I'm back + Empathetic cds on Fri!

August 05, 2026 by David Norman

Alright, I’m back! Ontario was awesome but I’m very happy to be home and back at this. A few notes:
- all shipping will be finished today except for Coup D’etat orders and Constrain orders
- EU shipping to those 12 countries that introduced tariffs are still fucked and I cannot ship anything to you until it gets sorted between our governments/postal services
- Coup D’etat 7”s are currently MIA as our package has had no updates since July 18th so I’m just twiddling my thumbs until it gets updated, or better yet, they arrive
- Constrain tapes are in hand and pretty much done, I’m just waiting for the swirl paints to dry then I gotta stamp them, those will be shipped off by Monday
- Empathetic cds release on Friday (which is also Bandcamp Friday so please consider picking up extra stuff and/or getting some digital albums
- ZBR U.S.A. opens up later this month, news incoming

The next ZBR release is in a mere two days and it’s the one and only Empathetic release, their debut/post-mortem EP ‘The Room Collapses Quietly’ on 100 cds. There are two current singles from the past two Zamplers that you can jam above and below - they’re very Beau Navire meets Brahm and it’s fucking incredible. Features a member of Thank You Driver too!!!

Aron from Clay Birds interviewed me for a school project a few months back and I saw it yesterday and was reminded how good the questions were, so I asked if I could share it as I think every answer I gave was new. It’s about 30 minutes in length.

Today Last Fucking Copy goes to my final copy of Brahm’s second EP from 2022 ‘i try to rage against it’. I just sold the second last one last night so this extremely rare gold swirl /13 is officially the final copy! Lathes are also sold out!!! I don’t expect this to be repressed. Snag it below or forever hold your peace!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CIENFUEGOS = My friend Jacopo from Joliette introduced me to this band at New Friends Fest 2026 and they blew my mind. Incredible Chilean screamo not unlike Ostraca and A Recorded Dawn. New LP imminent.

2026 - 6 - 08 /// Zampler art submissions now open!!!

June 08, 2026 by David Norman

Just a quick reminder that the US store 40% off sale aka the “Liqui-Dave-tion” sale that is automatically applied to all orders will be active until Sunday June 14th at 9pm EST / 11pm CST / 12pm EST.

The big news from the past few days is that all upcoming Zamplers are open to art submissions! Starting right now you can go watch Starship Troopers (just the first one) and then check out the other Zampler covers and then cook up something sick that references the movie (and isn’t the same as a previous cover). Art submitted will be considered for the June 30th Zampler, with everything that isn’t chosen and comes after that date automatically will be considered for the next Zampler, and so on and so on as these things release every 6 months. You don’t need to include a Zampler # on the cover so just leave that open for when a # is chosen at a later date. You can email your submissions to zegemabeachrecords@gmail.com

And I feel the need to reiterate, all art MUST reference Starship Troopers or it doesn’t fit with the theme I’ve had going for more than 13 years. Jam #25 below with art from Jackson Schott!

I had Josh (A Recorded Dawn, Cadere, etc.) and Nima (Hillsboro, Wollruss) over to house for a Fest recap podcast as we reminisced about Vancouver’s 2026 ZBR Fest. Check it out above! I’ve included a few live videos below.

Cadere (formerly Mourn Recif) has two shows coming up with Ontario’s Constrain in Duncan this Friday and in Victora this Saturday. ZBR distro will be in hand. A teaser video of the band’s debut EP drops on Friday!

Following the Vancouver Island band’s new release ‘A Party in Your Name’ by my friends in Hillsboro, they also released a 13-minute video that acts as kind of a music video for a few jams. Very cool, artistic stuff! The tapes should finish this week and be in-hand next week. I also snagged some live videos from their Victoria release show that I’ll post next week.

Nhomme released one of the greatest and mind-bending EPs I’ve ever heard a few years back. Despite keeping mostly silent (but playing a few shows now and then) they’ve been pretty quiet, but Ryan from Meatcube recently completed an interview with them! I don’t know about you but I’d love to see them in Canada someday!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go there. Jam the EP below.

Detach The Islands got a sick write-up from IYE which you should check out, then immediately jam the EP. Such a sick and diverse set of tracks. I still can’t get over that Poison The Well cover though, hot fucking damn!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Listen/buy the cassette EP below.

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to more super old releases, this one being Italy’s Lamantide. The EP ended up making me ask the band to participate in the 2x12” 8-way split. Very dark and heavy shit, like Converge on nightmare fuel. This 12” will not be repressed so snag this last copy (below) or forever hold your peace.

