-songs

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Select Variant halfsies swirl (/5)Peart's Pearl Swirl (/10)red (/10)transparent yellow (/10)That's My Gold Bar (/2)Whistleblower swirl (2nd run/65)Gold Fleck swirl (/25)White (/25)Random Color swirl (/20)Underage Drinking swirl (/10)test dip w/matching swirl case (/7)

halfsies swirl (/5) Peart's Pearl Swirl (/10) red (/10) transparent yellow (/10) That's My Gold Bar (/2) Whistleblower swirl (2nd run/65) Gold Fleck swirl (/25) White (/25) Random Color swirl (/20) Underage Drinking swirl (/10) test dip w/matching swirl case (/7)

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There are some Le Blast tape stragglers that didn’t get immediately cleaned out last week. I’ve rearranged the products so the in stock cassettes permeate the top of the list. Click here for said page of Le Blast tapes and other new/awesome items…although I can’t ship them right now lol (cuz of the Canada Post strike).

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This Noise Is Ours continued their ZBR Roster Review series with the first Blue Noise demo cassette. I’ve been forgetting to include the Out Past the Rings for these reviews as they shed a lotta extra light on the releases, and if you love said release you’ll probably want some of that shinfo, baby. Click this text for the review, jam above, Out Past the Rings below.

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Tenue’s newest album (we did tapes and are almost out) got a great review from Metal Storm. Click on this text for the review and jam/buy below!

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CanaDave had Henning from Suis La Lune fame on his OMSB podcast, talking lots of screamo but also unveiling his new solo screamo project named Återstod. We’ll be releasing his debut split EP with Germany’s Meißel in January!!! Click on this text for the full post or just stream it below.

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KID FERAL = Our Swedish friends recently released this stellar new EP and we literally cannot stop listening. Vinyl please!

2024 - 10 - 23 /// Senza then Concealer

Alright y’all, Senza’s new 12”EP ‘Celestial Body’ is the next ZBR release and it all goes down on November 1st at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. We did 500 copies alongside our long-time pals at Dog Knights Productions: 200 pink/blue/black merge, 150 pink, and 150 blue, all with etched b-side and 12-page lyric book. This thing looks incredible and we’ll have promo pics ready for next week, but for now here’s the cover art and a previously song from said five-track EP.

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Orlando, Florida's Concealer released 'dissonance [all that keeps me away]' a few months back and it caught our attention immediately. Their take on metallic screamo was one that reminded us of greats like Dispensing Of False Halos and even Hopesfall, so we lined up those four EP songs alongside two brand new jams and will be releasing 'Heartfelt Entries' November 8th, 2024. CanaDave managed to wrangle all five members to make this podcast, click on this text or the pic above to go to the full post, or just listen/download below!

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Smush’s last show of 2024 was reviewed by yours truly, with videos from all the bands and links on where to find them. Smush 12”s in stock! This album rules. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post.

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Spirit Of Versailles 2x12” pre-order!!! These are almost ready to go so make sure you snag a copy before they’re all gone! Init doesn’t ship outside of North America so if you need this and live outside please order from us, if you are in North America you need to order from Init Records (linked here). These ship in December but should be in hand in November so I’ll ship earlier if possible.

SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES - Discography (2x12") *PRE-ORDER*

CA$45.00

For fans of: Saetia, Eyes Of Verotika, and Widowdusk.

This ships worldwide (North American orders should go through Init Records → linked here). Releasing in early December, the 2×12” discography collection by this timeless Sioux Falls screamo band. Released by Init Records.

2x12” on grey w/black+white splatter vinyl with 11"x33" two-fold full color insert. Newly remastered by Mikey Allred at Dark Art Audio. 29 songs.

Songs 1-8: 8 Song CD
Song 9: Split 7" with Caligari
Song 10: unreleased
Songs 11-12: Split 7" with Saqqara
Song 13: Songs Of The Dead II compilation CD
Songs 14-15: Split 7" with Rise From Ruin
Songs 16-21: Confluence Of All The Senses CD
Songs 22-25: In Line For Halos 7"
Songs 26-29: Recorded live on WNYU, Summer 2001

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https://initrecords.bandcamp.com/album/discography

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Operation X-Ray pushed the new Gxllium!, Concealer, Oaktails, Smush, and Leavs!!! Holy smokes that’s a lotta Dave music.

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Wollruss show snippets in one convenient video. I don’t have time to do a full show review so this is it.

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ASHOKA’S HELL = Brilliant new EP on Team Glass Records!

2024 - 10 - 15 /// Gxllium! released + Spirit Of Versailles 2x12"

Spirit Of Versailles 2x12” pre-order!!! These are almost ready to go so make sure you snag a copy before they’re all gone! Init doesn’t ship outside of North America so if you need this and live outside please order from us, if you are in North America you need to order from Init Records (linked here). These ship in December but should be in hand in November so I’ll ship earlier if possible.

SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES - Discography (2x12") *PRE-ORDER*

CA$45.00

For fans of: Saetia, Eyes Of Verotika, and Widowdusk.

This ships worldwide (North American orders should go through Init Records → linked here). Releasing in early December, the 2×12” discography collection by this timeless Sioux Falls screamo band. Released by Init Records.

2x12” on grey w/black+white splatter vinyl with 11"x33" two-fold full color insert. Newly remastered by Mikey Allred at Dark Art Audio. 29 songs.

Songs 1-8: 8 Song CD
Song 9: Split 7" with Caligari
Song 10: unreleased
Songs 11-12: Split 7" with Saqqara
Song 13: Songs Of The Dead II compilation CD
Songs 14-15: Split 7" with Rise From Ruin
Songs 16-21: Confluence Of All The Senses CD
Songs 22-25: In Line For Halos 7"
Songs 26-29: Recorded live on WNYU, Summer 2001

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https://initrecords.bandcamp.com/album/discography

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Gxllium! released ‘Breakup songs’ on Tuesday and all of our tapes sold out in less than an hour. I’ve included pics so you can see them, but they’re out until all copies arrive at their homes, then I have three extra copies that I’ll put when I know it’s safe to. We’ll also be making more, at the very least tapes, and perhaps doing more formats. Spotify isn’t up yet but I’ll post it when I can.

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Just a reminder that we made those Nuvolascura cds and there’s only a handful left and will be sold out before Halloween. The US store has a single copy of the ST and bandcamp has two, the new LP is sold out. Linked above (in stock) and below (sold out).

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AJ from Colacon and Holly Caught A Contact High, and Vamonos Tapes went on the OMSB podcast with CanaDave and had some very intriguing conversations. There are still a few copies of the Colacon 12”/100 remaining, snag’em before they gone!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post, or just listen below.

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Everything Is Noise did their September roundup which includes Bloom Dream and Split Silk! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full list. Jam them below, but I think Bloom Dream is pretty much out and Split Silk is getting there!

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Operation X-Ray’s most recent episode featured a ton of sick stuff including Crowning, Venus Twins, and Nuvolascura! Venus Twins 12”s are still in stock but the merge is almost gone.

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This Noise Is Ours gave the very underappreciated Dim Into Dross and their sole release. We have no tapes left. Check it out and click on this text or the pic above, and jam it below!

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Stereogum picked up the Crowning/Oaktails split along with some other cool releases and thoughts on Blood Brothers at Best Friends Forever. Click on this text or the pic above to go there, and/or jam the split below.

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CLAYBORNE = This Montreal band sent us some of these 12”s for distro and I fucking love it. Epic post-everything. Snag one here!