Hefty September

September 02, 2024 by David Norman

As our slow month concludes we enter the very front-heavy September schedule which is thus:

ZBR:

September 5th = BLOOM DREAM 'It Didn't Have To Be This Way' cd/cassette EP: Holy freakin' smokes is this one bad-ass release. Brooding, massive, sexy, and melodic stuff from Miami with beefy four-minute jams. Pressing on 100 cds and 50 cassettes. For fans of: Othiel, Hawak, and Crowning

September 17th = HALLAM FOE 'Funkapokalips' 12" lathe EP: This Indonesian four-piece have been making waves for years, so we are stoked to bring you their brand new 6-song EP 'Funkapokalips' on one-sided 12" lathe. Still screamy, sassy, and heavy, the band embraces some moshier and experimental moments on this one. Pressing on 25 clear and 25 black lathes. For fans of: SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Piri Reis, and Heavy Heavy Low Low

September 30th = FEBUARY 'February' cdLP: It doesn't get more screamo than this - become a sick screamo band, build hype with live shows, record a single batch of incredible songs, break up. Goddammit. Pressing on 100 cds with gatefold digipak. For fans of: The Lazurus Plot, Clay Birds, and Montcalm.

TOMB TREE:

September 10th = SPLIT SILK 'Bitter' cassette EP: Following two very promising EPs is this new, full-band (solo project no longer!) release shows heaps of progress. Featuring two new songs and an additional two live recording jams, the band's angular, noisy, rock is as refreshing as it is piercing. Ex-Under A Sky So Blue. Pressing on 80 cassettes: 35 red glitter swirl, 30 red, 15 white/red swirl, and 5 test dips w/matching swirl case. 4 songs. For fans of: Burial Etiquette, Against Me, and Unwound.

SOFTSEED MUSIC:

September 6th = LEAVS 'Natura Universal' 12"LP: This Spanish shoegaze/alternative band boasts ex-screamo alumni from Tropical Ice Land, and this album hits just as hard - but in a different way. It's gorgeous, heavy, melodic, and catchy. Plus the music video rules and it's embedded below. Pressing on 300 12" records but Softseed will only have 25 copies. 8 songs. For fans of: Slow Crush, Julie, and Smush.

A few VHS tapes of 2024 remain in the US store. Click this text to snag. New uploads to Youtube below and includes bonus footage!!!

Out Past the Rings is back with it’s 186th release and first wax mage ‘Cinq’ the five-way split between Jeanne, Potence, Tropical Ice Land, Les Deux Minutes De La Haine, and Yarostan. There’s a ton of juicy info in this one!!! A final copy remains on bandcamp!

Click here for the entire batch of reviews!

Crossed Letters gave some love to Fallingwithscissors and Llewelyn, the former of which we’ll have some cds from and the latter we still have tapes for. Jam below but access the full article by clicking on this text or the picture above!

The newest Mathcast dumps heaps of praise for Onewaymirror. Obtain a 7” below before we sell out.

Hillsboro got some attention from The Bad Copy with their newest EP release which has tapes on Softseed Music. CanaDave is in a new band with one of these dudes! Click on the text here to go to the full article. Jam/buy below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HEAVEN THROUGH VIOLENCE = Incredible debut EP from members of And Its Name Was Epyon and Dysthymia!

2024 - 07 - 23 /// ZBR fest VHS tomorrow!

July 23, 2024 by David Norman

Big news! VHS tapes will release tomorrow featuring 2022, 2023, and 2024 full line-ups!!! Holy fuck. You can snag one or even the full set. Is this the future? It will be at 9am PST / 11am CST /12pm EST on Wednesday July 24th!!!

Excrucis’ new and final release ‘There are Collectivities that Devour Souls’ is out and it’s fucking unbelievably good. We’ve got the tapes ready to ship as well as bundle sets available that includes their entire discography!!!

