Zampler #23 + Eyelet 3rd press!

July 01, 2024 by David Norman

Join the ‘Leadership Caste’ and check out the 23rd Zampler now, cuz it was just released! 27 sexy tracks including 5 previously unreleased jams from the likes of Senza, Onewaymirror, Excrucis, Hallam Foe, and Tress Allude!

On the polar opposite we’ve got new of Gxllium! ending, and it breaks our hearts. Love you Gally.

Eyelet’s 2nd repress (that’s 3rd press) is now available on yellow 12” with green art. We did this one of 500 so we won’t sell out immediately, but also don’t sleep for too long!

Josh and Dave released their 3rd episode last night, this one is Remingtin (West Fucking Triad) vs. Senza! Without a doubt the episode that had us both most stoked on the music.

A buncha music videos popped up, some official and some not. But hey…music videos rock.

Our Future Future Is An Absolute Shadow = “Word of Ruin”

Fallingwithscissors = “ghOst.shell”

Lower Automation = “Mercaptan”

Nhomme destroys. And seeing this morse code track done live is fucking mindboggling. We still got some tapes too! Best packaging ever.

Smush continues to ruin CanaDave’s life in the best possible way. He spent some time on this review that includes a video from their LP release show that has 12” pre-orders up right now on Softseed Music. Click on this text for the review, watch the live video above, and jam/buy the record below!

Operation X-Ray continues their coverage of everything amazing, this time playing some Eyelet and Fallingwithscissors.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LAGRIMAS = Crusty screamo/hardcore from the west coast. New album fucks.

2024 - 06 - 05 /// Terry Green out + Excrucis announcement

June 05, 2024 by David Norman

Terry Green is out and is kicking serious ass in the nicest, most Canadian way possible. Sorry, eh? Congrats to anyone who purchased in the first hour as we had a sale price for the hardcore fans so congrats to all who jumped at the opportunity to buy such a stellar album immediately. Both variants are going fast, with some going to Germany for distro through I.Corrupt and Zilp Zalp but they probably won’t arrive until late June/July.

There’s a sophomore Excrucis full length on it’s way and a teaser just released this morning. I gotta say, the first one on Tomb Tree (linked below) is great but this new album ‘There are Collectivities that Devour Souls’ is fucking exceptional.

A message from Nick:

Hey! My name is Nick Stetina, I’m a mastering engineer from outside of Chicago. Working on Lower Automation’s recent EP “Welcome to My Deathbed” turned me on to the Zegema Beach Records roster and I am STOKED. What a rad bunch of bands. In the spirit of working with artists and music that I am a genuine fan of I wanted to extend an offer to do a free test master for anyone in the ZBR+Tomb Tree family. I encourage you to hit me up as your wrap mixes for you next project; let’s make some noise together 🤘🏼

www.nickstetina.com

hello@nickstetina.com

John from Usurp Synapse and Displacer came on the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) podcast and chatted with DehVE (that’s the Canadian one) about their original run, short-lived second run, and their current third incarnation that recently released ‘Polite Grotesquries’ aka the ‘AssIIAss’ EP. Jam/buy said EP here. Click on the pic above to go to the full blog post or just listen through Bandcamp below.

Demersal got some love from Scream Blast Repeat (our first look at the blog, too, and it’s great!). A few copies remain but won’t last till the end of the year, that’s fer sure. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Operation X-Ray played Lower Automation and Nuvolascura in their most recent episode!!! Yum yum.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SMUSH = Softseed Music got in on the ground floor and will be releasing this stellar 12” with pre-orders opening upon digital release June 15th, 2024. Gorgeous but heavy shoegaze for fans of Slow Pulp.

2024 - 03 - 29 /// Herlovebeheadsdaisies and Missouri Executive Order 44 added!

March 29, 2024 by David Norman

Fest update! Onelinedrawing and Burial Etiquette will be unable to make it this year (mad bummer), but fret not because we’ve added Herlovebheadsdaisies (Sunday) and Missouri Executive Order 44 (Saturday)!!! Click on that pic above to get some tickets!

Just a heads up, there will be no Demersal pre-orders for Tomb Tree/ZBR, just like Crossed, we’ll wait until the release and we have them in hand. Demersal is set for May 10th, 2024.

