Last week all 8 bands from the 4-country 2x12" gatefold split were released. Each band is contributing an EP worth of material, hence the use of "split" and not "comp", but call it whatever you feel like cuz it's going to kick serious ass. We've already heard the Lamantide, Nous Etions and The World That Summer tracks and they are fucking stellar. Below we have linked our favourite songs from each band so you can check out all the bands, as they are all quite different but equally amazing.

SWEDEN:

1 - VI SOM ÄLSKADE VARANDRA SÅ MYCKET

2 - VIA FONDO

CANADA:

1 - THE WORLD THAT SUMMER

2 - NOUS ÉTIONS

ITALY:

1 - PASTEL

2 - LAMANTIDE

USA:

1 - SLEEPER WAVE

2 - YOUTH NOVEL

The new KIKEN 'Rising' EP is up and streaming on the ZBR bandcamp page here. There is also a new music video for the epic 6-minute clusterfuck that is "Blood Moon" (embedded below) that precedes the "SHI Hounds From the Darkest Star" music video (linked here).

The tape is now available to order and ships right away. (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) did a full album review so if you want to know more check that right here.

KIKEN - Rising (cassette)

CA$7.00

ZBR051
Released on Zegema Beach Records and Dingleberry Records

For fans of: Antioch Arrow, The Blood Brothers and The Locust.

Spastic, disturbing and violent synths/bass and vocal onslaught from our soon to be alien overlords Hydra Kiken. The guitarist/vocalist of Life In Vacuum takes over vocal duties while Nick will melt your brain with the instrumentals and effects that sound like an intergalactic war. The songs range from a blitz of screamy post-punk/hardcore to what sounds like alien transmissions and choirs. This is a dark and mind-altering sonic experience.

Black tape with double-sided crimson red imprint and red film trim w/double-sided j-card/lyrics. 1st press /70. 8 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rising

RESPIRE masters should be here in the next week or two and once that happens the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) blog will be premiering a new song from the album, so be on the lookout for that! Here's a live video I took of them at the Zegema Beach Records mini-fest that happened back in November of 2014.

On April 29th at 9pm THE WORLD THAT SUMMER will be hosting their split cassette (w/Apostles Of Eris) release show with:

FOXMOULDER (toronto screamo)

TERRY GREEN (mississauga emo/skramz kings)

SARIN (brampton post-hardcore/post-metal aka sounds like Isis)

PAPERBOY (ex-Congratulations solo project from Waterloo)

MARION (winnipeg noise)

KEV SHEELER (comedian)

Next week we will be premiering the new song from the split called "Swine Dialect Incantation" by THE WORLD THAT SUMMER.

Mad distro incoming next week.

***GRAF ORLOCK new 12" and 7", Doombox and Los Angeles 7"

***RAEIN/AMPERE split 8"s

Check back next Wednesday night for more news and distro updates!