Nuvolascura music video + Mourn Recif on Wed!

June 23, 2025 by David Norman

Nuvolascura released their first music video, and it’s for the closer of ‘How This All Ends’ which releases in full on July 8th, 2025 via Zegema Beach, Icorrupt, and the band. 300 merge and 200 half’n’half, pics incoming. The video was created by vocalist Erica. So good. Promo pics comin’ soon.

Mourn Recif is our next release which goes down on Wednesday June 25th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST via 104 tapes. 50 greens swirl, 30 white, 20 purple+black swirl, and 4 test dips w/matching swirl case. Jam a new song below in the Operation X-Ray episode embedded below!

The Poetry Of Torch x Gil Cerrone split cd was released last week and it’s a banger! Two new jams from each band. CDs ship in the next week or so! We only got 35 copies so don’t sleep on this.

Sininen (ex-Via Fondo) is putting out their debut EP on Tomb Tree and the first single is up! Awesome, dreamy, Swedish screamo.

Jon (bass/back-up vocals) from Blue Youth joined CanaDave on the OMSB podcast to talk about the band’s history and new 12”LP ‘Defeatist’. Click on this text to go the post, listen to it above, and/or jam the new album below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: JOLIETTE = Mexico’s screamo sweethearts are back with another release and it’s awesome. ZBR still has copies of the previous EP ‘Luz de Bengala’ 12” which you can listen to/buy by clicking on this text.

2025 - 06 - 13 /// Poetry Of Torch x Gil Cerrone on Monday

June 13, 2025 by David Norman

Lambgoat posted an interview with CanaDave. It’s pretty extensive without being overwhelming, and offers a lot of info about our history and evolution. Thanks to Natty for asking me to do this.

Stuntman’s new album ‘Maximum Legal Wage’ was released yesterday and we moved half the tapes in 24 hours. It’s a low run so snag’em now if you like it dirty, metallic, and angry.

Japan’s Poetry Of Torch and Australia’s Gil Cerrone split cds release next Monday June 16th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST! Two brand new tracks from each band. Our cds should arrive next week and US Dave is on tour anyways so they’ll go out before the month closes. Snag the last copies of Gil’s first and phenomenal debut below.

Ultimate homies Athousandangelsandseven released a little tour doc about their most recent run. Check it out above. Watch their sickass music video below. Vinyl is at the plant!

Lastima’s Richie Devon was interviewed on the Riff Worship podcast. We have like…1-2 copies left!

Othiel is almost gone. We’ve got 2 US copies and a couple in the Canada/International store then they out. Everything Is Noise brought them up in their May roundup, also including Tomb Tree’s Lastima! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full list.

Emma Goldman is playing Sled Island and got a sick review from Cups’n’Cakes as their pick of the week. There is one last blob available in the Canada/International store (linked in the bandcamp below) then they’re fucking gone. A few red will remain afterward. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review.

Process//Sleep is down to its last copies, a total of 4 remain. Everything Remade had Jackson on the podcast which is embedded above. Such a good debut, can’t wait for more!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MY HAIR IS A RAT’S NEST = Oh shiiiiiiit we got new My Hair, finally! Old tapes left on Tomb Tree? Yep there’s a few left, a few ‘Tornado Siren’ in the US store and two self-titles in the Canada/International store.

2025 - 06 - 10 /// The Next Week

June 09, 2025 by David Norman

Here’s a little update on the next 7 days of ZBR and Tomb Tree:

Big Stuff Thing now! Tests, stuff that was previously sold out, and sale items are available in the U.S.A. store here and Canada/International here. These products/headings will disappear in just under 24 hours at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on Tuesday June 10th, so act now or miss out, your call!

Stuntman‘s first full length in a decade comes out this Thursday on Tomb Tree. We made 37 cassettes with a massive j-card filled with lyrics, with all variants coming swirled. Full release at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on June 12th.

Poetry Of Torch x Gil Cerrone split cds next Monday June 16th! Two brand new tracks from each band.

A reminder that Carrion Spring’s first single went live on Friday via Open Mind Saturated Brain but you can just jam it below. If you want to see the full premiere with additional information from the band you can click on this text to go there.

Click here for the full Rotten To The Core list!

Othiel cds are gonna sell out so snag one immediately. Heavy Blog Is Heavy knows! They gave the band a heavy nod in their Rotten To The Core article which you can access by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy below.

Exclaim put Emma Goldman’s ‘all you are is we’ 12”LP cracked the Top 25 of 2025 so far (actually, they broke into the top 10!). We’ve got like 2 “blob” copies left on bandcamp and this Canada store then they’re gone and only “red” remains, which are already more than half sold out as well! Click on this text or the pic above to go to the full list. Jam/buy below!

I Promised The World was the most recent subject of the ZBR Roster Review series by This Noise Is Ours. The last few copies we had held back were sold immediately yesterday when the Big Stuff Thing went live. I don’t expect a repress anytime soon and this was the last release under the name Sinema. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam the EP below!

