Lower Automation premiere + Basque + Autumn releases

March 26, 2024 by David Norman

There’s a brand new song from Lower Automation premiering over at Ghost Cult Mag! Click on that pic above or this text to go there! Cassettes ordered and release on May 20th!!!

Burial Etiquette’s debut 12” is selling fast, with the quad splat variant running hella low. Punknews seems to be realizing that screamo is sick again after ignoring my emails for a decade, so here’s a track-by-track breakdown of the record!!! Access by clicking this text or the pic above.

Some quick news that will affect some! There will be no pre-orders for the new Crossed 12”EP, as we’d prefer to wait until the full album release and we have the copies in-hand. We shall let you know when they arrive, as ‘Vida Quieta’ is set to release on April 19th.

Pettersson and Burial Etiquette are on route from the US store to the Canada store, so if you’re still waiting on the former we apologize for the delay but CanaDave will get those out the door the day they arrive (early next week, I reckon).

Basque’s ‘Pain Without Hope of Healing’ is out and we already sold all of the Flower Garden variant, with a single test dip remaining in this store and a few swirls. Truly next level debut from some ex-Karloff members.

Autumn’s debut EP ‘please be happy’ was released by CanaDave’s Softseed Music today. We’re calling anime indie rock and the variants look great.

Click here for the full review!

Girl Arm got some love from This Noise Is Ours in their roster review series, and there’s still a single tape left in stock! One of the best albums ever, and their new record should be releasing soon under their updated moniker Works. Click on the text or pic above for the review, jam that shit below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KOMAROV = Their first release since the Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow split 7” and their first full length! Happy day!!!

2022 - 12 - 09 /// New Day Rising is today!

December 09, 2022 by David Norman

After 25 years ‘Memoirs of Cynicism’ by New Day Rising is out on vinyl for the first time ever! 8 behemoth tracks full of metallic hardcore intensity with some emotional hardcore sprinklings. This straight up sounds kind of like Carol/Converge meets The Assistant and the remasters by James Plotkin sound incredible! Links (become available at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST) are:

U.S.A. store = www.zbrusa.com/products/ndr

Canada/International = www.zegemabeachrecords.com/zegema-beach-releases/ndr

Massa Nera continues to sell at an alarming rate, so there’s no way we’ll have anything left by ZBR Fest. Just something to consider :) New review from This Noise Is Ours!!! Awesome track-by-track dissection of one of the best screamo records we’ve ever heard! Click this text for the link..

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Out Past the Rings 136 was for Girl Arm’s truly outstanding ‘Outside Language’ that easily falls in our 10 greatest releases of all-time. They have a new album under the band name WORKS so be sure to track that 12” down via Tomb Tree! (p.s. it’s in our store lol, easy track down)

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KIDNAP SOUNDTRACK, THE - American Accupuncture (7" lathe)

CA$26.00

KIDNAP SOUNDTRACK, THE ‘American Accupuncture’ 7” lathe (ZBR243)

For fans of: Thumbscrew, Botch and The Chariot.

Tomb Tree Tapes released the incredible discography for mathcore/metalcore THE KIDNAP SOUNDTRACK last year. The first four tracks from that were from a previously unreleased EP recorded in 2007, this is the official release of that EP, remastered and on black lathe 7” /50. If you like your hardcore full of breakdowns, amazing transitions and commanding screams, get a hold of this limited release before it’s gone forever. Original art by Kyle Calvert Design.

7" lathe on black/50 with foldover jacket in a plastic sleeve. 4 tracks. Download code included.

Listen here:
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Let’s rid ourselves of another final/single copy of something, shall we? It’s The Kidnap Soundtrack 7” lathe for ‘Amercian Accupuncture’! Fans of Botch, Breather Resist, The Chariot, Thumbscrew, etc. will eat this shit up, it’s absolutely stellar. Last copy!!!

now sold out:
Pastel/Merridew split 12”
Massa Nera 1st 12”
Binary 12”
People’s Temple Project + Sleeper Wave 12”

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LOW BEFORE THE BREEZE = Their most recent split with Less Dead titled ‘‘ is bonkers good. They’re recoding an LP next so keep your ear to the ground.

2022 - 11 - 03 /// Holly Caught A Contact High tomorrow!

November 03, 2022 by David Norman

You better be quick tomorrow if you’re interested in one of these Holly Caught A Contact High releasing on Tomb Tree at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. The band has 25 copies and we have 25 copies, only 10 of each variant (pictured on the right) and 5 of the halfsies (pictured on the top). Ridiculously awesome mathcore/grind from a member of Colacon! Further surprise going down tomorrow after the drop!!!

Keratin announced their first release, also on Tomb Tree, today with a debut single “Survive snake” from the 5-song EP ‘Only Eyes” that releases in mid-December. Gorgeous yet heavy, it’s like Swedish night combined with Australian heat…or Suis La Lune/Nionde Plagan mixed with Gil Cerrone. Whatever’s easiest to digest! Thanks for the premiere Miss The Stars. Click on this link for the full post/premiere.

Finishing off the Tomb Tree news is the Works 12”LP reminder that released on November 1st. Stellar stuff for those that like bassy grooves and disjointed/mathy guitars.

Next on the Best Of (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) Podcast we’ve got Josh Jakubowski from Neil Perry, The Now, Joshua Fit For Battle, Hot Cross, etc. talking about what the hell was going on during the “porch scene” of the Neil Perry tour video. Hint: Munch’ems.

CanaDave did another Out Past the Rings, number 131 to be exact, for Euclid C Finder’s double EP cassette release we did way back in 2018. Copies left? Hellllllz no.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ROMAN CANDLE = Ridiculous new EP from this Nevada-based band. Kinda Nuvolascura but a bit less techy.

