Coma Of Eris + stock update in an hour

February 15, 2025 by David Norman

Coma Of Eris is out now. More than half-a-decade in the making! Tapes follow in late March/early April. Check it out!!!

ZBR bandcamp updated now with a buncha stuff we were out of stock of. Check the merch tab for listings, which is linked to this text.

Distro + stock update goes down in one hour and includes the last 6 Febuary cds (U.S.A. store-only aka linked here) as well as Fallingwithscissors cds, Valeska Suratt 12”s, Osceola 12”s, Votive 12”s (U.S. store-only), Spirit Of Versailles 12”s/2x12”s, AOW 12”s, Life’s ‘Demo Four’ 12”, Kid Feral 12”s (U.S. store-only), Dim 12”s (U.S. store-only), Vibora stickers, etc. If you miss the Febuary cds fret not cuz we ordered 300 more which should arrive in early March. Click this text to go to the Canada store’s new products (aka the ones listed above).

Sulfur’s first track was premiered from their upcoming split with Martin Randal Travel. Read all about it in this post by This Noise Is Ours. Not Just A Phase will have another premiere on Monday for the other band! Click on this text or this pic above for the premiere. Jam it below!

The next Mourn Recif show (a screamo band CanaDave plays in) is this Saturday in Victoria and we’ll be playing a new song and have ZBR distro with new/unreleased stuff.

Operation X-Ray premiered a Belted Sweater track (releases next week!) and Coma Of Eris as well as a secret song that will never be released anywhere else. Hard recommend!!!

Aleska + Yarostan split on This Noise Is Ours’ Zegema Beach Roster Review series. We have just one copy left in the bandcamp store (linked below). Click on this text for the full writeup, get more info about it in the Out Past the Rings embedded above.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ORCHID = New-old Orchid, holy shit. Full release February 21st!

2025 - 02 - 10 /// ZBR Fest final wave this Wednesday!

February 10, 2025 by David Norman

We had to bump the ZBR Fest final wave to Wednesday to allow for one more thing to run through the filter. So it’ll be final lineup, pre-show lineup, and ticket sales. Feel free to wear a diaper on your head cuz it might explode.

Coma Of Eris premiered two final songs from the upcoming self-titled cassette LP releasing this Friday February 14th, the first titled “Archers Take Aim” was put on the Operation X-Ray show, while the latter is titled “A Dip in Lake Drowning” and was just premiered this morning on Not Just A Phase. Hit that pic above or this text for the Not Just A Phase premiere, and jam the Operation X-Ray episode below (Coma Of Eris shows up at 1:23:47.

In Loving Memory sold out everywhere but…the US? What is happening? US store directly linked to this text.

Satsuma features Dan from The Reptilian on drums and they’ve got their debut EP releasing on Tomb Tree via cassette in late March, but you can scope this teaser trailer now!

Following the release of the Die Princess Die discography tape, CanaDave did this podcast with bassist Ely Morgan. Check it out, jam Scuba Cop, and definitely hit that discography release if you haven’t heard the absolute amazingness contained there. Click on this text or the pic above to go to the podcast, jam/buy the tape below.

Boonitunes gave some love to Athousandangelsandseven which definitely came out on ZBR. Only a handful of tapes remain and we won’t be making more!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the month’s roundup.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HYNOKI = This Virginia-based band released a single song and it’s fucking awesome. Check that shit out immediately.

2025 - 02 - 07 /// Braininavat released + In Loving Memory LP 2nd run

February 07, 2025 by David Norman

ZBR Fest final wave on Monday along with tickets and the pre-show lineup! Goddamn it’ll be a time.

Braininavat’s debut EP just released! 63 tapes over four variants plus test dips. Angulary, screamy rock/hardcore for fans of Drive Like Jehu, Llewelyn, Daniel Striped Tiger, and Lowmeninyellowcoats. Jam/buy below!

In Loving Memory’s full length was released on a short second run of tapes. Our bandcamp and Canadian/International copies are already gone but for some reason we still got a handful in the US store. Said copies are linked to this text!

