Mourn Recif premiere + surprise release on June 2nd!

May 29, 2025 by David Norman

Alrighty folks last post till June 2nd when our next release drops. This particular 12” split is a surprise that we’ll drop digitally at midnight EST, with physicals being delayed a bit which we’ll have up in late June/early July (aka whenever they show up).

Click here for a buncha info, links and the full premiere!

Mourn Recif has a new EP coming out, so Idioteq.com premiered the closing track “Slow Reign” which also happened to be the first song that the band wrote together. Their release show is July 5th in Victoria with the almighty Emma Goldman and friends. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full premiere (with extra links and a buncha extra info) or just jam that shit below.

Social Caterpillar’s final release dropped earlier this month, but Softseed Music just received their copies so everything is now available here too. You can snag one for cheaper than Bandcamp in the U.S.A. here or Canada/International here, and you can jam/download the split 12” with Waunband below.

Othiel has arrived at the US store and we’ll get some proper promo pics up tomorrow but here’s a taste of what the digipak looks like - fresh outta the box! Jam/buy below.

Everything Is Noise did a another great write-up about Emma Goldman who is on fucking fire right now. Blobs are now down to 5 copies! Red is down to about 40 then this first press will be sold the fuck out, and rightfully so. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Dagerman is still getting mad props despite releasing digitally quite a while ago. Today’s review is from This Noise Is Ours in their Zegema Beach Records Roster Review series. We still have clear 12”s in stock if you want some Italian screamo goodness. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Blue Youth got some great words from Sputnik Music which you should check out by clicking on the pic above or this text. We still have green 12”s left if you wanna snag one of these absolutely smokin’ albums.

Ashen Hands got love from (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))). One of our favourite EPs of 2025, you need to jam this shit and snag a tape if that’s your thing. Part Crowning, part Brahm, part Orchid. The trifecta of HOLY FUCK. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: BYMYSIDE = These Italian folks are finally back with a new record. Stellar stuff!

2024 - 11 - 19 /// Canada Post on strike + good news

November 19, 2024 by David Norman

Canada Post is on strike. This means Canada store (aka this store) and most of the Bandcamp orders literally cannot ship out until it is resolved. The good news here is if you place multiple orders over the strike’s duration I can combine your orders and refund you some shipping after the gears get movin’ again. This is totally out of our hands, so please have some patience. U.S.A. store orders will continue to go out and they ship internationally too!!! Click on this text to go to the US store.

Fingerswoventogether released on Friday and we’ve blown through most of the tapes already. This store has a handful and the US store has a couple, but Bandcamp copies are sold out. Links to both stores are at the bottom of the Bandcamp page and cost less than those sold out copies anyways. Such a wicked debut EP!!!

Gxllium! is next! The first run of tapes flew so we made a bunch more - 150 to be exact. CanaDave is dipping those suckas now, and this run is professionally duped with proper j-cards, as the first run was all DIY, baby. EP of the year? Definitely up there!!! Oh shit I found one extra copy of the 1st run…embedded below!

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

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There are some Le Blast tape stragglers that didn’t get immediately cleaned out last week. I’ve rearranged the products so the in stock cassettes permeate the top of the list. Click here for said page of Le Blast tapes and other new/awesome items…although I can’t ship them right now lol (cuz of the Canada Post strike).

If you want Le Blast tapes from the USA store just click on this sentence.

This Noise Is Ours continued their ZBR Roster Review series with the first Blue Noise demo cassette. I’ve been forgetting to include the Out Past the Rings for these reviews as they shed a lotta extra light on the releases, and if you love said release you’ll probably want some of that shinfo, baby. Click this text for the review, jam above, Out Past the Rings below.

Tenue’s newest album (we did tapes and are almost out) got a great review from Metal Storm. Click on this text for the review and jam/buy below!

CanaDave had Henning from Suis La Lune fame on his OMSB podcast, talking lots of screamo but also unveiling his new solo screamo project named Återstod. We’ll be releasing his debut split EP with Germany’s Meißel in January!!! Click on this text for the full post or just stream it below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KID FERAL = Our Swedish friends recently released this stellar new EP and we literally cannot stop listening. Vinyl please!

2024 - 10 - 15 /// Gxllium! released + Spirit Of Versailles 2x12"

October 17, 2024 by David Norman

Spirit Of Versailles 2x12” pre-order!!! These are almost ready to go so make sure you snag a copy before they’re all gone! Init doesn’t ship outside of North America so if you need this and live outside please order from us, if you are in North America you need to order from Init Records (linked here). These ship in December but should be in hand in November so I’ll ship earlier if possible.

SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES - Discography (2x12")

CA$50.00

For fans of: Saetia, Eyes Of Verotika, and Widowdusk.

This ships worldwide (North American orders should go through Init Records → linked here). The 2×12” discography collection by this timeless Sioux Falls screamo band. Released by Init Records. On grey w/black+white splatter vinyl with 11"x33" two-fold full color insert. Newly remastered by Mikey Allred at Dark Art Audio. 29 songs.

