Golden Ticket!!!

December 21, 2022 by David Norman

What’s that? No more golden tickets? Well good news, tisn’t true!!! In CanaDave’s most recent Out Past the Rings for Zampler #12 ‘Oh God, We’re Gonna Die’ cdr he unveiled that he’s parting with his personal copy, so all orders from THIS STORE now until the end of December are entered into a draw to win one of either four Zampler #12s or the coveted golden ticket zampler that gets you free access to all of ZBR Fest 2023 in Chicago!

A bunch of awesome people from all around the world sent us more screamo/skramz music videos so the Official Music Video playlist is now up to 233 songs!!! Here’s the link to the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJiiPxtHp9sZYrtcIsBJlpsBfjy1X_eFG

New Day Rising should be in our hands next month (cross all fingers and toes please) and we still have some copies available. Incredible screamo/metallic hardcore from 1997 that could have been released yesterday and we’d all be droppin’ jaws.

Click on this picture for the direct Brooklyn Vegan link.

Brooklyn Vegan released a more comprehensive screamo list of the best releases of 2022 and included a stack of our friends. Included from our roster were Blind Girls, Crowning, Massa Nera, Naedr, Piri Reis, and Trophy Hunt. 6/15 ain’t too shabby! Click on this text for the full post.

Victor Shores got the review treatment from Not Just A Phase with their new self titled album that released on tape via Tomb Tree and 12” via No Funeral Records. Click on the text or pic to go there.

I found a lonely Trachimbrod ‘Leda’ 12”LP Hiding in the Outpost, so it’s here as our final copy! On black! Some of the most incredible Swedish screamo ever put to vinyl and the band’s essential album.

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TRACHIMBROD - Leda (12")

from CA$15.00

ZBR077 Release date: April 3rd, 2017
For fans of: Suis La Lune, Raein and Kaddish

Beautiful, dreamy, epic and screamy Swedish post-hardcore/post-rock from members of I Love Your Lifestyle and Nionde Plagan. These 9 songs are the most cohesive and catchy of the band's career but still include tons of passionate yells and screams. Pre-orders come with a free Zamper #8 cdr/50. This is a co-release between Zegema Beach Records, Dog Knights Productions and Through Love Recs.

12" vinyl on clear+green mix/200 and black/300. 9 songs.

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

Vinyl colour:

Works were on Chin music CHRW again cuz they can’t get enough of that band…just like us!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ENVY = There’s a new Envy EP and it’s really good, well those first two tracks are bangers.

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.