Spain’s Shibuya released their first single from the upcoming 12”LP ‘Bravura y Firmamento’ with “Gibosa Creciente”, complete with music video! Jam that shit below. Full album releases in early May.

Mathcast Senza, Demersal, and a bunch of other sick artists were discussed on the Mathcore Index podcast Mathcast.

Operation X-Ray played some Reverie and Athousandangelsandseven on the radio show last week. Check it out!

Jesse Mowery and Ryan Lewis did a 2024 Japanese screamo podcast. It’s a good listen, get on it and expand your mind! Click on this text or the pic below to go there.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: UGLY FUCKING DUCKLING = I was sent this three-song EP and it’s wicked. Get your dirty, shrieky, metallic grind here.

2025 - 01 - 22 /// Athousandangelsandseven music video + variants

January 22, 2025 by David Norman

Athousandangelsandseven releases next week! Holy shit we’re excited about this one. The four-song self-titled cassette EP variants revealed above, with the full release going down on Monday at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. Only 50 tapes were made so expect this to sell out rather quickly!!! Jam their new music video for “Clipped Wings” above!

Crowning had their third tour documentary release featuring their Japanese 4-day tour with Oaktails. Metal Storm also reviewed the split which you can read by clicking on this text. I think we have physicals for this split coming in the first half of 2025 so jam it below!

Coma Of Eris is the amalgamation of Come Regalia and Apostles Of Eris and is the ZBR release that follows Onethousandangelsandseven, and comes out February 14th in conjunction with Middle Man Records. This first single is the closing track on the new Combustion zine/comp that you can get digitally or physically!

The main brain behind Detach The Islands and the drummer of Fluoride Emmett was on the most recent Everything Remade podcast with Edie of Middle Man Records. Definitely check it out, and snag a tape below!

This Noise Is Ours already spit out a review of the Återstod/Meißel cassette of which we only have a few copies left! Read the review by clicking on the pic above or this text. Snag one of the last tapes through the store links on the Bandcamp page below.

Operation X-Ray injected a healthy dose of ZBR via Blue Youth, Keratin, and Återstod! Listen to the full radio show below.

The synthy/screamy solo project Belted Sweater has a new album coming out on our Softseed Music label in February but Punknews.org just premiered the first single. Definitely check it out, it’s super cool. The tape will be co-released with Vs Self’s record label! Click on the pic above or this text to go to said premiere.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HALT OR I’LL SHOOT! = Woah nelly this came outta nowhere and knocked me on my ass. Fantastic stuff!

2025 - 01 - 13 /// Återstod + Meißel released

January 13, 2025 by David Norman

The Återstod / Meißel split cassette just released! This incredible new material by both bands (and debut from Återstod) is limited to a very small amount of tapes (77 to be exact), with a mere 40 being in the ZBR stores.

Early bird tickets sold out in a few hours. 100 regular priced 2-day passes still available but dwindling!!!

CanaDave did an interview with Idioteq.com about the history of the Zampler series. Lots of new info you didn’t know (and probably never needed to) as well as thoughts on the previously unreleased tracks that showed up on the 24th edition titled ‘Remember Your Training’. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the interview, jam the Zampler below.

CanaDave interviewed Johnny Whitney from The Blood Brothers just 10 days after their reunion tour finished. Lotsa wicked info in there in addition to some great song choices and how the band helped spawn Zegema Beach Records! Click on this text for the full post or just listen/download below.

The Operation X-Ray Best of Screamo/Skramz released last Friday and it’s literally bursting with amazingness. We got too many artists on their to list <3

Horns Up reviewed Senza in their most recent roundup. Read all about it by clicking on the pic above or this text. Listen/buy the EP below, we gots a few 12”s left!

Everything Is Noise did their top 85 Albums of 2024 and our very own Burial Etiquette ended up on the massive list. Check it out by clicking on this text or the pic above. Jam it below…but we’re all sold out!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: A RECORDED DAWN = Some Victoria pals of mine released their debut EP. Might see a split with one of CanaDave’s bands in the near future!