Congratulations In Loving Memory

July 21, 2023 by David Norman

In Loving Memory first release in 20 years is out in full! Digitals and cassettes are available/shipping next week! The band also has 12”s for sale/pre-order and that closes in just a few short days. The fact that we were asked to make tapes for this is a serious compliment that we did not take lightly, we are truly honored. Snag’em now, they won’t last long! I also found two full length stragglers so they’re up in the store too, right next to the new EP :)

The big mage news over here is that one of our favourite releases, all the way back at #30, is the Congratulations cassette. We spoke with No Funeral Records well over a year ago about doing vinyl and this Wednesday July 26th our plans come to fruition. If you have no idea who Congratulations is then feel free to peep this release show in Hamilton that CanaDave put on back in 2014, linked here, with Terry Green and Nous Etions.

Idioteq.com did another massive interview with most of the artists contained on the 21st Zampler. Check out a bunch of unreleased jams or come across a few new/sick bands! You can’t lose!!! Click the picture above or this text to go to the interview.

Machine Music posted Nine Songs I Liked This Week and included a bunch of awesome stuff including our very own Apostles Of Eris! Check it out via this text link or the picture above! We are almost sold out of this split and will have non left by September!

Rotting In Dirt kicked off the upstairs show during the last night and unveiled two new songs from an upcoming split…and wowza! So good!!! 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!

Softseed Music released ‘Alaska’ by Uno Lady earlier this year and her tranquil music videos are making the rounds. The label has another release lined up for next week!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CADY = Yooooooo UK heroes coming out full-force with their first full length! Rejoice!!!

2023 - 06 - 05 /// Final Zaffle = Faffle

June 05, 2023 by David Norman

The Faffle is going strong! All of CanaDave’s extra mage, handmade, stupid fancy, and test press 12”s will be raffled off for the last time on June 15th at 6pm PST / 8pm CST / 9pm EST live on Instagram! Every other day or so we’ll update with pics of stuff that will be in the Faffle…like the pictured Motel Bible pixelated /50 and that gorgeous Cinq 5-Way split on blowout /50! There’s more comin’, but snag some tickets below if you’re already starting to salivate. Each ticket gets you one step closer to winning an item on the Faffle wheel, and if you win your remaining tickets are taken out. We’ll start with the crowdpleasing mages, followed by hand-mades, stupid fancies, and then the last couple test presses (one of which hasn’t been released yet!). Winners have to pay shipping.

CanaDave is workin’ his ass off getting The Vault ready for it’s June 10th opening (it closes June 15th at 6pm PST, same as the Faffle deadline). Like last time, it will house a bunch of personal copies of tapes, vinyl, t-shirts, cds, stickers, and posters that have either been sold out for a long time or were never posted for sale. These products will appear in a “The Vault" tab which will become visible one June 10th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST at the top navigation column of this website (up there with ZBR News, Canada/International Store, U.S.A. Store, etc.

Olth interview did a little interview with Hellgate NYC. Want a tape? Too bad we’re all sold out. Guess we gotta order more, but we’ll wait till the 100 12”s release first :) Click on the text or the pic above to go to the interview.

We will start posting the single videos for each band that played ZBR Fest 2023 in the order that they played. Therefore, here’s the literal fest opener “Lost” by Apostles Of Eris from their split with Pique. There’s a single 12” left on our bandcamp!

Tomb Tree unveiled their other June release which is the debut/self-titled Aux.Aura cassette EP. You can stream a song via This Noise Is Ours by click on this text or the pic above. Full release is June 13th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST.

Jazzbrunch was the topic of CanaDave’s most recent Out Past the Rings. If you aren’t familiar with this 7”EP you should do so immediately because between our two stores we only have 5 left! Features members of Vi Som Alskade Varandra Sa Mycket and Totem Skin!!!

Softseed Music’s Uno Lady just released her second music video from ‘Alaska’ titled' “Acappella Instrumental”. It’s a wonderful counterpoint to the chaotic shrieking of ZBR and Tomb Tree. This store has one copy left, as does the Softseed Bandcamp.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD = Brand spankin’ new BC screamo baby!!!

