Zampler released + final shirt sale!

July 03, 2026 by David Norman

ZAMPLER #27 released on June 30th! 'Take It Out Easy, Cadet' houses 25 songs including a bunch of previously unreleased stuff from Senza, Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow, Poetry Of Torch, Coup D'etat, The Names Of Our Friends, Hauzu, Empathetic, and Mourn Recif. All bandcamp donations in the first 30 days for this go to the artist, shoutout Sinco from Constrain <3

All orders placed from June 30th-July 6th will include a Zampler cd for free. I heard their might be a golden ticket in there somewhere!!!

Oh shit yo the final T-shirts etc. sale just went up so I’m all outta shirts for sale. I cut down my personal collection from almost 200 to just over 50 so there’s some insanely rare/awesome shit in there. Some cheap…some not so much lol. Click on this text to go to the Shirts section of the store. Remember, each order by July 6th gets a free Zampler #27!!!

Everything Is Noise included the new Mal Criado album ‘Ni Todo La Tierra Entera’ that was released a month ago on Tomb Tree in their monthly blast! Click on the pic above or this text to go there, jam/buy below!

Gus (bass/vocals) from Ostraca joined me on the most recent OMSB Podcast! Check it out, we talked about a bunch of stuff including their sick new record (embedded below), bands that helped form him, his musical journey, and more! Click on this text for the full blog post or just listen/download the podcast above.

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to another CanaDave (now just Dave) release, as I am down to the final Apostles Of Eris x Encarsia split cassette. Arguably some of the best AOE material and pretty much the only proper release from the prog skramz gods Encarsia. This will not be made again. Snag it now below or forever hold your peace.

APOSTLES OF ERIS + ENCARSIA - Split (cassette)

APOSTLES OF ERIS + ENCARSIA - Split (cassette)

from CA$10.00

APOSTLES OF ERIS + ENCARSIA ‘Split‘ tape (ZB276)

For fans of: Via Fondo, Majorel, Edhochuli, and Leer

After CanaDave heard the early Encarsia material he flipped his lid and asked the band to do a split with Jesse Mowery and their Apostles Of Eris project. The result is a six-song blast through mega riffage, soaring solos, and shrieky screams supplied by both bands. Imagine Via Fondo meets Cease Upon The Capitol for AOE (also featuring Sammy from Warren Of Ohms on vocals!) and anything mathy/amazing for Encarsia. Art by Joshua Criss @robotarmart.

Cassettes /110 breakdown:
Golden Afterburner Swirl (/70)
Currency of God aka Shit Brick (/25)
Test Dip w/matching swirl case (/5)

All tapes come with two-sided j-card. 3 songs by each band.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split-14

Variant:

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MIEKE = This Kiwi all-star just released another new jam, and I have 12”LP for ‘Frau Eva’ on Softseed Music so you can snag it directly from this store!

MIEKE - Frau Eva (12")

CA$40.00

For fans of: Smush, Julie, Bok Suna, and Mage Tears.

I am beyond stoked to announce the pressing of one of my favourite 2025 releases, New Zealand's MIEKE (pronounced "ME-kah") and her genre-bending 'frau eva' full length. This sophomore full length houses 15 songs that range from experimental ("Intro: the garage splits in two") to shoegaze ("Nuclear") to ethereal beauty ("Forest"). The art for this is incredible and includes a full-color inner-sleeve with lyrics. Easily one of the most exciting artists releasing today! And you can catch her at ZBR Fest 2026 in Vancouver as well as her band Wallflower!!!

12”s /243 on clear with six-colour splatter + 5 test presses, includes new art with printed inner sleeve and download code.

Listen here:
https://softseedmusic.bandcamp.com/album/frau-eva

2026 - 6 - 29 /// Zampler tomorrow + final t-shirt sale on Friday!

June 29, 2026 by David Norman

My friends, tomorrow at midnight EST the 27th installment of the Zampler series drops! Zampler #27 ‘Take It Out Easy, Cadet’ will house 21 songs including previously unreleased jams from Senza, Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow, Poetry Of Torch, Coup D'etat, The Names Of Our Friends, Empathetic, and Mourn Recif. All orders placed from June 30th-July 6th will include a Zampler cd for free…and it’s the only way to get one! Art by Sinco of Constrain, and all donations for the Zampler on Bandcamp in the first month will all go to him.

Speaking of buying stuff from June 30th-July 6th, that’d be prime time to snag a shirt in the final sale of Dave’s personal stuff (good lord I have too many, this should whittle it down to 50 from the current 100). This goes down on July 3rd, right in time for to get a Zampler for free with any purchase! Pics incoming!

Operation X-Ray played a jam from Mal Criado’s ‘Ni Todo La Tierra Entera’ that was released a few weeks back on Tomb Tree!

