ZBR fest 2025 videos & Shoganai released

August 01, 2025 by David Norman

ZBR Fest 2025 is over, but the memories live on through the video documentaries that we released a few days back. Check out the main fest video below. There’s also a pre-show video that you can check out by clicking on this text!

Shoganai’s debut EP was released on cassette by yours truly earlier this week to much acclaim. The self-titled came out in 2024 but we love it so much that we had to make a run of it. Only 53 made, for fans of Mahria, Blind Girls, and New Forms.

Serrate’s debut 12”LP ‘even the wind sounds dead’ officially announced! This absolutely ridiculous album is gonna blow people away as it combines the metallic hardcore of Converge and Crossed with the screamo of Orchid. Not sold yet? Jam that first single below, and prep yourself for the next single that releases on Monday through Not Just A Phase.

Nuvolascura continues to be reviewed and slobbered over by blogs, the latest saliva pool comes from Sputnik Music which you can access by clicking on the pic above or this text.

By the way, cds are back in stock in the US store! We had misplaced a box but it hath been found. These are gonna go fast so snag immediately by clicking on this text!

Heavy Blog Is Heavy gave three ZBR albums a nod on their Best Of Screamo 2025 including Nuvolascura, Othiel, and Crossed. Check out the full list by clicking on the pic above or this text.

Mourn Recif played their last show with OG bassist Ron, and don’t have any more shows lined up till September. You can check out a new song in the video embed above, as well as new Coup D’etat, Saoirse Dream, and Can Of Bliss. Debut EP below.

CanaDave takes part on five of the eight songs from the new Sallow Moth 12”LP, and it was just released! Snag a record before they’re gone.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: 13am = The first song from this band is fantastic. More comin’!

2025 - 05 - 29 /// 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!

2025 - 05 - 21 /// Mau out, Crowning + Oaktails 12"s next

May 21, 2025 by David Norman

Mau came out…and immediately sold out. The band has copies though so go see them live!!! Hope they come up to see us in BC one day <3

Also, Stereogum picked this up immediately upon our vinyl release and got some serious love. Click on the pic below or this text to go there.

Lastima’s debut 12”LP came out a few days back and it’s doing very, very well. I haven’t seen them live yet but holy shit do I hear good things. Snag a vinyl if you’d like, only 100 were made and we only have 10 left for sale!

Friday May 23rd is the Crowning/Oaktails split 12”. Co-released with Larry Records! 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST.

Click here for the full article + premiere!

andthecanaryfell. have their first and only single premiering now over at This Noise Is Ours. Violent, nightmarish stuff that features multiple members of Fallingwithscissors and is for fans of: Meth, Detach The Islands, Abuse Regression, etc. Full release May 26th on Tomb Tree. Click on this text or the pic above to go to the premere.

Emma Goldman continues to wreak havoc on new listeners, this time sending Sputnik to saying “Skramz AOTY” in the headline. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full review. Jam/buy below, as the blobs are now 80% sold out!

Avery Friedman got some love from God Is In The TV Zine. The 12”s should now be 66% of the way through their pressing cycle, and when those Stupid Fancy variants come in hoooooo baby, look out! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Alt77 reviewed both Sutras and Blue Youth so check that out by clicking on this text. Listen/buy the releases below!

Operation X-Ray played a hefty amount of bangers including our own Blue Youth, Shibuya (almost sold out!) and Process//Sleep (almost sold out).

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LEDA = Wicked new EP from this band I’d never heard of.

2024 - 01 - 13 /// ZBR Fest 2024 lineup + Edhochuli tour!

January 13, 2024 by David Norman

ZBR Fest 2024 full lineup (but minus the pre-show bands!) has been unleashed and it’s pretty fucking ridiculous to look at. Snag the two-day tickets by click on the pic or this text.

We decided to push back our digital release of Tristan Tzara as we wait for the Dog Knights store to re-open in February, and we have the VS Self discography and the Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow 12” that we want to push. Therefore we will post the digitals when the physicals go up for sale, somewhere between January 31st and February 7th, I reckon. Stay tuned here and you’ll be in the know nice and early.

Edhochuli has a new single premiering next week and just released their upcoming tour schedule. Please go chill with dem boys (the nicest) and watch them play (the bestest). Jam their first single below.

Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow is next! 100 copies of the 12” go up for sale along with the digitals on Monday January 15th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. Jam a song/watch a video below!

Tomb Tree will be dropping the Carrion Spring cassettes for ‘How It All Falls Away Petal By Petal’ next Wednesday January 17th at 9am PST / 11am CST /12pm EST. Above is the /25 reveal! Jam/download below :)

Closet Witch got some seriously creative love from Sputnik Music in their Release Of The Month as the review is set as a Seinfeld episode. What? That is correct. Go there by clicking on the pic above or this text. Listen/snag ‘Chiaroscuro’ below.

Joliette also showed up on the Sputnik Music Best EPs of 2023 as voted by the community. I think there is still a green 12” left so def snag it! What an incredible EP, seriously. Read the Top 10 by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: IRMA = Seriously sick stuff from Italy.