2022 - 11 - 01 /// Works is out, Holly Caught A Contact High comin'

November 01, 2022 by David Norman

The final Works song premiere went up yesterday for “Laura Palmer” ‘Is there a head in there’ which just released on Tomb Tree via 100 12”s. Incredibly groovy, mathy, bass-driven, math/noise/indie rock from Quebec. Click on this text for the full premiere or jam the full LP below and pick up dat 12” baby!

Holly Caught A Contact High tapes go on sale this Friday for EP3 with a wee little surprise, find out after we sell out muhahahahaha. Only 25 copies for Tomb Tree/Zegema Beach and 25 for the band.

We’re doing a new thing for (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) podcast where we’ll upload a short clip of an interesting section from some previous episodes. Listen to this first one about the best Nuvolascura ever. Try not smiling and not wanting to shout, “It’s 10 o’clock!!!” pffft good luck.

Infall released another new song this time by way of lyric/clip music video. Very awesome stuff and the tapes release November 14th on Tomb Tree! Thanks Cvlt Nation! Click on this text for the full premiere!

Out Past the Rings 130 is for the stellar and ill-fated Komusō ‘Luck Will Be On Your Side This Week’ 7”EP. Find out some rarely discussed info and pick up one of our last copies before they’re all gone.

The Fiesta Bizarra cassette EP is out in full! Give it a jam and nab a tape before they all end up in Peru.

King Slender’s cassette EP was the most recent candidate for This Noise Is Ours’ ZBR Roster reviews. There is only a copy or two left of this run /50! Buy below or click on this text for the full review and more links!

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KING SLENDER - King Slender (cassette)

CA$6.00

ZBR087

KING SLENDER - 'King Slender' cassette
released November 2017

ffo: Wolves, Daniel Striped Tiger and Secret Smoker

Tight as fuck hardcore punk with strong leanings towards emotive hardcore and I guess therefore screamo. Desperate yells, driving drums, rolling bass and intricate guitar riffs envelop all four songs in late 90s emo.

50 smokey metallic tapes with j-card in a resealable plastic bag. 4 songs.

Listen here:
https://soundcloud.com/dave-norman-996713162/sets/king-slender-king-slender/s-faTAh

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: THE SAWTOOTH GRIN = We were lucky enough to distro the ‘Cuddlemonster’ 12” when it came out back in 2020 on vinyl, and yesterday the band released their first new material in about 15 years! It’s uhhhhhh good to say the least.

2022 - 10 - 04 /// A look into the future...Of Death

October 04, 2022 by David Norman

It’s almost time for the 2x12” ‘…discography’ by ….Of Death with D-side etching. It’s /300 copies and 150 of them are yellow/red merge disc 1 and ghostly red w/etching for disc 2, with this second variant having the same disc 1, but a black blob on red as disc 2. We’ll have a full digital release complete with 2x12” orders opening at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. This is a co-release with Cliff Parade and Law Of Cycles, with each label taking 100 copies. Levi of Cliff Parade Records had this to say about it:

“ I found …Of Death on a Alone Records sampler in 2003. Immediately I was struck by the “girl scout being murdered” screams similar to the bird like scream of early Jeromes Dream. These vocals accompany the blasts and riffs that make this Texas band one of the screamo goats. The idea that all of their work is now on two sexy vinyl makes my screamo heart so warm. “

To Be Gentle recently released ‘Unbroken’ and is gearing up to release ‘it always hurts and one day it will win‘ this Friday October 7th. Tomb Tree is taking care of tapes for both releases, with the former already being complete and the latter still at the plant. You can click on this text to hear a new jam from the upcoming album as well as peruse the variant options for ‘Unbroken’. Both physical copies release October 7th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST along with a bunch of other Tomb Tree stuff. What stuff? Let’s take a looksie!

Colacon also releases via Tomb Tree and also releases this Friday! 11 tracks of face-melting metallic hardcore/mathcore/metal from two rad dudes in Georgia. Check out that new music video below! We’ll release the final variant pic tomorrow!

Virgin Mother’s debut 12”LP goes up for pre-order this Friday! The vinyl is /100 and will shipped before the release date of October 14th! There’s a pretty high probability that between us and the band touring a few days after the release that we’ll sell out so don’t sleep on this incredible vision manifested as a full length.

That’s a lot of Tomb Tree stuff. What’s 2022 looking like for ZBR? Before the year is out we’ll have Thank You Driver releasing on cassette in early November, the new Lower Automation 12”LP on November 22nd, and the Massa Nera cd/tape/12”LP on December 2nd. Those three releases cover a ton of genres and all absolutely slay. There is but one song out for all three releases combined, so check out Lower Automation’s “The 99” from the most recent Zampler.

Fiesta Bizarra has a new EP releasing on October 31st via Softseed Music but you can nab a tape now that will ship immediately! Yes, exactly one-second after ordering. Seems possible. Anyhoos, this 4-track romp through mathy, poppy, multi-vocal emo/rock from Peru kicks major ass and even has some hints of the six-piece’s screamo roots! Peruvian pre-orders are open until Friday October 7th at 11:59pm but are available to the public now also.

Out Past the Rings #124 is COARSE history for Botch-lovers. 7”s for ‘I’ now on sale for much less than cost! Please check that sick EP out!!!

Operation X-Ray premiered recently despite our main man Andre being without power or water for a full week. A beautiful, wonderful, positive, stinky boy he truly is <3 Bands played on this podcast: Works, Venus Twins, Colacon, and …Of Death.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: +CAREGIVER+ = This new release is very cool and worth checking out. 5 tracks of mesmerizing metal/hardcore in nearly 20 minutes. Excellent EP!