Fingerswoventogether + Detach The Islands released x ZBR Fest 2026 starts tonight!

May 01, 2026 by David Norman

ZBR Fest starts today! The pre-show is going down at 6:30pm at Big Fernwood in Victoria (Vancouver Island). Tickets at the door are $35! The main fest is at Red Gate in Vancouver (on the mainland) with the doors opening Saturday at 2:30 and Sunday at 3:30. Tickets for those are $70 per day or $120 for both days. Can’t wait to see y’all!!!

The last ZBR Fest Profile Feature of 2026 goes to Fingerswoventogether and their new release ‘As The Lie Became Truth’ just dropped! Truly exceptional screamo from Florida. We have 50 of these to move, and we’ll move’em! Check the band out this weekend at ZBR Fest!!!

Detach The Islands new EP/collections released today. ‘Concrete Jungle’ contains some covers (Poison The Well, Death Grips), unreleased jams, and some alternate versions, with the cassettes including a massive audio interview between the band and CanaDave. Check that shit out!

Operation X-Ray played the almighty Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead. If you wanted some promo pics I snapped some yesterday when the sun was out. We’ll have a stack of these at ZBR Fest to move and the band will have a buncha merch including shirts, etc.

Today’s Last Fucking Copy is a weird one, as we kinda helped co-release it but didn’t put it on our bandcamp page because we wanted Jeanne to get all the traffic. Perhaps because of that reason we still have a single 2x12” discography release by this incredible Euro band. This is the brown cover variant btw. These initially sold out but this one was added back in a year later and I think just no one saw it. So snag it below or forever hold your peace.

JEANNE - Discography (2x12")

CA$40.00

For fans of: Daitro and Malisa Bahat.

Dark, heavy, versatile screamo from France. On double black 12″ vinyl, with 3 different covers (blue, black or beige), and 2 recto/verso inserts. Covers are cut out so that you can change the artwork using the inserts, depending on your mood. To complete your discography pick up the ‘Cinq’ 5-way split 12” in order to acquire songs 13 and 14!!!

2x12” on black vinyls with interchangeable inserts. 16 songs.

Listen here:
https://voiceoftheunheard.bandcamp.com/album/votu072-discography

Cover:

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: next = none today I ran outta time!

2026 - 4 - 27 /// Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead cds!

April 27, 2026 by David Norman

Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead ‘collected’ cds are out! They arrive in Canada today after a hefty 5-day delay. Don’t forget that ZBR Fest pre-order tickets close on Friday morning at 8am PST and any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.

Orphan Donor new album ‘Ailments’ releases May 11th on Zegema Beach via 100 four-panel digipak cds, thus having us release the last three albums on different formats (tapes, vinyl, cds). Lambgoat premiered their one and only single, so check that out above or by clicking on this text. Super lazy listen is below, but there’s nothing fucking lazy about that banger.

Nima from Hillsboro was interviewed by Inlet Wire in a little 10-minute clip right alongside a brand new song and album opener HotGirlTM which is easily one of my fave jams from the upcoming ‘A Party in Your Name’ album releasing May 29th on Softseed Music!

Mieke and her other project Wallflower are making the trek all the way from New Zealand to play ZBR Fest 2026. That’s some massive stuff right there. Plus, she’ll be playing a song alongside Nicole of Mage Tears. It’s going to be nuts. I can’t wait! Softseed Music released ‘frau eva’ on 12” vinyl which you can snag in the ZBR stores now!!! Buy show tickets below or by clicking on this text!

Click here for the full post and podcast!

My boy Bobby from The Caution Children and Gillian Carter came on my podcast for a Bobcast and it was awesome. Love that dude. Come say hi to him at ZBR Fest 2026! A few things discussed: Hung, so much grunge, blazed in the church room, hella hat territory, practice pad bullshit, Primus and Danzig covers, learning how to scream in Cassettes On Fire, from "on-call" to "in the band", prime Boris, appropriate album art, upcoming Gillian Carter record, ZBR Fest 2026, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Caustic Wound, Clouds, Danzig, Mouthing, Pearl Jam, and Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post. Stream/download below.

Operation X-Ray played Nsixhundred on their most recent episode. Tapes are sold out buuuuuuut if you’re coming to ZBR Fest I’ll have the last three copies in the distro!

Oh shit, Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to yet another release that was sitting on the shelf but set at zero stock. This is the last ‘Unraveled’ 12” and it’s one of the beautiful multi-color splatters. Check back on May 11th for their new album ‘Ailments’! Snag it below or forever hold your peace.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ÅTERSTOD x LETTERBOMBS = Absolutely fire new split from a buncha friends!!!

2026 - 4 - 20 /// Nsixhundred released, Drive Your Plow cds on Friday

April 20, 2026 by David Norman

Nsixhundred current discography cassettes were released on Friday and promptly sold out. I didn’t have the paints I needed until the weekend, so the “mystery sofa swirl” simply wasn’t completed upon release, but I finished them over the weekend and just put up the last stock we had (about 6 backup copies) on Bandcamp. Their bombastic, chaotic, and screamy-as-fuck metallic hardcore will turn the heads of fans of Gxllium, Hayworth, Rex Kwon Do, Me And Him Call It Us, .gif from god, etc.

Just a heads up that Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead ‘collected’ cds release on Friday!!!

You’ll also see a new Orphan Donor premiere via Lambgoat on Tuesday!!!

Softseed Music has a lot coming up too, including Mieke’s ‘Frau Eva’ now in hand and shipping, as well as a Hillsboro single for arguably my favourite song from the new album on Friday. We’ve now got Mieke up in both ZBR stores, US linked here and the Canada/International one linked here - both of which are cheaper than buying off of Bandcamp!

Everything Is Noise has been doing a ton of great pieces recently, and they just posted an excellent Carrion Spring feature for ‘Those We’ve Lost and Continue to Lose’ which we released on 12”LP just over a month ago. You can click the pic above or this text to access the review, listen/buy below, and also catch them at both the ZBR Fest pre-show aaaaaaaand the main fest!

Today’s ZBR Fest 2026 Profile Feature is for almighty Ostraca. They played our fest in 2024 and were easily one of the best acts. Super nice people. Wicked music. Insane live show. Ostraca are screamo royalty for a fucking reason. They fucking rule. Buy show tickets below or by clicking on this text!

This fantastic Fainting Dreams interview is courtesy of Idioteq.com, covering a lot in a dense post, ‘The Silence of Birds that Rarely Sing’ continues to get rave reviews. If you like your beautiful and your heavy but want them combined then hot damn there’s no better release than this. Read the interview by clicking on the pic above or this text. Listen/buy below!

Limbs received a most excellent review from Veil Of Sound. Check it out by clicking on this text or the pic above. Jam the final album by these Filipino greats below, a few tapes remain!

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to one of the Serrate test press…why do I still have this?!?! One of best LPs of 2025 on a super rare variant with alternate art! You can also catch them at ZBR Fest 2026! Snag it below or forever hold your peace.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: .GIFFROMGOD = New album! So fucking good. Ultimate homies <3

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!