Tenue’s new 5-song album ‘Arcos, bóvedas, pórticos’ releases in full August 1st, 2024…then we’re taking a much deserved break, with only one more release coming out in August. Even Tomb Tree only has one release this month. Enjoy the rest of your summer!!! CanaDave is currently dubbing these tapes, only 50 will be made.

Onewaymirror got the This Noise Is Ours treatment and this is a friendly reminder that black and merge copies are low as fuck! Sleep now and forever hold your peace. Click on the pic above or this text to read the review, jam/buy that shit below.

Detach Heavy Blog did a recent roundup that included our Detach The Islands. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full list. Jam/buy below.

Mathcast gave the new Blind Girls some love and even added on the ‘I don’t watch sports anymore’ 12” lathe split between Charger Port and Serling. A few copies still remain, snag’em by clicking on this text!

Operation X-Ray keeps playin’ dem bangers, such as Excrucis (which was a song premiere when this episode released last Friday) as well as Detach The Islands. P.S. that new Julie track is incredible!

Febuary hopped on a podcast with CanaDave just a few short weeks before disbanding. We got cds coming in the early fall of their spectacular and lone release ‘February’. Click on this text or the link above to go to the full post, or just listen/download it below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: DIM = Georgia’s emo/screamo faves are back with a sick new LP on No Funeral.

2024 - 05 - 31 /// Terry on Monday + June schedule

May 31, 2024 by David Norman

Terry Green is back with their first full length in a fucking decade. Did they break up? No. Hiatus? No. Procrastinating? Maybe. Whatever the reasons, the band continued their existence during that 10 years and honed these 9 phenomenal jams for your listening pleasure. ‘Provisional Living’ will be a ZBR cornerstone and is 100% worth the wait. It releases on Monday at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on 150 white/red quad 12”s and 150 red w/yellow splatter 12”s. Check the schedule below for the next month of awesomeness.

Below is June’s ZBR/Tomb Tree schedule:

ZBR:
June 3rd = TERRY GREEN 'Provisional Living' 12"LP: Pressing of 300 12"s: 150 on red w/yellow splatter and 150 white/red quad: For fans of Party Hats and Who Calls So Loud.

June 17th = ANIMAL FACES 'Analytical Dreaming - Anomie' 12"LP: Pressing of 100 eco-mix 12”s: For fans of Caravels and Lautrec.

June 24th = FALLINGWITHSCISSORS 'the death and birth of an angel' cassetteLP: Pressing of 100 cassettes: For fans of Hayworth and .gif from god.

TOMB TREE:
June 19th = SERLING + CHARGER PORT 'Split' 12" lathe: Pressing of 50 12” lathes. For fans of: Under The Pier and Hella.

Nuvolascura’s ‘Twin Mystery: A Compilation’ was released and has already sold out. We hear you, cd lovers, more cds from the band/ZBR coming.

Mathcore Index made some dough on their newest episode by mentioning ZBR an absurd (and amazing) amount of times. Included were Usurp Synapse, Gossip, and Tomb Tree’s Demersal.

Speaking of Nuvolascura, This Noise Is Ours reviewed the band’s breakout self-titled album. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review, jam it below. All copies sold out. CDs imminent.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: DONE ™ = This dirty, seething, Boston album ‘Rest To Rust’ is both amazing and has the best cover I’ve seen in years.

2024 - 01 - 16 /// OFIAAS is out, Edhochuli single, Llewelyn music video

January 16, 2024 by David Norman

Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow’s debut 12” ‘LP’ is officially out and making the rounds. It’s on Bandcamp right now with Spotify and all other platforms on January 20th. You can snag a black vinyl /100 if you dig the songs, and it comes with an insert so you can find out what the hell we’re all screamin’ about. Not Just A Phase gave a very awesome review which you can check out by clicking on this text or the pic below.

Edhochuli’s new single is out! Playing off the “Totally Caveman” title, “Questionably Paleo, Incontrovertibly Neanderthal” is a seven-minute romp through treacherous rock’n’roll mixed with hardcore and screamo. It’s a fantastic time that you can purchase in full February 12th on 12”!