Here’s the other video of Blue Youth’s live set from a recent show. Jon (bass) will be the next on the OMSB Podcast which goes up this week! 12”LP records still available from ourselves and The Ghost Is Clear Records.

Operation X-Ray played some fuckin’ jams on Friday including new Nuvolascura, a Rosemary Nods Upon The Grave track (who are now on tour), and Carrion Spring’s premiere.

Mau got more love, this time from the always reliable Everything Is Noise and their Weekly Featured Artist. We had a few extra 10”s but I think they all sold quickly in the 6th Big Stuff Thing we are currently holding. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review and/or jam it below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: FOR YOUR HEALTH = New album and another new music video from some friends <3

2025 - 06 - 06 /// Big Stuff Thing + Nuvolascura & Carrion Spring premieres

June 06, 2025 by David Norman

Big Stuff Thing this Sunday! You read right, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve had one but we’ve accumulated a few extra things for our “safety nets” that are no longer needed. You will find items from Sinema, Febuary, Othiel, Blind Girls, Crowning, etc. plus more test presses than you can shake an Indian Summer-shaped stick at. Sunday at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. The items will be available for just 48 hours at the top of the US Store as a single product with a buncha variants (aka releases) and the Canada store will have a “Big Stuff Thing” listing in the dropdown box for Canada/International Store..

The first Carrion Spring full length album in 15 years is going down late summer/fall and Open Mind Saturated Brain is here to offer you the very first single from 'Those We've Lost and Continue to Lose'. Click on the pic above or this text to go there! Jam/buy their previous EP below.

Nuvolascura’s new and incredible single “figment of reality” premiered on Everything Is Noise a few days back. If you haven’t scoped that shit you are missing the fuck out. Absolute ridiculousness from all angles. July 8th on 500 12” copies over two variants. Co-released with Icorrupt Records. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full premiere. Jam below if ya lazy.

Swim Into The Sound gave a mighty good review of the new Emma Goldman 12”. We are running drastically low, and these won’t survive the summer at this rate. About 3 blobs left, maybe 30 red. Click on this text or the pic above for the full review. Jam/buy below.

Blue Youth’s ‘Defeatist’ got the ZBR Roster Review series treatment from none other than This Noise Is Ours. This vital comeback was greatly needed. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below!

Click here for the full post with extra links/info!

CanaDave interviewed Jeni Magana on his most recent OMSB Podcast. The two have been scheming behind the scenes and should have a physical release out this summer. Check out great new jams and a receive a bunch of info about her numerous projects and upcoming endeavors. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post or just listen/download below.

Click here for the full list of May releases!

Rockambula was handing out love notes in their May edition of Screamo, covering our very own Shibuya and Othiel, as well as loads of great other bands. Click on the pic above or this text to go there. Jam our two releases below, which are both almost sold out!!!

Click here for the full list of reviews!

The Angry Metal Guy softened up and gave Crossed some much deserved love. Gonna see this LP all over best of 2025 lists, so snag a copy before you miss out. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the list of March releases and jam/buy below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: AMID THE OLD WOUNDS = Daniel from Time As A Color fame and ex-Duct Hearts dropping new jams that are included on cd with any order that includes a Softseed Music item! Great stuff. Oh and by the way you can still snag their 7”s from their previous split with No Action by clicking on this text!

2025 - 06 - 02 /// Heaven Through Violence + Rosemary Nods Upon The Grave!

June 02, 2025 by David Norman

The surprise Heaven Through Violence + Rosemary Nods Upon The Grave split came out digitally last night at midnight! These two newer bands have big followings already and this collection of four new songs will just amplify that. Two newbies from each band, we’ll have opaque yellow 7” (label copies) and transparent yellow 7” (band copies) vinyl of this late June/early July alongside Larry Records, Severed Records, and Gallowdance.

Rocking blog posted a great review (english translation needed for most) for the new Emma Goldman album ‘all you are is we’. We are now down to 5 blob copies, with red dwindling down that will no way make it to the end of 2025 before selling out. Just a friendly reminder! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review

Lastima got an absolutely wicked plug from Hate5Six in their Concert Film format. Watch it and after needing a copy snag one immediately from our bandcamp or this Canada/International store as the US shop already sold out. We have about 4 copies left.

Operation X-Ray went hard this past week, including tracks from Fallingwithscissors, Mourn Recif, Usurp Synapse, Missouri Executive Order 44, Waunband, and Othiel!

There were some cool videos of Blue Youth uploaded recently. Check out part 1 of 2 above. Jam/buy the album below. Blue Youth forever!!!

Sutras got some nice words from Darkenin Heart, and even provided an interview which you can read by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy their ‘Crisis of Existence’ below via Tomb Tree.

The ‘Disappearing Mouths’ split by Social Caterpillar and Waunband got some love (the latter, specifically) on the newest Chin Music episode. Check it out by clicking on this text. Jam/buy the album below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KRISTEVA = Shiiiiit got more bands from Richmond, Virginia reminding us that it was screamo of the capital of the world for a reason!