Orphan Donor’s ‘Ailments’ continues to turn heads and subsequently break necks. Perte & Fracas recently reviewed it and had nothing but kind words. Click on the pic above or this text to go to read the article in full, but here’s a nice little quote below from the review:

This six-piece band from Allentown, Pennsylvania, condenses their sound, but it still packs a serious punch. The pain remains brutally intense. The demons haven't washed away with the saturation. At this rate, Ailments devours the flesh, a visceral rage, an epic savagery that only becomes more impactful and searing…you're right in the middle of this onslaught, like a fish in water. Because this album is damn sharp. Violently beautiful. It's not (just) aggression, it's love too, my friend, brutal and dramatic, magnificently captured in the tracks "Lampmaster" and "Frail Forms ." Or in the lull and melodic arpeggios at the beginning of "Show Me The Way" before the relentless assault that continues on the haunting "Void Eyes, " which Flying Luttenbachers wouldn't disown (and not just for that track). Something that's always so cathartic and calms the nerves. Regardless of the number or the means, Orphan Donor's punishment is once again deliciously satisfying.

‘As Lie Became Truth’ 10”s are almost out, and Fingerswoventogether recently got some love from This Noise Is Ours so check that out and snag this incredible EP before we’re out. Probably gonna be my fave EP of the year! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below!

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to the final мятеж x Samarra split cassette. This is a very special release for me for I was in the former project, I did the cover art, and the split came about because I loved the band and band members in Samarra (includes members of .gif from god, Truman, Majorel, Caust, etc.). Snag it now below or forever hold your peace.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ALAS = Oooo new Finnish screamo from the kings!

2026 - 6 - 23 /// Mal Criado released + t-shirts on sale!

June 23, 2026 by David Norman

Well hot damn it must be summer. I looked in my closet a few weeks back and noticed I had almost 150 t-shirts. Seems like too many, right? Owning labels and doing distro and festivals generally sees me buying and being gifted shirts on a near monthly basis. I decided to thin it out to 50 shirts so here’s the first (major) batch of stuff that has been worn generally zero to 5 times (with a few being mainstays till I put on too much weight) and are all in very good to incredible condition AND they are super cheap (unless they’re super rare, but even then they are about the OG listing price).

There will be another sale next Friday when I go through on a final run inside my packed closet and part with my final 30 and get that thing down to a reasonable 45 shirts for myself.

A friends reminder that although the US store has temporarily closed, people in the U.S.A. can still order from our bandcamp and Canada store (I ship very quickly and include a bunch of free download codes), as shipping is quite cheap as after the exchange rate you’re looking at approximately:
$8.50US to ship a shirt
$11US to ship a 12”
$7.80US to ship a cassette

Below are just a few of the shirts that just went up! The shirt room of the store can be located by clicking on this text!

Mal Criado’s ‘Ni Todo La Tierra Entera’ released this past Friday on Tomb Tree! The 13 jams exude anger, dissatisfaction, and inequality at the horseshit system in place, all wrapped in a nasty powerviolence tortilla. Mmmm, so good!

Orphan Donor’s recent album ‘Ailments’ continues to ruin brains around the globe. The always reliable Everything Is Noise gave an excellent review, so check that out and snag a cd while you’re at it. Click on the pic above or this text to go to read the article in full, but here’s a nice little quote below from the review:

On this record, Orphan Donor is a heaving, lumbering lump of organic sound matter, moving along like a giant deformed creature floating down a river of molten lava. And that perfect mental image owes a huge deal to James Revelle, the artist responsible for the band’s unique visual identity since 2020. Think Mike Diana on a bad acid trip; not the go-to art direction for a self prescribed skramz band, but nothing that Orphan Donor does is run of the mill.

Click here for the full list of rad shit!

Fingerswoventogether were featured on Boolin Tunes as they picked up on the awesomeness that is ‘As The Lie Became Truth’. We have like three 10”s left then they’re gonezo! Click on the pic above or this text for the review, jam/buy below.

For a few years I had the idea of doing the Eight Feet Under split series. It would contain bands from four countries, be two bands from each country, thus totaling eight bands over two 12”s, each supplying an EPs worth of material. The first one was fucking amazing, but the second installment had some bands drop and I just kinda axed it. Truly a bummer. I do have one last copy of the first and only edition of this series which contains Vi Som Alskade Varandra Sa Mycket, Via Fondo, Sleeper Wave, Youth Novel, The World That Summer, Nous Etions, Lamantide, and Pastel - thus making it today’s Last Fucking Copy! Snag it now below or forever hold your peace.

Click here for the full post with a buncha live videos!

Constrain, Lakeside Amusement Park, and Cadere went on a little two-day tour on Vancouver Isand and I documented that shit. Full post with live videos, guest appearances, unreleased music, and links galore can by accessed by clicking on the pic above or this text. Check out the Victoria teaser below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LORRREL = Hot damn this new EP smacks!

2026 - 6 - 16 /// U.S. store closed for the next few months + t-shirts on Friday!

