2024 - 04 - 20 /// It must be 4:20

Entwife surprise 4/20 release! 100 cds on Tomb Tree, 50 with us, 50 with the band. LOTR-themed stoner/sludge/doom metal with lotsa screaming. Featuring Robbie from Eyelet and mnwa! CDs are only $4.20 today then they’ll do up at least a buck.

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Click to buy from our U.S. store.

Crossed’s ‘Vida Queita’ 12”EP is out! We’ve said it before, but we’ve never had stock for this band last more than a month…and they play ZBR Fest in 2 weeks! Pick one up now before you have no choice but wallow in self-pity.

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A reminder that we had a massive distro update that included Moment Of Collapse releases (most notably Cranial, Meraine, and Black Table) and all of the Ostraca 12” releases. Check the full stock in the U.S.A. store here and the Canada/International store here. A few select things that CanaDave is pumped about are embedded below:

MERAINE - Meraine (12")

CA$20.00

For fans of: Pianos Become The Teeth and Past.

Driving German hardcore with enough melody to catapult them into post-hardcore territory. Never heard of them until this debut, very sick!

12” comes in gatefold jacket on ocean blue. 9 songs.

Listen here:
https://meraine.bandcamp.com/album/meraine

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CRANIAL - Dark Towers / Bright Lights (12")

CA$25.00

For fans of: Omega Massif and (early) The Baroness.

Ex-Omega Massif! Oh my god I loved that band so finding out this is similar made my fucking day. Epic as fuck blackened post-metal. Released on Moment Of Collapse.

Black 12” comes in a gatefold jacket w/download code. 4 songs.

Listen here:
https://cranialband.bandcamp.com/album/dark-towers-bright-lights

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KADDISH - What World Was Still (12")

CA$25.00

For fans of: Daitro and Massa Nera.

Scotland’s gods of screamo’s newest release and first time in our stores, only 2 copies in this store!!!

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

Listen here:
https://kaddishuk.bandcamp.com/album/what-world-was-still

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Vibora’s ‘Zaldi Beltza’ and it’s beautiful second press is out! Clear with blue blob, and we’ve only got 50 in North America. Also, this band will be killin’ it at ZBR Fest 2024!!! There are also some pins and patches available, embedded below the digitals.

VIBORA - Scythe'n'Tears (pin)

CA$6.00

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VIBORA - Scythe'n'Tears (patch)

CA$6.00

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CanaDave continues to reminisce about ZBR Fest, this time it’s the very first fest we did, and we did it back in Toronto in 2017 over three days. Pre-show day, poorly attended (cuz we were contending with Daughters) but it was sick. Day 1, exceeded all expectations and was awesome. Day 2, repeat. One of the most gratifying and incredible experiences/surprises of my lifetime. Check out a short recap video below and if you want more info/links/videos just click on the full day link above each recap video.

Pre-show: An Ant And An Atom, Nanette, Terrible As The Dawn, Worst Days, and Hiera. = https://openmindsaturatedbrain.blogspot.com/2017/06/zegema-beach-records-fest-pre-show.html

Day 1: Growing Fins, Sarin, Communovere, The Ultimate Screamo Band, Terry Green, Massa Nera, and Respire. = https://openmindsaturatedbrain.blogspot.com/2017/07/zegema-beach-records-fest-day-1.html

Day 2: Fraera, Lessener, People’s Temple Project, Crowning, What Of Us, The World That Summer, and Foxmoulder. = https://openmindsaturatedbrain.blogspot.com/2017/08/zegema-beach-records-fest-day-2.html

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Burial Etiquette’s 12”LP is almost gone. I’m not gonna remind you again (okay maybe 1-2 more times) but I will definitely bump this sick Everything Is Noise review of it. Click on the pic above or this text to go there.

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Click for the full review!

This Noise Is Ours continues their ZBR Roster Review series with the Curtains + New Ruins split cassette. Click on the pic above or this text for the read, or listen below for the pummeling.

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KIOWA = Jesus, add another sick-ass band to Cali’s roster. This debut fucks.

2022 - 12 - 19 /// Screamo music videos

CanaDave spent too many hours scouring for screamo music videos and has now curated this killer playlist of nearly 200 official screamo/skramz music videos! Neil Perry, Respire, Frail Body, Crowning, Via Fondo, Young Mountain, State Faults, Envy, La Quiete, etc.!!! Honestly it’s a ridiculous collection. Enjoy and please leave a message for us with new screamo music videos to add!

Also of note is the Zampler contest that has just started but details will be given here tomorrow when the news post goes up. Basically if you buy something from this Canada/International store in December you are entered to win a free ZBR Fest 2023 golden ticket pass. I reckon there won’t be many orders so your odds of winning are about 10%.

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The 91st episode of Mathcast was a very ZBR-heavy one as Lower Automation and Thank You Driver were discussed in detail. One thing those beautiful fellas forgot to mention is that the Blame Kadinsky music video fucking rules (linked here).

