ZBR Fest Wave #1 & Early Bird Tickets

January 10, 2025 by David Norman

ZBR Fest Wave #1 and early bird tickets are live. Holy fucking shit. Click on this text or the pic above to go to ZBRfest.com. 100 early bird deals, 100 regular 2-day passes. Check the slide show below for more info.

The Återstod / Meißel split cassette releases on Monday on a mere 75 tapes, only 40 of which because CanaDave doesn’t understand math. This is gonna sell out pretty quickly I reckon. Amazing stuff from Sweden (Återstod is Henning from Suis La Lune) and Germany. Jam a song from each band below on the new Zampler. Variants pictured above.

Braininavat is the next Tomb Tree release on February 7th, but you can jam the wicked first single premiere from their debut/self-titled EP! Simultaneously chaotic and groovy, the band features members of CityCop, Lowmeninyellowcoats, Griphook, etc. and is for fans of Bravo Fucking Bravo, Daniel Striped Tiger, and Llewelyn. Click on this text or the pic above for the full premiere post.

Operation X-Ray busted out their best Noise Rock & Post Punk episode and that sonuvagun featured our very own Lower Automation and their latest EP ‘Welcome to My Deathbed’ which we still have some cassette copies of!

This Noise Is Ours featured the new Keratin 7” ‘Death & Rebirth’ in their ZBR Roster Review series. These 50 copies are going pretty quickly (this store sold 80% of their copies in 48 hours) so if epic, noodly screamo is your game you better jump on that shit. Click on the pic above or this text for the review. Jam/buy below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: THEOPHONOS = This new EP is a reworking of old material and it’s fucking amazing.

2024 - 09 - 23 /// Othiel + Palefade released!

September 23, 2024 by David Norman

The Othiel x Palefade. split cassette is now out! There are a few danglers left (mostly in this store, linked below) but with the bands taking half on tour you know this 1st run won’t last and will be gone by October 1st. CanaDave’s current split of the year. So good!

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OTHIEL x PALEFADE. - Split (cassette)

from CA$12.50

OTHIEL x PALEFADE. ‘Split’ cassette (TT123)

For fans of: Crowning, Eyelet, and Brahm.

Two bands with phenomenal albums in 2023 are back with a killer split release with two new songs per band. Mixing screamo, post-hardcore, metallic hardcore, and emo-violence to create some seriously kickass but melodic jams, these two bands couldn't compliment either any better. This comes out the day the band starts their Western US tour together! Released on Tomb Tree.

Cassettes /40, 25 on half white/half black, 10 random color in bag w/sparkle insert, and 5 swirl in gold case. 2 songs by each band.

Listen here:
https://tombtreetapes.bandcamp.com/album/split-7

Variant:

black/white (/25) random color in bag (/15) swirl in case (/5)

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CATALYST - Discography (cassette)

CA$17.50

For fans of: Versera and Herlovebeheadsdaisies.

Discography tape with half black and half white tape with pin AND exclusive unreleased track! Released on Larry Records.

Listen to digitals here:
https://catalystsucks420.bandcamp.com/

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The distro update that includes Man Is The Most Dangerous Animal 12”s and Catalyst discography tapes is now up in US store. You can click on the text above that’ll link to the US store items. This Canada store is also down to just one of each left, also embedded above/below.

MAN IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL - vol.2: bind/torture/kill (12")

CA$30.00

For fans of: Converge, Cult Leader, and Crossed.

Devastating metallic hardcore with some seriously killer vocals. One of CanaDave's fave of 2024!

12” on either half red/half yellow or purple/pink splatter vinyl with lyric insert and sticker. 11 songs.

Listen here:
https://manisthemostdangerousanimal.bandcamp.com/album/vol-2-bind-torture-kill

Variant:

half'n'half purple/pink splatter

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Hallam Foe reminder, this killer band released a genre-fuck of an EP on 12” lathe.

CanaDave and Josh Jakubowski filmed this episode months ago and it was finally posted. Not Fading Away Like The Rest Of Them episode #4 features Palatka vs. Onewaymirror! Snag a Onewaymirror 7” below!!!

Here’s a friendly Leavs reminder, as Softseed Music released their 12”LP a few weeks back. It’s incredible, heavy, shoegaze/post-hardcore/alternative from Spain. Fuckin’ love it.

Operation X-Ray is back at it slingin’ bangers erry Friday. Othiel and Palefade. were our featured artists on this one <3

Click here for the full review, links, and buncha live videos!

CanaDave’s band Mourn Recif played with Emma Goldman, Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead, and Coup D’Etat, here’s the show review along with links, videos, etc. Click on the text or pic above to go there. Jam a new Emma Goldman song below!

I’ve seen Massa Nera countless times, but their 2024 ZBR Fest set was arguably the best I’ve ever seen them. Hope to have’em back in 2025 cuz “the streak”.

Hillsboro was reviewed by This Noise Is Ours, with the band coming back from their ‘White Trash’ West Coast tour. CanaDave will be at the September 26th Victoria show. Tapes still in stock below! Read the review by clicking on the pic above or this text.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CONCEALER = Good lord, what a demo EP! Fantastic early 2000s screamo/metalcore. You’ll be seeing them again in November muhahahahaha!!!

2024 - 09 - 17 /// Hallam Foe is out!

September 17, 2024 by David Norman

Hallam Foe lathe cut 12”s /40 were just released! We’ve only got about 15 of each variant (clear/black) for sale, so snag this amazing six-songer and get destroyed. Panic chords, breakdowns, shrieking. Mmmm baby.

The Othiel and Palefade. split tapes release on Friday. These were pumped out in a matter of 48 hours by CanaDave, just in time for the release. 3 variants, all super ass-DIY. Absolutely killer split.