The next Tomb Tree release is the stellar new screamo band .22LR who contains members of Low Before The Breeze, Less Dead, and Jornada Del Meurto (to name just a few) with a new song premiering over at Idioteq.com. Full release is April 2nd!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go there.

Lower Automation had that “Life Insurance” premiere at Ghost Cult Mag, with their new EP ‘Welcome To My Deathbed’ on May 20th, 2024. There’s more info in the post linked here by clicking on this text. Jam it below!

The first annual Screamo Awards goes live on the 30th of March! Interviews done by our very own CanaDave. Youtube link goes live when it says it does, but you can access the link below now so you can save it.

Basque had an excellent review from Cave Dweller Music, who really gets this Kitchener four-piece. The seven songs are truly something special and are not likenable (not a word, I know) to any other bands. Click on this text or the pic above to read it in full. Jam/buy our last copies below!

Widowdusk was played on the newest Operation X-Ray, for which there will likely be another new episode tonight so stay tuned!

Moshpit Nation’s Best of February includes Gxlllium!, Onewaymirror, and Volp among many others. Click on this text or the pic above to see a monstrous amount of killer releases.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MY HEART, YOUR HANDS = New rampagin’ from this band who is heavily influenced by Me And Him Call It Us.

2024 - 03 - 26 /// Lower Automation premiere + Basque + Autumn releases

March 26, 2024 by David Norman

There’s a brand new song from Lower Automation premiering over at Ghost Cult Mag! Click on that pic above or this text to go there! Cassettes ordered and release on May 20th!!!

Burial Etiquette’s debut 12” is selling fast, with the quad splat variant running hella low. Punknews seems to be realizing that screamo is sick again after ignoring my emails for a decade, so here’s a track-by-track breakdown of the record!!! Access by clicking this text or the pic above.

Some quick news that will affect some! There will be no pre-orders for the new Crossed 12”EP, as we’d prefer to wait until the full album release and we have the copies in-hand. We shall let you know when they arrive, as ‘Vida Quieta’ is set to release on April 19th.

Pettersson and Burial Etiquette are on route from the US store to the Canada store, so if you’re still waiting on the former we apologize for the delay but CanaDave will get those out the door the day they arrive (early next week, I reckon).

Basque’s ‘Pain Without Hope of Healing’ is out and we already sold all of the Flower Garden variant, with a single test dip remaining in this store and a few swirls. Truly next level debut from some ex-Karloff members.

Autumn’s debut EP ‘please be happy’ was released by CanaDave’s Softseed Music today. We’re calling anime indie rock and the variants look great.

Click here for the full review!

Girl Arm got some love from This Noise Is Ours in their roster review series, and there’s still a single tape left in stock! One of the best albums ever, and their new record should be releasing soon under their updated moniker Works. Click on the text or pic above for the review, jam that shit below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KOMAROV = Their first release since the Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow split 7” and their first full length! Happy day!!!

2024 - 03 - 20 /// Gossip + Lower Automation releases

March 20, 2024 by David Norman

That’s right, there’s more Lower Automation comin’ your way! They recently finished their new EP ‘Welcome To My Deathbed’ which houses tracks of the bands’ most experimental and whacko material to date. Releases on limited cassettes May 20th, 2024 on ZBR!!!

Gossip’s ‘Coals of Juniper’ releases on 10” April 29th, 2024 - that’s just a few days before their ZBR Fest 2024 performance! You can also catch them at New Friends Fest (where you’ll also find both Daves) in August. Jam the first single “Casting Crowns” below!!!

Basque releases this Friday so it’s time for the full spread for ‘Pain Without Hope of Healing’. These puppies release on Tomb Tree March 22nd, 2024 at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on their bandcamp and our Tomb Tree section in this store. All of the Tomb Tree releases are also in the US store, you just gotta search for’em. This is a very low run, just 17 ‘The Color of Pain’ swirl, 10 ‘Flower Garden’, and 5 test dips w/matching swirl case. Jam a single below!

If you missed the Widowdusk bandcamp release you need to get on that. The more I listen, the deeper I fall for it.

Hallie is getting close to their $100,000 goal (currently $83k) so I thought I’d share that Go Fund Me again here. Any amount helps!!!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KNIFE EDGE DEATH MATCH = This collaboration EP goes to a good cause and is headed by Jane who did the sound for all of the ZBR Fest 2023 videos. You might even find CanaDave on there somewhere.