Llewelyn released ‘Disposable Culture’ late last year on Tomb Tree and they recently released an official music video for the title track. Watch it above and jam/buy the EP below!

Tomb Tree will be dropping the Carrion Spring cassettes for ‘How It All Falls Away Petal By Petal’ tomorrow aka Wednesday January 17th at 9am PST / 11am CST /12pm EST. Above is the primary variant /60 reveal! Jam/download below :) Catch’em at ZBR Fest 2024!!!

Inosuke 12”s just came in, we’ll have pics shortly and start shipping later this week/next week. Bandcamp/Canada store orders will take an extra week whilst the US Store ships them to Canada. This Noise Is Ours gave them an excellent review that you can read by clicking on this text or the pic above. Jam/buy below!

Mathcore Index did their list of best stuff from 2023 and our Euclid C Finder (obviously) made the list, along with Closet Witch’s sensational return, Telos’ ‘Delude’ and the In Loving Memory EP ‘A Gentler Sun’. Click on this text or the pic above to go to the full lists.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KNUMEARS = When this band releases a new album we’ll all lose our minds. So good! (pronounced “NUM-ears”)

2023 - 08 - 14 /// ORBIT CINTA BENJAMIN + WIDOWDUSK + IHUNTMONSTERS

August 14, 2023 by David Norman

Not Just a Phase sold out. There’s a few left over in case some orders get lost, so if we still got’em in a few weeks we’ll add them to the next Big Stuff Thing.

Widowdusk + Ihuntmonsters split tapes just released and likely will sell out today! This is Tomb Tree #100 and quite a milestone for the label <3 If you didn’t notice, the two variants together read as Tomb Tree and to be completely honest this was a total coincidence that I exploited. Or maybe it was destiny. New art by Kyle Calvert Design!!!

Over the weekend we had a hefty distro update, with most of the US copies selling out immediately. This store still has the following updated stock still in:

sold out

OSTRACA - Disaster (12")

CA$32.50

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OSTRACA - Enemy (12")

CA$32.50

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OSTRACA - Last (12")

CA$32.50

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MEN AS TREES - Weltschmerz & Sea of Ice Songs (2x12")

CA$47.50

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JAMAIS VU - Babak 1 (10")

CA$40.00

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GRAF ORLOCK - Destination Time Yesterday (12")

CA$30.00 CA$40.00

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SWEAT - Gotta Give It Up (12")

CA$25.00 CA$30.00

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Orbit Cinta Benjamin just premiered their single from the Flirt split cassette set to release next week on Tomb Tree!!! Click this text or the picture above to go to the review from Not Just A Phase.

Loose Teeth and Life In Vacuum’s Alexander Clark joined Canada on the OMSB podcast. The last few copies of their Constrain split will go to the band for their tour as of tomorrow, so it’s now or never from Tomb Tree! Click on this text or the picture above to go to the podcast and additional links.

Operation X-Ray gave a shout-out to ZBR again in their 2nd comeback episode, featuring Dear Diary This Is From My Teenage Angst To My Adult Self as well as Hillsboro who is releasing on CanaDave’s softer label Softseed Music in September.

Mathcore Index’s Mathcast gave some love to Seasons Worn who released their sophomore EP a few weeks back on Tomb Tree. Amazing metalcore with prog influences. Tapes still in stock!!!

Both Dave’s have been in love with Closet Witch for years (we even sport identical couple hoodies!) so it was a no brainer to ask the Iowa-based band to tear our ears apart. And they did. New album coming 2023 <3 We will continue posting the single videos for each band that played the last day of ZBR Fest 2023 in the order that they played, so there’s more coming! Actually, there are only two more!!!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HEXIS = Our Denmark friends just released a split with fellow countrymen Telos (whom Tomb Tree works with) which you can snag from Init Records. Remember Hexis + Trauma Model is the next Canadian ZBR show on Vancounver Island in Victoria, tickets here!!!