DEAR DIARY THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF

July 17, 2023 by David Norman

The fresh announcement today is the full release of DEAR DIARY THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF’s brand-spankin new EP to start off the 50-song collections tape!!! The new EP is titled ‘A Harvest of My Own Ignorance’ from the collections tape‘A Harvest of My Own Foolishness’. Sammy Gurule from Warren Of Ohms did the art and provides guest vocals on several new tracks. Check out that beauty! And if you missed it, there’s been a new song streaming since June 30th on Zampler #21!

A friendly reminder to check in this week for Orchid’s ‘Gatefold’ repress on 12”LP. We got just over 20 copies.

Also coming up is an old ZBR release that’s so incredible that we had to put it to 12” mage alongside our family at No Funeral Records. July 26th. It’ll be nuts. Announcement comes July 20th!

In Loving Memory has their full EP premiere of ‘A Gentler Sun’ going down a day before the EP’s full release on July 21st /80. Here’s the primary variant! There are also four swirl variants to match each song single art, each /10.

Germany’s Flirt has an upcoming split cassette/12” coming out next month with friends OrbitCinta Benjamin! Tomb Tree has had these tapes done for almost 5 months so we are very stoked to get this out into the world! Check out the first single “Morsch” by Flirt now!!! Click on the pic above or this text for the premiere post. One of the variants was revealed and is underneath.

Dave dipped back into an Out Past the Rings, the 164th, for JOLIETTE’s latest LP and final album with their original vocalist/guitarist Fernando. (listen/download here)

Be sure to check out their lead single “Lemus” and its accompanying music video below! New 12”EP comes out next month on ZBR!!!

Jeromes Dream closed out the first night of ZBR Fest 2023 and did so in epic fashion, with tons of heart, lots of humbleness, and one helluva set. Interesting note, CanaDave did a podcast with vocalist/bassist Jeff that should pop up tomorrow on the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) blog! 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!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CROCHET = Jon from Heavenly Blue told me that this band was the future. If they write more jams like “Ancient Roman Candle” there’s no way I could possibly disagree.

2023 - 07 - 14 /// Orchid is on its way

July 14, 2023 by David Norman

Yep, Orchid’s ‘Gatefold’ has already been shipped to us so we’ll get them online next week for sale. Ebullition coming in huge. We got just over 20 copies.

Also coming up is an old ZBR release that’s so incredible that we had to put it to 12” mage alongside our family at No Funeral Records. July 26th. It’ll be nuts.

In Loving Memory released their final single off of ‘A Gentler Sun’ before the EP’s full release on July 21st. Here’s the single, and I just finished the tapes today! Promo pics coming Monday!!!

The new Seasons Worn EP ‘A Flower In Faith’ is out and kicking ass. Tomb Tree released this cassette on 53 copies and the band’s got 20 so we’ve only got about 30 for sale between the two stores, with the Canada store selling more than half of it’s stock in the first few hours.

For more info check out the Veil Of Sound premiere that went up yesterday. Click on this text or the pic above to go the premiere. You can also open the bandcamp embed up below to get the buy links.

This Noise Is Ours plugged another ZBR release with their Roster Review series, this time focusing on the arguably perfect ‘moments’ by Japan’s Sans Visage. I’m pretty sure we’re sold out, save maybe one copy in this store, although it might be a Utarid version. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review.

Repeating their “what the FUCK was that?” response from last year’s fest, Meth. knows how to wow a crowd, plain and simple. It didn’t hurt that they played their entire new LP in full that doesn’t come out until 2024. We were a buncha lucky ducks, I tell ya. 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: THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT = CanaDave was inquiring with the band about releasing their discography, and now he knows why they didn’t do it, cuz this was already well under way. So good!!!

2023 - 07 - 07 /// Nhomme's Second Course

July 10, 2023 by David Norman

Nhomme’s 2023 EP sold out months back and today we release the second run of cassettes. 152 more copies were made, variants include 95 white/black/silver sparkle (almost all band copies), 35 multi-color swirl, 10 purple swirl, 4 test dips, 5 bandcamp-exclusive stamped bag editions, and 3 clear. They release on the hour, today at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. I gotta head out to band practice so the bandcamp editions are live now!!!

Seasons Worn releases this Friday! Here are the variants for this awesome metalcore EP from Vancouver. In fact, This Noise Is Ours was so taken with it that they reviewed the full EP after already posting a single song premiere. Thanks James! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review.

Excrucis did a podcast with CanaDave cuz Michael and Linda both have a past with him and their new album in sensational. Tapes are in the Tomb Tree section of our store! Click on this text or the pic above to go to the interview post.