Nsixhundred, Detach The Islands, Fingerswoventogether, and Orphan Donor all popped up in the May Anti-Fascist Scrub from Toilet OV Hell! Scope the full list of bands by clicking on the pic above or this text. Snag those last Fingerswoventogether 10”s before they’re gone, cuz we’re getting low and it’s phenomenal!!!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CLAY BIRDS = Oh my god new Clay Birds. Hoorah!!!

Click here for discounted two-day passes!

2026 - 3 - 30 /// ZBR Fest single day passes x Concealer tomorrow!

March 30, 2026 by David Norman

Single Day tickets now available! These can be accessed by clicking on the poster of the day you want below. 2-day pass and pre-show passes are linked to this text.

Click here for Saturday aka Day One tickets!

Click here for Sunday aka Day Two tickets!

Great news! Vibora has arrived in the U.S.A. so we’ll get those out to everyone asap, but please remember that the US has to send more copies to Canada for some orders so everyone’s should be in transit in April! Soastasphrenas also showed up but it’s only partially here so most copies can’t go out yet, but we’re working on it!

So in less than 24 hours the Concealer 12”LP ‘This Room Could Be Heaven’ releases! Tuesday March 31st at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on 250 vinyl (although 100 copies are with the band and we already sold half of our copies during the pre-order) so if you are late you will 100% miss out on this first pressing. They just released an interview with Idioteq.com which you can access by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam the first three singles here which is also where all the store links will show up on release day!

Today’s ZBR Fest 2026 Profile Feature is for Clay Birds who not only rocked the fest last year, but are playing both the pre-show AND the main fest this year! Yep, they’re that good. They’re also awesome people so that always helps. They released a wicked EP last year on ZBR and play a very original concoction of emo, screamo, hardcore, and rock. Click on this text to get tickets to the fest and see them live!!!

Carrion Spring had a wicked feature and interview with Idioteq.com about their new album ‘those We’ve Lost and Continue to Lose’. There’s a ton of interesting info about the band, the process, the recording, and how their grief coalesced into something incredible. Click on the pic above or this text to read the full thing. Listen/buy their new album below!

Wollruss played a show last week with some killer bands at the same venue that ZBR Fest is taking place at! Below you can scope some live footage from them alongside Teeth To Your Throat, Often Wrong, and Filigree Silver God.

Click here for the full post including additional links etc.

CanaDave had Nicole aka Mage Tears on the 195th OMSB podcast. Mage Tears is also playing ZBR Fest 2026 so give this podcast a listen, jam her material, and pick up a fest ticket so you can see her slow things down and provide some lanes for introspection. It was an honor talking to her and can’t wait for this new album. Click on the pic above or this text for the full post, or just listen to the podcast below.

Operation X-Ray played a ton of bangers (as per usual) and our very own Dagerman got played as well as Softseed Music’s Hillsboro with a new song off their upcoming album.

Gxllium! isn’t ready yet, and that’s totally cool. It’ll be worth the wait, and while you are waiting pick up this last copy of their previous album on cassette, as it is Today’s Last Fucking Copy. Snag it below or forever hold your peace.

Sold out

GXLLIUM! - Breakup songs (cassette)

from CA$12.00

GXLLIUM! ‘Breakup songs‘ cassette (ZB369)

For fans of: Me And Him Call It Us, Hayworth, Rex Kwon Do, and .gif rom god

California's GXLLIUM! are back with an exceptionally fresh set of songs featuring a brand new lineup, and these six songs will absolutely floor you. Part chaotic hardcore, part metallic hardcore, part screamo/emo-violence, and a dash of the mosh, the breakdowns, panic chords, and unrelenting screaming will leave you aghast in the best possible way. We got these masters just a few days back so the first tape run was on 37 DIY cassettes (sold out) followed a 2nd/final run of professionally duplicated copies out of 152. EP of the year? You betcha!

Cassettes 1st run /37: 10 on 'Peart's Pearl Swirl', 10 red, 10 transparent yellow, 5 halfsies swirl, and two 'That's My Gold Bar'

Cassettes 2nd run /152: 65 on Whistleblower swirl, 25 on Gold Fleck swirl, 25 White, 20 on Random Color swirl, 10 on Underage Drinking swirl, and 7 test dips w/matching swirl case

each with double-sided j-card w/lyrics. 6 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/breakup-songs

Variant:

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KID, FERAL = Our Swedish friends released their sophomore LP and it’s amazing! Yaaaaaaay!!!