2023 - 03 - 16 /// New 4-Way announced

March 16, 2023 by David Norman

LONG.WAY.DOWN. did very well with the U.S. store selling out in 48 hours and the Canada/Interational store is down to the last couple of copies. Idioteq.com did a nice piece on the release which you can read by clicking this text. Jam that sucker and buy one of the last copies below.

LONG.WAY.DOWN. - until there's nothing left... (cassette)

from CA$11.00

LONG.WAY.DOWN. ‘until there’s nothing left…‘ tape (ZBR315)

For fans of: .gif from god, (early) SeeYouSpaceCowboy, (early) WristMeetRazor, and Olam

This Georgia four-piece has been gaining momentum and it has led to this cataclysmic moment, as ‘until there’s nothing left…’ is an exceptional six-song EP that digs it’s very capable claws into early 2000s metalcore and myspace-era screamo. After some semi-lo-fi material taking root on an EP and a split, the band really bunkered down and focused on writing, then subsequently did a great job of capturing those sounds and had them mixed/mastered to sound fucking huge. If you enjoyed the 2019’s of ZBR aka SeeYouSpaceCowboy, WristMeetRazor, and .gif from god then you’ll be all over this. We sure are.

***GOLDENASHES swirl and TEST DIPS goes live at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST

Cassettes /75, 35 on ‘nothing left’ yellow swirl, 30 on ‘incinerate’ orange swirl, 5 ‘goldenashes’ gold swirl, and 5 test dips w/matching swirl case. All tapes come in a clear/clear norelco case w/j-card. 6 songs.

Listen here:
https://mathcoreindex.com/2023/03/12/exclusive-premiere-long-way-down-until-theres-nothing-left/

Variant:

'nothing left' yellow swirl (/35) 'incinerate' orange swirl (/30) 'goldenashes' gold swirl (/5) test dip w/matching swirl case (/5)

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There’s a brand new 4-Way split cassette coming out on April 10th and we’ve already got the tapes 100% done! New jams from some of screamo’s best over three super sexy variants. More details to come, but if you’re impatient please check out the podcast that CanaDave did with Hetta, who were the catalyst for this 4-way. Click on this text or the pic above for the original post or just listen/download to it embedded below.

Telos returns on the 17th with their stunning new album ‘Delude’ and it already got a review from Metal Epidemic which is embedded below, “I genuinely think this is fucking incredible.” The variant pics are above and if you’re in Europe you’ll have a plethora of vinyl options.

Today’s Hiding In the Outpost (aka our last copy of something):

Tapes are quickly moving outta here, with Nhomme and Blind Girls joining the sold out club. I just looked at my 7”s and noticed that a lot of the Meditations In Affinity are getting low, most notably the blue version of ‘Confluence’ that houses new jams from Terry Green, Eyelet, Kid Feral and Big Water. Listen to it here.

now sold out:
Nhomme tape
Blind Girls everything is gone
Komuso 1st EP tape
Nuvolascura 2nd LP tape/12”
Alas 12”

sold out

MEDITATIONS IN AFFINITY - Confluence [TERRY GREEN / EYELET / KID FERAL / BIG WATER] (7" split)

CA$10.00

Meditations in Affinity - Confluence (7")

For fans of: Terry Green, Eyelet, Kid Feral, Big Water, killer splits

Our fourth installment of the Meditations In Affinity series is the riffiest, bluest, most Swedish infused 7" in the series. It features new jams from Ontario-elite TERRY GREEN (first material in 3 years!), Baltimore's EYELET (who have a killer LP coming out soon), Sweden's screamo sweethearts KID FERAL (who supply two tracks) and BIG WATER, our thud-loving friends from Kansas (who also have an LP coming out soon). 600 7"s across two variants from ourselves as well as the always reliable The Ghost Is Clear Records. These should be shipping Mid-to-late October.

7” /600 (300 black / 300 blue) w/download code. 5 tracks.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/meditations-in-affinity-confluence

Vinyl Color:

Black Blue

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