Closet Witch pre-order + New Forms is next!

October 17, 2023 by David Norman

Closet Witch music video is out! 12” pre-orders are up! Get the variant you want before it’s too late!!!

U.S.A. store = https://www.zbrusa.com/products/chiaroscuro

Canada/International = https://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/zegema-beach-releases/chiaroscuro

Closet Witch vocalist Mollie Piatetsky was on the most recent Everything Remade podcast, check it out!!!

This Thursday is New Forms day, so this friendly reminder to drop by around 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on October 19th is due. ‘Raising Dust’ will be released on black and blue, each out of 100, and has already been reviewed by Borderline Fuckup. Check that review out above or click on this text.

Euclid C Finder! and their new album is coming up digitally and on cassette just a week after the New Forms 12”LP, so be sure to show up on Friday October 27th at our regular time 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST to snag a tape /50. The /10 variant has boxes from Josh Johnson/Vamanos tapes, pics of those beauties comin’ next week!!!

Social Caterpillar tapes were finished over the weekend so those are ready to ship should you buy one! 12”s should be shipping any day now.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ‘Algunas ideas pueden ser peligrosas II’ = this Latin American screamo comp is fantastic! Check it out.

2023 - 10 - 15 /// Closet Witch variants + pre-order tomorrow!

October 15, 2023 by David Norman

Closet Witch 12” pre-orders for ‘Chiaroscura’ open this Monday October 16th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. We’ve got two variants to choose from, white/red merge and purple+black smoke w/red splatter. You’ll also have access to a brand new music video for “My Words Are Sacred” featuring Dylan from From Of Hell.

Our No Funeral distro update still has some stuff in stock!

U.S.A. store = https://zbrusa.com/collections/all

Canada/International = https://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/specials

Here are a few stragglers from that store that shouldn’t be here still.

Sold out

VOTIVE - Wilting (cassette)

CA$15.00

For fans of: Portrayal Of Guilt and Foxmoulder.

Incredible debut from members of Respire and Gas Up Yr Hearse! Released on No Funeral Records.

Speckled white paint/clear tape in a clear case. 5 songs.

Listen here:
https://nofuneralsound.bandcamp.com/album/wilting

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ULTRA LOVE - Ultra Love (12")

CA$25.00

For fans of: And Its Name Was Epyon and Alas.

Very cool release by this Quebec band, kinda emo, kinda post-hardcore, kinda screamo. Released by No Funeral Records.

1-sided 12” on clear w/black+white blob explosion vinyl with lyric insert. 5 songs.

Listen here:
https://nofuneralsound.bandcamp.com/album/ultra-love

QUIET FEAR - Hasta la muerte si es preciso (12

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QUIET FEAR - Hasta la muerte si es preciso (12")

CA$25.00

For fans of: Viva Belgrado, Vientre, and Massa Nera.

Amazing debut LP that thanksfully got the wax treatment. Excellent screamo/post-hardcore. Released by No Funeral Records.

12” on green marble vinyl with lyric insert. 11 songs.

Listen here:
https://nofuneralsound.bandcamp.com/album/hasta-la-muerte-si-es-preciso

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LORNE MALVO - Murailles (12")

CA$25.00

For fans of: Daitro and Birds In Row.

Incredible sophomore EP from these French folks. Heavily inspired by bands like Amanda Woodward and Les Deux Minutes De Haines. Released by No Funeral Records.

12” on black vinyl with lyric insert. 5 songs.

Listen here:
https://nofuneralsound.bandcamp.com/album/murailles

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KADDISH - Thick Letters To Friends (12")

CA$15.00 CA$25.00

For fans of: Kidcrash and Animal Faces.

Scottish screamo royalty and arguably their best release! Slightly dinged corner or two. Used.

12” on black vinyl with lyric insert. 10 songs.

Listen here:
https://kaddishuk.bandcamp.com/album/thick-letters-to-friends

Tomb Tree’s Llewelyn got a premiere of their title track from the ‘Disposable Culture’ cassette EP releasing November 10th, 2023. Super good stuff, def click on the pic above or this text to go to the premiere, or just jam that shit below.

New Forms premiere on Operation X-Ray. Vibora, Onewaymirror, Closet Witch, To Forget, and Apostles Of Eris.

Riversleem was interviewed by Idioteq.com, giving more insight into the Canadian prairie hardcore band that has only played a handful of shows but released two stellar 7”EPs. Click on the pic or this text for the interview, and you can jam the new EP below.

CanaDave did a pretty basic Out Past the Rings for Zampler #13 It’s An Ugly Planet, A Bug Planet. Long sold out but you can jam/download it here!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ÂME MORTE = This new Malaysian demo is fantastic! Holy smokes.