2026 - 2 - 16 /// Mercy Necromancy's 'Cruel' released on vinyl!

February 16, 2026 by David Norman

Mercy Necromancy’s ‘Fallen’ and ‘Cruel’ EPs are now housed on one vinyl 12”! Softseed Music made 111 of these so please go check it out and snag one if you like Dollanganger, Grimes, Del Rey, Cain, etc. Minimal instrumentals under the voice of an angel.

Well shit ZBR Fest is getting pretty goddamned close. So let’s go through the bands playing, shall we? We’ll call this the ZBR Fest 2026 Profile Feature. Yeah, that only took like 10 minutes to think up, lol.

For years Massa Nera was the ZBR Fest mainstay, but after they had to pull out of 2024’s fest it’s been The Caution Children who have taken up the mantle. Bringing everyone together in the best possible way, these Florida all-stars were phenomenal in both 2024 (linked here) and 2025 (embedded above), so it was a no-brainer giving these dudes the ZBR Fest title and inviting them back for a third year in a row.

We are super excited to announce the release of Carrion Spring’s new album ‘Those We Have Lost And Continue To Lose’ which will drop on March 6th, 2026! The 12” vinyl /250 are on the way to us and should be in hand a week before the release so we’ll have some nice pics for ya as soon as possible. Jam a new jam below. More info soon!!!

ZBR is releasing the next Dagerman 12”LP ‘Di fronte a noi il nulla’ on March 20th. The first single “Caino” is available to stream/download above. Wicked Italian screamo, baby! We have some 12”s from their debut LP below if you wanna scope. For fans of La Quiete, Raein, Ojne, etc.

Soastaphrenas’ second single is upon us. This band is ex-Spoiled and kicks serious ass whilst also charting new territory. Exciting stuff! Full release is likely early April and Tomb Tree will have 30 copies.

Maximum Rock’n’Roll had Sutras make their list (Zuzanna’s list) which is sick, but I honestly don’t know ANY of the other bands lol. I’m in the screamo dungeon, baby. Tapes still available below. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full list.

In a band touring near Italy July 17th and 18th in Northern Italy? Hit me up for a possible fest invitation!!!

zegemabeachrecords@gmail.com
Subject: Northern Italy Thingy

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to another really early Zibbur release (number 39 to be exact) which is the Secret Smoker x Alarms And Controls split 7”. This won’t be repressed as I don’t think either band is even active anymore. Snag now or forever hold your peace.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: WITH ONE EXCEPTION x CHIGAKI DEATH METRO = This split is great, the first half is dirty/chunky and the second half is sick emo-violence.

2026 - 2 - 13 /// ZBR Fest 2026 tickets are live + Carrion Spring 12"!

February 13, 2026 by David Norman

ZBR Fest lineup announced and tickets are live! The cap on this year’s fest in Vancouver is less than 200 so we’re looking at a pretty intimate time. Tickets are going fast, get’em at zbrfest.com

Our next big ZBR-only release is the next Carrion Spring full length 12” titled ‘those we’ve lost and continue to lose’ and it releases in full on March 6th, 2026 via 250 records. We won’t spoil the variant but it looks pretty fucking sick. You can scope the music video for “Pocket Full of Poseurs” from the album below!

Vi Som Alskade Varandra Sa Mycket’s debut 12”LP is finally back in press thanks to Moment Of Collapse and yours truly (but mostly Moment Of Collapse) as we only have 30 copies spread across our three stores. Phenomenal post-everything screamo from Sweden featuring a member of The Khayembii Communique.

CanaDave had a podcast with Mercy Necromancy right before a special surprise which happens on Monday. If you like ethereal, dreamy, dark-yet-beautiful singer/songwriter stuff you will fall in love with this artist (like I did!) and therefore you should buy a 12” copy of ‘Fallen’ before they’re all gone. All links in the full podcast post can be accessed by this text.

In a band touring near Italy July 17th and 18th in Northern Italy? Hit me up for a possible fest invitation!!!

zegemabeachrecords@gmail.com
Subject: Northern Italy Thingy

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to ZBR006, one of the very first releases we did. I think we did like 600+ 7”s and immediately afterward Germany’s Amber broke up and these vinyl just sat around. Now it’s more than a decade after it’s release and I’m down to the final copy. Snag now or forever hold your peace.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LONELYISANEYESORE = Wicked new EP from this band on Vamonos Records!