25% off, Reverie + Pùt Purana out, Athousandangelsandseven on Monday!

January 25, 2025 by David Norman

First things first, it’s CanaDave’s birthday today so being in a pretty positive place let’s do 25% off this Canadian store for the rest of the weekend! Not only that, but you’ll get a handwritten thank you note with a unique/weird/obtuse story about a time in Dave’s past. I can’t apply a discount to the bandcamp page but if you order something there you will also get the note and a free 7” record with vinyl orders OR a free tape with cassette orders. The discount code is “DIEALREADY”

Reverie + Pùt Purana just released their new split digitally on Tomb Tree with 12”s coming in February. We don’t have a date for that yet but stay tuned here and you’ll know a week ahead of time :) Awesome Italian screamo, equally driving and playful. Check out a video of Reverie’s full side above!

Athousandangelsandseven releases on Monday! The four-song self-titled cassette EP variants are above, with the full release going down 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” below!

The Daves of Zegema Beach consulted on their Best of 2024 podcast via OMSB! Listen/download it below for a phenomenal way to find new/amazing bands. Click on this text for the full post with a few additional links.

Spirit Of Versailles is in hand and almost sold out here! If you wanna snag the full discography 2x12” it’s linked below. The US store doesn’t have any cuz you should buy one from Init Records if you live there.

SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES - Discography (2x12")

CA$50.00

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

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

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

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ZBR Spotify was recently updated so if that service is your bag please follow along! Thanks to Not Just A Phase for putting it all together.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MAGANA = I’m a big Magana fan so this new EP that dropped yesterday was instantly scooped by yours truly. Witchy rock/pop/folk stuff.

2024 - 12 - 27 /// GBG x BNST splt.2 + Zampler #24 info

December 27, 2024 by David Norman

The GreenBlueGrey and Black Nails/Sharp Teeth split #2 aka the ‘gbg.bn/st.2’ cassette has officially released. If your brain needs scrambling this is definitely the release for you, with 9 new tracks by each project, all falling somewhere between the destructiveness of thecheeseburgerpicnic and the weirdness of The Locust. Just 48 tapes were made and the “pearlple” swirl comes in custom wooden boxes from Josh at Vamonos Tapes, we just don’t have any proper promo pics yet. These ship out mid-late January as we need to get the pieces together.

Zampler preview! Zampler #24 is coming on December 31st and includes a toooooon of previously unreleased songs by Mahria, Emma Goldman, Keratin, Blue Youth, Återstod, Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow, Athousandangelsandseven, Meißel, and Mourn Recif!!!

No Funeral has a second Spotify playlist for us, so keep updated below. Not Just A Phase also has a bigger one, but we haven’t posted this one yet!

This Noise Is Ours featured their final ZBR Roster Review series for 2024 with the astonishing conclusion to the Rayleigh chapter titled ‘Last Word’. Tapes are long sold out but once I print some more j-cards I can post another 5 copies or so. That’ll get done in 2025 sometime. Click on this text for the review, jam it above and watch the Out Past the Rings below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KIOWA = Oh. My. God. New Kiowa!!!

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

November 26, 2024 by David Norman

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!

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.

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

Nous Étions had some updated stuff including a music video for “Comme Un Requin Dans Une Larme” and the ‘Reliquats & Résidus’ 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.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/eight-feet-under-vol-1

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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)

USURP SYNAPSE - Polite Grotesqueries - AssIIAss edition (tape)

from CA$15.00

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 - 01 - 25 /// Demersal premiere

January 25, 2024 by David Norman

Demersal has a new 12”LP coming and it’s amazing. Our very own Tomb Tree will be covering North America and the first single just went live through Brooklyn Vegan! Check it out by clicking on the picture above or this text. Jam/buy their previous 7” that we released on ZBR below!

Hey it’s my fuckin’ birthday so my wish is for you to jam one of the bands I do vox in, as Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow is now on Spotify, Apple Music, etc. so click on this text to go to the Spotify link or jam/buy it below via bandcamp/ZBR stores!!!

We’ve now revealed two of the five Tristan Tzara ‘discography’ variants, the Nebulative Space Taco /50 (pictured above) and standard black /100 (pictured below). Full release is January 31st at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST!!!

Inosuke’s ‘rage/ruin’ is in-hand and ready to ship! Variants are tri-merge /125 (pictured above) and galaxy /125 (pictured below). Jam that shit underneath!

The Screamo Awards final round is upon us! Click on this text or the pictures above/below to fill it out and choose your favourite: band, EP, label, LP, youtube channel, podcast, etc.

Out Past the Rings is finally back with another double episode for both ZBR’s Amygdala’s ‘Our Voices Will Soar Forever’ and Tomb Tree’s Couver’s ‘Evilultion’. Jam them by clicking on the text above.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: FALLINGWITHSCISSORS = Holy good lord this new release is of utmost amazingness…ness.

2022 - 09 - 22 /// ZBR Spotify Playlist!

September 22, 2022 by David Norman

ZBR Spotify has a spotify playlist! Our good buddy Rob over at Not Just A Phase podcast spent of bunch of time getting it together so if you are spotify obsessed then here is a massive injection of screamo!

Most of the ZBR catalogue on Spotify! We’ll try to get more up in 2023.

Reverie 12”s for ‘everything repeats itself forever’ 12”LP finally releases this Monday September 26th, 2022! 30 copies across both stores. Fans of Italian screamo take note…so every screamo fan.

My Hair Is A Rat’s Nest’s new EP ‘The Longing Machine’ is so good that Stereogum picked it up without anyone even sending it to them. Respect. Click on this text for the link!

I was about to do the 2nd Hiding In The Outpost for Eyelet but someone went and snagged our final 12”. So instead, let’s give you a bit of time here with our final two copies of Nuvolascura’s debut self-titled 12”LP for it’s second press…then the first and second press will be gonezo! Buy link is on the bandcamp page linked below.

Terry Green’s stupendous LP was recently the topic of discussion on This Noise Is Ours. They thought we were all out but we recently made swirl tapes that are in stock!!! But not for long! Click on this text to go to the review.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: 0xDATADEAD = Ex-Carl Johnson members rippin’ shit up to an even more violent degree.