The One Who Became Many tracklist

October 04, 2023 by David Norman

Here is the official tracklisting for the Coma Regalia tribute compilation ‘The One Who Became Many’! Chockfull of stellar screamo projects from around the world paying homage to the most prolific screamo band ever, 19 tracks/bands in total. Releases on October 9th via 100 cassettes, with all profits going to Edie/Coma Regalia/Middle Man Records. You can jam the Piri Reis song below, and expect another song premiere this Friday via Borderline Fuckup!!!

We announced the new Closet Witch 12” ‘Chairoscuro‘ a few days back. ZBR has 500 copies over some very nice variants. We’ll have pre-orders go up on October 16th but a music video and promo pics will be revealed prior. Check out a live video of a new jam from ZBR Fest 2023 below!

The Onewaymirror full length was recently announced and you should be absolutely bursting with excitement. These 14-16 year-olds have been wreaking havoc in just over a year by melding the styles of Spirit Of Versailles, In Loving Memory, and Neil Perry into an amazing, youthful concoction that will blow you away! Tomb Tree will be handling the vinyl for this alongside BSJD and Oliver Glenn Records with tapes from Jean Scene Creamers. Jam their split with Burial Etiquette below!

CanaDave got sleemed by the one and only Riversleem a few days back on the OMSB Podcast. Find out everything you need to know about this killer four-piece and their first two EPs. Click this text or the pic above to go to the podcast, or jam/buy the new 7”EP below!

The In Loving Memory shows have popped up so here’s the first at the Botanical Gardens. Second show is embedded below. The EP on grey/40 is linked here.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SLOW PULP = This will show up in CanaDave’s top releases of 2023. Incredible shoegaze/indie rock.

2023 - 10 - 01 /// Vibora out, Coma comp next

October 01, 2023 by David Norman

The Coma Regalia covers compilation released the cover art (by Sammy Gurule) and the first isolated single by Piri Reis covering “Listless” (Atameo’s cover was on the June 31st Zampler) to a very positive response. Full album comes out October 9th, 2023 on 100 tapes. Click on the text here or pic above for the premiere or just jam the song below.

Vibora’s ‘Zaldi Beltza’ 12”LP is now out! I think there’s still a few pink blob copies left, and after that it’s red. This release turned a lot of heads, and remember we only took 50 copies for all of North America!

Don’t forget that Saton’s new album comes out October 6th, that’s a freaking awesome album, with Tomb Tree taking care of the cassettes. We will likely trade for some vinyl as well. Here are the two music videos thus far:

The In Loving Memory shows have popped up so here’s the first at the Botanical Gardens. First show in over two decades!!! Tapes for the new album are very, very low, but in some good news we’ll be getting some vinyl of the new EP soon, as well as the additional Illuminate My Heart copies of the LP, so in a few weeks we’ll get all that stuff up again. Until then just the EP on grey/40 is linked here.

This Noise Is Ours did another Zegema Beach Roster Review Series, this time for the first LP by Infant Island which we did cassettes for. Long, long sold out. Such a stellar album, especially those last two jams…good god. Click on the pic above or this text for the review, or jam it below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: FLOODING = My man Bobby from The Ghost Is Clear helped put this incredible three-piece shoegaze/screamo/post-hardcore band on my radar. The previous record showed signs of genius, and the new album ‘Silhouette Machine’ taps into everything I was hoping they would. Contender for AOTY!

2023 - 01 - 18 /// Operation X-Ray Best of 2022 + Lower Automation tour

January 18, 2023 by David Norman

Advertising On The Channel Of Dreams came out two days ago to quite a few surprised ears who hadn’t hear this absolute gem yet. Are your ears lonely? Need some incredible/previously obscure music? Well hell yeah there ya go. 67 tapes, 43 on pearl swirl, 13 random swirl, 10 purple swirl and one halfsies. Technical, speedy, and gorgeous screamo in the vein of Via Fondo, Beau Navire, and Rainmaking.

Lower Automation is doing a run of easterly-ish dates in the US and one in Canada! The dates are below and you can go to the band’s facebook page by clicking on it.

Operation X-Ray held their Best of 2022 radio show and the final section for “screamo/skramz” was littered with Zegema and Tomb Tree releases. Some of our bands that were played: Rotting In Dirt, Virgin Mother, Hetta, Massa Nera, Apostles Of Eris, Venus Twins, Blind Girls, Anna Sage, Gil Cerrone, Piri Reis, Trophy Hunt, Qatsi, Lower Automation, and Keratin. Holy moly!