2022 - 08 - 07 /// Ensa & Terry Green tapes are coming

August 07, 2022 by David Norman

***With Terry Green playing the 2022 New Friends Fest and everyone being long sold out of 12”s, the band asked me to make some tapes. Voila! These beauts are very limited and go on sale this Tuesday at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST.

***Well if Tuesday at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST is a thing we might as well run with and release our Ensa 12” ‘アラガウ + Demo‘ simultaneously this August 9th, 2022. Japanese screamo/emo-violence/hardcore/neo-crust with a heavy emphasis on “dark” and “pulverizing”. We got 80 copies of this 250 pressing.

***Boxes are still en route for Cara Neir inserts (US bound) and Piri/Euclid/Cara vinyl (Canada bound) so if your order hasn’t shipped…that’s why. The Cara Neir inserts were delayed by the US post so there’s nothing we can do there. CanaDave was on vacation until recently so we purposefully shipped the vinyl box to Canada to show up upon his arrival back home. If tracking is to be believed all the Canada orders should be out by August 11th except Euclid which arrives on the 15th.

Here’s the Cuck music video for “Worship The Uniform”. Tapes still available. OMSB Podcast with Lana coming this week!

The (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) blog posted a massive review of the Blind Girls show in Kitchener/Waterloo at The Button Factory on July 28th, 2022. The Australian band’s full set is posted along with a full set from Yearning and single-song videos from Sonagi, Botfly, and Basque. We made some beautiful swirl tapes for the tour and will posting ours on Saturday August 20th, our last day before a much needed 2-week breather. Then September happens and ya’ll gonna be flipping out. Click on this text to go to the review!

Local besties Crowning are up after another substantial break (cuz of life) the ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 videos from the June 11th Day 1 are about halfway through and will coming every other day!

Last week’s Operation X-Ray is now live with jams from Cara Neir, Yearning, and Cuck!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: EDITH PIKE = This Denver band released this sick 4-song EP less than a week back. Great stuff!

2022 - 08 - 01 /// 'Phantasmal' copies dwindling, CanaDave still on "vacation"

August 01, 2022 by David Norman

CARA NEIR’s ‘Phantasmal’ popped off! About 85% of our stock is gone, with only Hellfire Rex swirls left. Buuuuuuuut, if you order a Hellfire Rex Swirl you have about a 1 in 10 chance of winning a handmade variant! Hooray for rando insertions to help level the playing field. If you click on this text you can read a review one of the songs by Machine Music.

Please remember that CanaDave is still on vacation so the Euclid, Piri, and Cara won’t be shipping until the 2nd week of August.

CanaDave tagged along with Australia’s Blind Girls for their 2nd date in Canada and recorded/documented the destruction…and the heat. Live videos by Blind Girls, Basque, Stay Down, and Menial Rips. More shows coming! Click on this text or the picture below to go to the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) post!

Click on this picture to go to the review/videos!!!

After a substantial break (cuz of shows/covid) the ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 videos from the June 11th Day 1 are rolling back out again. Here is a punishing video from the 4th band of the night, the almighty Horsewhip!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: UN AUTOMNE DE PLUS = I’ve been following this band for years and they just released another album spanning 15 minutes in 5 tracks. Somewhere between punk, screamo and post-rock.

2022 - 07 - 25 /// New Cara Neir song premiere

July 25, 2022 by David Norman

You want a decent taste of Cara Neir’s ‘Phantasmal’? Well hot deeeee-amn just click on this text to head on over to Heavy Blog Is Heavy to jam “Unkindness”, an exclusive premiere of this behemoth of a track. 12”s release July 29th at 9am PST / 11am CST /12pm EST. Remember, only one copy of each variant allowed per order buuuuuuut if you order a Hellfire Rex Swirl you have about a 1 in 10 chance of winning a handmade variant! Hooray for rando insertions to help level the playing field. Here are the variants again :)

Hellfire Rex Swirl /150 (shown below)

Health Points Infinity /100 (shown above)

Save Data Corrupted by Portals Wax Mage /25 (picture imminent)

Ex-Swallows Nest aka Cuck from Dunedin, New Zealand release their self-titled debut tomorrow and it’s full-on cathartic joy disguised as sniped rage. Tapes go up at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on July 26th.

ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 videos from the June 11th Day 1 are definitely moving along now. Here are two videos (the 2nd and 3rd bands of the night. Pains was without a doubt the heaviest set of the entire fest. Get fucked.

Next? The Wind In The Trees from Baltimore just ruining the place. I dunno how the hell they write that shit. Also, Dave is hella nice.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CHARGER PORT = I was shown this last night by the musician who makes it and I shat my pants. Expect this EP to release on tapes via Softseed Music in the near future! FFO: Hella, Ahleuchatistas, Tera Melos, etc.