June 16, 2026 by David Norman

It is time. Please say goodbye to U.S. Dave aka the man aka Crowning guitarist aka awesome dad aka Biological Fathers mastermind aka my good friend. I’m gonna miss the shit outta this guy. He did so much for ZBR, it wouldn’t be what it is today without him. I wish him nothing but relaxing/hilarious/loving times with his family. <3 <3 <3

Although the US store has temporarily closed, people in the U.S.A. can still order from our bandcamp and Canada store (I ship very quickly and include a bunch of free download codes), as shipping is quite cheap as after the exchange rate you’re looking at approximately:
$11US to ship a 12”
$7.80US to ship a cassette

Friday will be a huge t-shirt sale with over 50 new items showing up! It’s literally the best place to get sick screamo shirts right as summer starts at a fraction of the retail price!!! Check out the current selection by clicking on this text!

June is very quiet for ZBR in terms of releases, but we get back on track at the end of June with the 27th installment of the Zampler series. This thing will be a certified banger and releases on the 30th of June and will be housed on a cdr in the traditional Zampler packaging. Want one? Just place an order over $20 anytime between June 30th and July 4th to receive one, so they’re essentially made-to-order. This goes for this store AND our Bandcamp page.

A friendly reminder that the Mal Criado album releases this Friday on Tomb Tree! I’ve included the variants below, pretty sweet. This Vancouver four-piece plays politically-charged power-violence with some punk, grind, and metal leanings. Tapes release at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST!!!

I went to the Victoria release show for my good friends Hillsboro who released ‘A Party in Your Name’ recently and caught some live videos (above). The tapes shipped today so I’ll have them and can ship by the end of this week !

Constrain made the trek out to the west coast this past weekend and played shows in Vancouver, Duncan, and Victoria. I made this trailer from the Duncan show in hopes of pushing the Victoria show, so check it out as there are short clips from Lakeside Amusement Park, Cadere, and Constrain. I’ve got a single copy left of their ‘Welcome to Club Vampire’ cassette EP below, thus making it today’s Last Fucking Copy! Snag now or forever hold your peace.

CONSTRAIN - Welcome To Club Vampire (cassette)

CONSTRAIN - Welcome To Club Vampire (cassette)

from CA$12.00

CONSTRAIN ‘Welcome To Club Vampire’ cassette (TT104)

For fans of: The Gorgeous, Fall Of Troy, The Bled, and SeeYouSpaceCowboy.

Since Tomb Tree’s discovery of Ontario’s best kept secret CONSTRAIN on the Loose Teeth split tape we’ve been ecstatic on them. With the release of their new, meticulously sculptured EP ‘Welcome To Club Vampire’, the band is ready to take on the metalcore and sasscore crowds with a full arsenal of amazing. These five new tracks lay heavy on the breakdowns, panic chords, and throat-ripping shrieks and the occasional clean singing. Very limited run of tapes, snag one now. Released on Tomb Tree. CDs by Wormwood Records.

Cassettes /53: 20 dairy swirl, 20 halfsies swirl, 8 nosferatu’s horde, and 5 garlic test dip w/matching swirl case, all w/two-sided j-card. 5 songs.

Listen here:
https://tombtreetapes.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-club-vampire

Variant:

Operation X-Ray featured I.O. amidst a ton of other sick artists. Our tapes are running pretty low and I’m sure he moved most of his copies on his recent across Canada tour!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU = This Australian screamo band’s debut is top-fucking-notch!!!

2026 - 6 - 12 /// Cadere trailer/shows + Liqui-Dave-tion sale ends on Sunday night!

June 12, 2026 by David Norman

First off, this is a final reminder that the US store 40% off sale aka the “Liqui-Dave-tion” sale that is automatically applied to all orders will be active until Sunday June 14th at 9pm EST / 11pm CST / 12pm EST. After this prices revert back to normal and once the US store moves to a new location, all prices will rise by a few bucks as US Dave did all this for free and ZBR USA’s new home requires us to do so - which makes the last few days of the sale even more financially helpful.

In addition, please be patient as US Dave is dealing with a ton of orders once he returns from an out-of-state trip, so some of these orders will take a while - but hey, ya got 40% off so you can give him a much-deserved breather.

Cadere (ex-Mourn Recif/Archivist/Juniper Smile, current members of Wollruss, A Recorded Dawn, Internal Dialogue, etc.) is joining the Constrain and Lakeside Amusement Park tour on the island! You can catch us with the ZBR distro at the Victoria show tonight and Duncan show tomorrow. Hope to see you there!!!

Vancouver/Victoria band Hillsboro released ‘A Party in Your Name’ two weeks back and were recently interviewed by Punknews.org

The tapes should finish by the early next week and be shipping in June. I also snagged some live videos from their Victoria release show that I’ll post next.

Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead got the This Noise Is Ours treatment, so click on the pic above or this text to get a track-by-track run-through of the Vancouver powerhouse’s entire career thus far. Snag a cd below.

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to yet another super old release, and likely the last in this series. Canada’s Worst Gift was all over Toronto from 2012 to 2015 before members moved to other countries. Includes ex-Ispoke and Tonnn. This 12” will not be repressed so snag this last copy (below) or forever hold your peace.

Orphan Donor’s ‘Ailments’ got some love from Soda Pop under their Length Isn’t Everything round-up. You can check that out by clicking on the pic above or this text. Snag a cd below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LIVE LONGER BURN EVERYTHING = Yoooooo been stoked on this for quite some time. Scope!!!