This Noise Is Ours reviewed the breakout four-way split 12” released years back featuring Massa Nera, Frail Body, Infant Island, and Dianacrawls! Got any left? Hell no we don’t! Go to the review by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam below.

Mourn Recif, All That Decays, and Black Treacle were caught on camera at Good Party this past weekend. Check out a quick 4-minute recap video below.

Operation X-Ray recently played Hallam Foe as well as a brand new Venus Twins song! Those beautiful twins were recently signed to Three One G so better snag those RAXIS 12”s before they are a thing of the past. Operation X-Ray stream above, Venus Twins below.

We finally got to witness the awe-inspiring awesomeness that is Infant Island. It was fucking amazing. Got a few Obsidian Wreath tapes up!

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INFANT ISLAND - Obsidian Wreath (tape)

CA$15.00

INFANT ISLAND ‘Obsidian Wreath‘ tape

For fans of: .gif from god, A Paramount A Love Supreme & Ostraca

This new LP is their best work to date. Exceptional screamo/shoegaze/black metal.

10 songs on an orange tape.

Listen here:
https://infantisland.bandcamp.com/album/obsidian-wreath

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: REX KWON DO = Ridiculously sick mathgrind/metallic hardcore that knocked my head clean off.

2023 - 12 - 12 /// Inosuke out, Blind Girls tomorrow!

December 12, 2023 by David Norman

Onewaymirror sold out in less than 12 hours, so that’s nice. Thanks y’all! A repress is highly likely.

Next up, ZBR Fest 2024 early bird tickets + Wave 1 releases this Friday. You are not fucking ready, holy shit.

Lastly, we had the digitals for Inosuke release yesterday along with 12” pre-orders that should be shipping by the end of January. Please jam that shit below! Buy links are located there also.

I’m on my knees praying to the mage gods, as the /25 Wax Mage variant of the ‘The Weight of Everything’ 12”LP second press by Blind Girls is beyond sensational. This is a co-release with No Funeral and Life Lair Regret Records. These go live on December 13th a little later than usual, 1pm PST / 3pm CST / 4pm EST. Our tapes our almost out! Canada+International here / Bandcamp copies here

Riversleem’s music video is officially on youtube and our 7”s are runnin’ low! Get one of the best EPs of 2023 and they’re only /100!

CanaDave had the legendary Gifts From Enola on his OMSB podcast. There’s some…uhhhhhhh…important info in there :) Go to the full post by clicking on the pic above or this text. If you wanna go straight to the podcast it’s below. More info soon!

Massa Nera showed up on Idioteq.com’s 10 Extremely Vulnerable Post-Hardcore Albums Not To Miss. They also released Derramar | Querer | Borrar’s remixes which you can check out here. Hopefully we see them this summer :)

Beats Per Minute released their Top Songs of 2023 and our very own Olth showed up there. Obviously. Click the pic above or this text for the full list.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CAPSULE = Would you look at that…new Capsule, aka the gods of mathy screamo.

2023 - 09 - 13 /// Sleem today, surprise drop tomorrow

September 13, 2023 by David Norman

Tomorrow we’ve got a surprise, two-song, lathe 7” limited to 100 copies (we’ll only have 50 though, and the band will have the remainder) dropping at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. It’s an absolute banger and the band played ZBR Fest 2022, blowing us all away. End of hints.

Riversleem got a premiere of their opening track from the forthcoming ‘A Second Release by Riversleem’ that drops September 25th on red 7” vinyl /100 Zegema Beach and the band. Big thanks to Borderline Fuckup for the premiere. That site has been poppin’ off lately. Love the anniversary posts they’ve been up to. Click on any of this text or the pic above to jam that premiere!

CanaDave has been posting ZBR Fest videos on the label’s Youtube account the past few days. These are essentially the second of two videos that will be posted in the CanaDave wrapup of ZBR Fest 2023 on the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) blogspot in the next few days.

There was also this Massa Nera full set filmed by [hate5six] that is definitely worth the 28 minutes of your time. All variants of every format are either sold out or almost sold out, everything can be bought/is linked through this text via our bandcamp.

CanaDave did a very full circle Out Past the Rings for Carrion Spring’s 2019 self title cassette. There’s one copy left on bandcamp! (linked here)

There were a bunch of restock updates last week that included some ZBR releases and distro items. I’ve embedded the ones below that didn’t sell immediately. These generally are down to the last copies!

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APOSTLES OF ERIS + PIQUE - Split (12")

CA$60.00

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DESCUBRIENDO A MR. MIME - silkscreened EP (12")

CA$40.00

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Улыбайся Ветру - Illusions (12")

CA$23.50

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LIFE - demo two (12")

CA$20.00 CA$25.00

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GHOST SPIRIT - Hourglass (12"LP)

CA$16.00

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Fianl reminder!!!

Hey! If you have ever wanted to be a part of one of the grave, neighbors Halloween cover compilations that I do, this may be your last chance. To be honest each year it’s getting more and more difficult to get people to submit. Last year, some friends came through at the last minute and help me wrangle up some more songs, but this year it’s starting to look like i’ll have to do a bunch myself if I want to make a decent size compilation out of it. Anyway, if you have an unreleased recording of a cover song or would like to do one and can submit it by October 1, Let me know. I would love to continue doing this but if there’s no interest maybe I should just let it go.
~Edie: Coma Regalia/Middle Man Records/etc.

Hit them up here: middlemanrecords@gmail.com

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: NÉBOAS = This Spanish screamo/crust band released a fire new album the other day. It’s free/donation-based so everyone wins!