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 - 12 /// The Vault and more Nuvolascura tapes!

June 12, 2023 by David Norman

The Vault updated w/shirts and cds with the final round coming tomorrow with the last load of cds, tapes, and vinyl stragglers. The Vault closes this Thursday at 6pm PST and will not reopen. Click on this text to go to The Vault.

Speaking of June 15th at 6pm, the Faffle ordering closes and the raffle starts! So many amazing things to win! Here’s another reveal…the least surprising but perhaps best one. Order tickets above!

More pals, more tours, more tapes. Nuvolascura is currently running around Europe with Barabbas, Du Fortappade with these new cassettes. Grab’em on June 14th from us or from the band on tour!

This Distro has been heavily updated with Dingleberry releases, mostly 12”s. Here are some personal standouts but you can access them all right here.

BARABBAS, DU FÖRTAPPADE - Discussions on Existentialism (12")

CA$20.00

For fans of: Saetia and Letterbombs.

Awesome new screamy/jazzy Euro screamo. Released on Dingleberry Records.

12” on transparent red vinyl with lyric insert. 12 songs.

Listen here:
https://barabbasdufortappade.bandcamp.com/album/discussions-on-existentialism-3

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ERETIA - Quietud (12")

CA$20.00

For fans of: R.Josef and AmenRa.

Dark, sludgy, and full of awesome chord progressions. Somewhere between blackened hardcore and post-metal. Released on Dingleberry Records.

12” on transparent red vinyl with lyric insert. 7 songs.

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https://eretia.bandcamp.com/album/quietud

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sold out

RHA. - Refugium (12")

CA$22.00

For fans of: Trainwreck and Zann.

Fucking unbelievable single song (18 minutes) with no lulls or filler. This thing slaps. Released on Dingleberry Records. ONLY 1 COPY IN STOCK!!!

12” on white vinyl with silkscreened b-side. 1 song.

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https://rhamusic.bandcamp.com/album/refugium

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GROS ENFANTS MORT - Gros Enfants Mort (12")

CA$20.00

For fans of: Yarostan and Daitro.

Gorgeous, emotionally draining, post-hardcore/screamo from Europe. Released on Dingleberry Records.

12” on transparent red vinyl with lyric insert. 7 songs.

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https://grosenfantmort.bandcamp.com/album/s-t

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This Noise Is Ours reviewed the Desolate Hands Move The Hour split 10”. We’ve still got some!!! Click on this text to go to the review.

What’s this? Just ZBR’s first ever Battle Set at the pre-show between Eyelet and Crowning. You know we’ll be doing this every year now :) We will continue posting the single videos for each band that played ZBR Fest 2023 in the order that they played, so there’s more coming!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: POOLSIDE AT THE FLAMINGO = We got some of these on tape for the first time and it’s bananas.

2022 - 09 - 14 /// Apostles Of Eris split? No way! ;)

September 14, 2022 by David Norman

Wait a minute…Apostles Of Eris does split releases? No way!!! (hahaha I’m so funny) But yes, Apostles Of Eris has a brand spankin’ new 7” split with New York’s Ennui! One long jam by AOE and three slaps to the face from Ennui. Digital and physicals release Friday September 16th, 2022 at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. This is a co-release with Day Zero Collective with them having most of the copies!

CanaDave’s non-screamo label Softseed Music is releasing some very nice tapes for the fantastic ‘don’t care - good music’ EP from math-rock project Charger Port tomorrow. Three sick songs over three sick variants. Mmmmmmm here’s one titled “DON’T CARE good swirl”.

Here’s a teaser pic of one of the My Hair Is A Rat’s Nest variants for the new cassette releasing next week on Tomb Tree! Without a doubt one of the coolest concoctions we’ve come up with. And the 23-minute song fucking rules!

A reminder that Desolate Hands Move the Hour 4-way split 10” is utterly fantastic. Check the Out Past the Rings video! Nab a copy!

And thus we conclude the beautiful memory trip for ZBR Fest 2022 that were transmitted by the individual band videos. Last one? Hawak. I love Hawak. I love Tom. I love Jon. I love Josh. Brick up, my friends. Brick up. By the way, Chicago was so bricked up on Day 2 of ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 on June 12th, 2022 that when we demanded an encore the band just played the opener again (as they had no more songs ready) and the crowd went even more ballistic. Awesome times. See you in May 2023 <3

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: JEANNE = Holy crap a new EP from one of France’s best screamo bands! Incredible!!!