Songs 1-8: 8 Song CD
Song 9: Split 7" with Caligari
Song 10: unreleased
Songs 11-12: Split 7" with Saqqara
Song 13: Songs Of The Dead II compilation CD
Songs 14-15: Split 7" with Rise From Ruin
Songs 16-21: Confluence Of All The Senses CD
Songs 22-25: In Line For Halos 7"
Songs 26-29: Recorded live on WNYU, Summer 2001

Listen here:
https://initrecords.bandcamp.com/album/discography

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Gxllium! released ‘Breakup songs’ on Tuesday and all of our tapes sold out in less than an hour. I’ve included pics so you can see them, but they’re out until all copies arrive at their homes, then I have three extra copies that I’ll put when I know it’s safe to. We’ll also be making more, at the very least tapes, and perhaps doing more formats. Spotify isn’t up yet but I’ll post it when I can.

Just a reminder that we made those Nuvolascura cds and there’s only a handful left and will be sold out before Halloween. The US store has a single copy of the ST and bandcamp has two, the new LP is sold out. Linked above (in stock) and below (sold out).

AJ from Colacon and Holly Caught A Contact High, and Vamonos Tapes went on the OMSB podcast with CanaDave and had some very intriguing conversations. There are still a few copies of the Colacon 12”/100 remaining, snag’em before they gone!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post, or just listen below.

Everything Is Noise did their September roundup which includes Bloom Dream and Split Silk! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full list. Jam them below, but I think Bloom Dream is pretty much out and Split Silk is getting there!

Operation X-Ray’s most recent episode featured a ton of sick stuff including Crowning, Venus Twins, and Nuvolascura! Venus Twins 12”s are still in stock but the merge is almost gone.

This Noise Is Ours gave the very underappreciated Dim Into Dross and their sole release. We have no tapes left. Check it out and click on this text or the pic above, and jam it below!

Stereogum picked up the Crowning/Oaktails split along with some other cool releases and thoughts on Blood Brothers at Best Friends Forever. Click on this text or the pic above to go there, and/or jam the split below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CLAYBORNE = This Montreal band sent us some of these 12”s for distro and I fucking love it. Epic post-everything. Snag one here!

2024 - 10 - 13 /// Nuvolascura cds on Monday!

October 13, 2024 by David Norman

We’ve made cds of the two Nuvolascura full lengths (100 of each) alongside the band, but we’ve only got 25 of each! These release on Monday in both stores and our bandcamp, then it’s prep time before we absolutely pummel you with amazingness in November with new Senza, new Concealer, and new Gxllium!

This store got another distro update, this time with a lot of rando stuff and updates on long sold out releases. Definitely check our bandcamp for final copies shed by CanaDave including Iwroteyourhaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook, Rainmaking, Blind Girls, In Loving Memory, and Komuso/Setsuko. There’s also a bunch of ZBR pencils & single items from Wax Vessel that we got some extra copies of, including the ZBR->WV logo switch shirt! All of those items are in the new items/special are…linked to this sentence.

Gxllium! has a new EP dropping on Oct 15th! OMSB is premiering “Axel Peart” right now! Tapes from yours truly at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on said date. Click this text or the pic above for the full post!

Crowning + Oaktails have their final show in Japan tonight. New release is out.. Split tapes a comin’…probably late November, maybe early December.

Bloom Dream got some hefty and well-deserved love from Heavy Blog Is Heavy in their October roundup. Click on the pic above or this text to go there. Jam/buy that shit below!

The 188th Out Past the Rings is for Infant Island’s ‘Sepulcher’ tape/12”. It’s very dense and goated. Somehow we have one copy of a few variants in stock, get’em before they gone…all linked below!!!

Lower Automation got some love from Score AV, check out the review linked to this text and jam/buy below! The blue swirls are now hella low.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ENVY = I put this here in case you somehow missed that that longest running screamo band just released a banger of a new album.

2023 - 12 - 12 /// Inosuke out, Blind Girls tomorrow!

December 12, 2023 by David Norman

Onewaymirror sold out in less than 12 hours, so that’s nice. Thanks y’all! A repress is highly likely.

Next up, ZBR Fest 2024 early bird tickets + Wave 1 releases this Friday. You are not fucking ready, holy shit.

Lastly, we had the digitals for Inosuke release yesterday along with 12” pre-orders that should be shipping by the end of January. Please jam that shit below! Buy links are located there also.

I’m on my knees praying to the mage gods, as the /25 Wax Mage variant of the ‘The Weight of Everything’ 12”LP second press by Blind Girls is beyond sensational. This is a co-release with No Funeral and Life Lair Regret Records. These go live on December 13th a little later than usual, 1pm PST / 3pm CST / 4pm EST. Our tapes our almost out! Canada+International here / Bandcamp copies here