One of the best heavy albums of the year got yet another review, as Telos continues to dominate the Best Of 2023 metal category (for me, at least). We got some 12”s in stock as well as the Tomb Tree tapes but the Canada/International store already sold out, US copies are the only ones that remain! Click on this text or the picture above for the review.

Lower Automation sent over a lyric booklet in PDF that you can snag when you download the ‘Strobe Light Shadow Play’ album from our bandcamp. Very cool stuff!

Orphan Donor made my head explode at ZBR Fest. They were awesome, and considering this was born as the drummer’s solo project…that’s extra impressive. 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: They Call Me Armageddon Volume 6 = This ridiculous comp has a ton of sick bands on it, including an unreleased Aux.Aura jam!

2022 - 04 - 01 /// Ruhaeda!!!

April 01, 2022 by David Norman

Guess what? Ruhaeda remixed/remastered cassettes release this Monday! We hope you’re as stoked as we are to rerelease this 2001 masterpiece of grindy/post-rocky screamo goodness.

Be sure to check in tomorrow for another massive announcement. It’s regarding this!!!

Orphan Donor’s ‘Unraveled’ had four surprise “deluxe” rebalance copies go up in this store last night and only half of those sold…so do it up!

Le Blast stuff flew but there are a few remaining tapes that weren’t picked up by the initial tornado. Here ya go…

sold out

YEARNING - MMXXII (cassette)

CA$10.00

For fans of: Orchid and The Ultimate Screamo Band.

Unreal French-Canadian emo-violence from ex-Nous Etions. Released on Le Blast Tapes.

Painted black tape in a cardboard j-card and wrapped in twine. Numbered /30. 7 songs.

Listen here:
https://nofuneralsound.bandcamp.com/album/mmxxii

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EMPATIA + LETTERBOMBS - Split (cassette)

CA$15.00

For fans of: Coma Regalia and Careless.

Amazing screamo split includes dried flowers and projector slide. Released on Le Blast Tapes.

Painted tape in a resealable bag. 4 songs by each band.

Listen here:
https://letterbombs.bandcamp.com/album/split-with-empat-a

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sold out

APOSTLES OF ERIS + PIQUE - Split (cassette)

CA$20.00

APOSTLES OF ERIS + PIQUE ‘Split‘ 12" (ZB221)

For fans of: Capsule, Cease Upon The Capitol, Terry Green and Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook

Birthed from the very sexual People’s Temple Project/Mrtex tour of 2014, this split has been years in the making and we are very proud to be revealing it to world. APOSTLES OF ERIS’ side is the band’s most cohesive material to date, reworked and refined, following a linear theme. Jesse (instruments/vox) has played in a vast array of screamo bands including but not limited to Altar Of Complaints, Majorel, In Wolves Clothing while Dave (vox/lyrics) has spent time in Mrtex, Swallows Nest and The World That Summer. Their seven tracks fall somewhere between Capsule and Cease Upon The Capitol. PIQUE has also been working on these songs for years, as can be seen by the plethora of demos leading up to this. Their seven jams are both their darkest and most technical/playful, with Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook being the most obvious comparison.

Tape/12. 7 songs by each band.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/apostles-of-eris-pique-split-12lp

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sold out

AU BOUT DE MES LÈVRES - Partir, le départ (cassette)

CA$12.00

For fans of: Utarid and Commuovere.

Two fantastic songs released in 2020 by French emo-violence experts Au Bout. Released by Le Blast, very rare.

Recycled tape in a clear case with o-card and painted j-card. 2 songs.

Listen here:
https://auboutdemeslevres.bandcamp.com/album/partir-le-d-part

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: AMITIE = This Rhode Island screamo band just dropped a sick new 3-song EP.

2022 - 03 - 05 /// We got dem Orphan Donors!!!

March 05, 2022 by David Norman

Orphan Donor’s ‘Unraveled’ has finally finished and is…perhaps…worth the wait? You tell us! We’ll be shipping these out between now (Canada store) and mid-late March (U.S. store) but you’ll find a few in the March 12th rebalance aka BIG STUFF THING #2!!! There’s still a few splatter left…but very, very few.

Brahm’s new EP ‘I try to rage against it’ was recently picked up by Stereogum, just in case you needed that extra toe up the ass.

Softseed Music has some rare sets on right now that likely won’t last long. $25CAD for 4 tapes including Opheliac (member of Burial Etiquette), Formants (member of Lower Automation), Ramona Cordova (member of Denver In Dallas), and Portugal The Man!!! Nab’em via the bandcamp page linked here.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: RENE MAHEU = Who can use your support? Fucking Ukranian bands, that’s who. And there’s no better than this band. So good.