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BIG WATER - Drink More Water (cassette)

CA$6.00

BIG WATER - Drink More Water cassetteEP (ZBR139)

For fans of: Heritage Unit, Yaphet Kotto, Snag and Slow Fire Pistol

Beautiful debut from BIG WATER a brainchild of riffmaster Stephen Pellerito rounded out by familiar KC alumni making short work of 6 songs in this blistering debut from faces already well known in the area. "crashing drums, hyperactive bass, frenzied strumming and thick, broken screams." says I. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD sent upon purchase.

/125 on three variants (dark blue/light blue/transparent blue) with j-card. 6 tracks. Download code included.

Listen to the first track here:
https://youtu.be/Nk75YhBcrjg

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Big Water’s debut EP ‘Drink More Water’ was the most recent subject of Out Past the Rings #139. We still have a some copies left so snag a copy asap cuz you probably love Ten Grand, Snag, Heritage Unit, and Slow Fire Pistol

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Unsigned Showcase lost their shit over Thank You Driver (as one should) and if you have somehow not checked this young four-piece out then you are definitely doing yourself a disservice as an aggressive music listener.

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THANK YOU DRIVER - cd Discography set (3xcd)

CA$25.00

FFO: Dillinger Escape Plan and Thumbscrew

Just one set of the band’s three EPs on cd is in either store. Fucking bananas chaotic hardcore from Langley BC.

Listen here:
https://thankyoudriver.bandcamp.com/

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: BLAME KANDISNKY = What’s that? This band released the best two music videos of 2022? Yep.

2022 - 12 - 18 /// Get dem tix

ZBR Fest 2023 is 66% out of the bag and the response has been overwhelming. Literally! As we prepare the final wave you can ensure yourself a full weekend pass (that includes the pre-show!) now until early January when we drop the single day tickets with wave #3! Be sure to check out https://www.zbrfest.com/ for all of the updates, lineup, and ticket links. Here’s the full, professionally shot video from the 2022 fest.

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CanaDave did the Out Past the Rings #138 for the split cassette between Curtains and New Ruins. These just sold out so if you’re looking for a copy you’ll have to look at resellers.

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Massa Nera received a glowing review from Everything Noise. Be sure to check it out as well as the album cuz we will definitely sell out in 2023! Jam that AOTY below and click on this text for the review.

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The split 7” between мятеж and Det Är Därför Vi Bygger Städer was the recent subject of the Zegema Beach Records roster review from This Noise Is Ours. We are sold out of this! Click on this text for the review.

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Operation X-Ray played a slew of Zegema Beach and Tomb Tree releases including our friends in Massa Nera, Big Water, Holly Caught A Contact High, Farah Rud, and Baudelaire!

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Tomb Tree’s Cuck (75% of Swallows Nest) made it onto the New Zealand Best of 2022 via DIY Conspiracy. Awesome powerviolence with hints of screamo, tapes still in stock, click for the Down Underground 2022 list here.

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: YUBARI GOGO = This Greek solo project was incredible but is sadly defunct. A few of these split tapes are in both stores. Fret not though, I heard there’s some final material coming out this month! Hnnnnngggggg!!!

2022 - 12 - 15 /// Music Video Day

Lots of stuff happened in the last few days, all of it leading up to Friday’s ZBR Fest wave #2 announcement and next set of ticket sales. 10 more bands that you’ll be able to see in one place and it’ll drop your jaw, we promise. Be sure to check out https://www.zbrfest.com/ for all of the updates, lineup, and ticket links. Here’s a quick recap of Day 1 from 2022’s fest.

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Our final 2022 released dropped on Tuesday as the Farah Rud + Baudelaire split cassette caught fire and proceeded to burn down everyone’s ears. Emo-violence to the max over 76 tapes. Nab!

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Thank You Driver were reviewed by (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) and a brand spankin’ new music video for “Dyer Blueprint” was premiered! It also served as a discography review of the band’s three releases and we now have the band’s entire discography on cds in both stores! Click on this text for the full OMSB review/premiere/links/thoughts/gushing/etc.

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THANK YOU DRIVER - cd Discography set (3xcd)

CA$25.00

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Massa Nera continues their onslaught of sick-ass music videos. This newest one is their best yet and for one of the most intense songs on the record “Eyeless Faces”. Splatter 12”s and some tapes still in stock, white/seafoam 12”s sold out, cds sold out, and some tape variants sold out.

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Curtains and New Ruins were the subjects of the most recent Out Past the Rings, this one for ZBR138 released on cassette /75. One rare copy was just put back in the store, then it’s gone!!!

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SAL MONEY = The new LP from this Australian band draws a lot of influence from I Have Dreams and you’ll likely love the shit out of it. We should be getting 5-10 copies in early 2023.