The debut release ‘Mount Whateverest’ by Ego Death Children’s Choir was set free to destroy the world and almost all of the copies are gone. 1 copy remains on the Softseed Music bandcamp and 1 copy remains in this store, otherwise that’s all she wrote! The band plays mind-altering noise/jazz/grind with saxophone and features members of Blue Youth, Library Voices, Anemone, etc. and it’s highly unlistenable aka great for this crowd!

CanaDave’s favourite EP of 2022 was Hetta’s ‘Headlights’ by a landslide. Apparently he isn’t the only one who’s lid has been flipped, because Bandcamp Daily just interviewed them! Hot damn! What? Really? New songs coming? Oooooo baby! Click on the pic or text to read the interview.

Greed Worm was on the No Echo spotlight and has their Blackwater Sniper tapes coming through Tomb Tree in February when you’ll find it on our bandcamp. You can jam their debut EP below or click on za pic for the interview/spotlight.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MEIßEL = I hereby apologize for sleeping on this sick 2022 EP. Hot, punchy, two-piece hardcore/emo-violence.

2022 - 11 - 29 /// New Day Rising coming!

November 29, 2022 by David Norman

New Day Rising is almost here! Pre-orders open December 9th and the full remastered digital release is December 23rd! This thing sounds absolutely massive. Co-released with Protagonist (U.S.) and Moment Of Collapse (Europe).

Massa Nera has a full album review by Distorted Sound, check it out here!

Another Massa Nera album review by Borderline Fuckup, check it out here!

Piri Reis’ ‘Ritma’ was reviewed by Horns Up, check it out here!

Lower Automation’s ‘Strobe Light Shadow Play’ was reviewed by Metal Division Magazine!

Another Lower Automation review of their new album from The Razor’s Edge, check it out here!

Massa Nera was also played on the CFRU radio station in Guelph…my old university! Holy shit! Here’s an mp3 link.

And CanaDave spoke with Rich from The Sawtooth Grin which is embedded below with a full post link with additional links here. Definitely one very specific/ZBR relevant bit of news in there, see if you can catch it.

Blind Girls’ first full length ‘Residue’ was the topic of the most recent Out Past the Rings. Two tapes remain and that’s it! A classic!

Works was again on the the CHRW CHIN music radio with the song “Action Vale”. 12”s from Tomb Tree still available! Features members of Girl Arm and can be accessed in full by clicking on this text.

The November 25th Operation X-Ray played Lower Automation, Massa Nera, and Keratin…and a ton of other good stuff!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KILLING MUSIC / DEADGUY = Rich from Sawtooth Grin recommended this documentary to me and I smashed it out in one night. Awesome watch. Scab Deadguy forever! There’s no embed link so just click here to make it start :)

2022 - 11 - 25 /// Keratin premiere

November 25, 2022 by David Norman

Keratin just premiered their final single from the forthcoming ‘Only Eye’ EP on Tomb Tree. 84 release into the wild on December 5th. Truly incredible screamo from Australia! Here’s a pic of one of the /20 with alternate black cover. Click on this text for the full premiere link.

I just received the Infall tapes yesterday after a lengthy delay at customs (they were due here a week ago) and once I swirl the b-sides of 5 of them these will be ready to go aka I’ll ship the US store it’s copies and all Canada/International sales on Monday.

Victor Shores is officially out, making it the predecessor to the above Keratin EP. This album is very different but equally amazing. Super catchy hard emo punk from this Minnesota three-piece. Truly infectious stuff that isn’t repetative or boring in the slightest, and those vocals are just awesome. Tapes ship early December.

Works was on the the CHRW CHIN music radio with the song “The Bend”. 12”s from Tomb Tree still available! Features members of Girl Arm and can be accessed in full by clicking on this text.

Lower Automation came out the other day and pretty much fried everyone’s brain. These twelve tracks have infinite repeat listens because literally so much is happening. Absolutely fantastic stuff and contender for best of 2022 for sure!

Speaking of Lower Automation’s ‘Strobe Light Shadow Play’, here’s a review from Distorted Sound Mag!

Thoughts Words Action did a nice piece on Massa Nera and their newest video for “Adrift”, and some words about the album. Click here for the full post!

Operation X-Ray played Eyelet, Piri Reis, Infall, and Holly Caught A Contact High on the most recent episode. A new episode airs this Friday November 25th!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: UNDER THE PIER = This quartet recently came out with a killer The God Awful Truth split and it’s a righteous, violent, beast.