March Plans

March 03, 2026 by David Norman

First off, just a heads up that Hillsboro is playing the main fest and Treewell is taking their pre-show spot! New poster below!

Hey y’all March is gonna be nuts! Here’s our release schedule:

March 6th = CARRION SPRING’s new 12”LP ‘Those We’ve Lost and Continue to Lose’

March 13th = SOASTAPHRENAS new 12”LP ‘Eris’ (releasing on Tomb Tree)

March 20th = DAGERMAN new 12”LP ‘Di Fronte a Noi il Nulla’

March 23rd = GXLLIUM! new 12”LP (releasing digitally on Tomb Tree, 12”s on ZBR this summer)

March 30th = CONCEALER new 12”LP ‘This Door Could Be Heaven’

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It may be of interest to those in the US that I’ve updated the US store with distro/restock items that are all located on the homepage. You can access that by clicking on this text and scrolling down one page!

For those who enjoyed the Serrate album, you should jump on over to our Bandcamp embed below as a lost copy of the ‘even the wind sounds dead’ 12” test press is now in stock!

It must be time to take a third look at today’s ZBR Fest 2026 Profile Feature which sees The Names Of Our Friends making their second ZBR Fest appearance in two years! Consisting of members of other bands including our very own Senza, their 2025 performance kicked major ass so I’m super pumped to be bringing them to BC for the first time. Check out some of the 2025 set above and check out their longest release to date below. Click on this text to go to ZBRUSA.com and buy yourself some tickets.

You know you’re doing it right when Stereogum picks up on it, so congratulations to Vibora for catching their ear! Their newest release is dwindling in our stores so feel free to grab it before it’s gone (embedded below). Same with their debut, as the first press already sold out so we got a second one (embedded underneath the new album). Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review!

Concealer’s “Claymore” single got some love on The Pitch Of Discontent podcast. I’ve got it embedded above and our boys start at the 31-minute mark. Jam the new single below. Full release on March 30th!

Click here for the full article and premiere!

Sungaze had a new premiere for the song “Be a Better Man” on Get Some Magazine. The 12”s just finished at the plant and will be in hand well before the May release date! Yaaaaay shoegaze!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the premiere. Jam/buy the album below (6/10 songs are now available).

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to the restocked Mrtex/Det Ar Darfor Vi Bygger Stader split 7” from way back when. Very cool foldout cover. This shall not be repressed. Snag now or forever hold your peace below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: FALL OF MESSIAH = The band just released a brand new song and music video! Also we have tapes of their previous album ‘Senicarne’ on cassette and it rules!!!

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!

2025 - 09 - 23 /// Mourn Recif x A Recorded Dawn released

September 23, 2025 by David Norman

The Mourn Recif x A Recorded Dawn split (also known around here as the ‘Josh split’) was released yesterday with the cds arriving today! Please take a listen and if you like what you hear snag a copy, as ZBR only has 25! Vancouver Island pinball skramz, baby.

Next up is the Demersal self-titled 12”EP releasing this Friday on Tomb Tree! Pre-orders will be going up, should ship in November.

Mourn Recif got a nice write-up from the always reliable This Noise Is Ours. The band is playing with A Recorded Dawn and Coup D’etat on October 24th in Victoria, making it essentially a triple-ZBR release show! Click on the pic above or this text for the review, jam/buy the EP tapes below.

Nuvolascura continues to embrace all that love they’re getting for a groundbreaking third full length ‘How This All Ends’. Our final copies are up in the stores, get’em or forever hold your peace. That being said, we’ve got another run of cds coming in a jewel case instead of dvd case. Lastly, above is a great interview with the band and below is the album with links and whatnot.

Operation X-Ray ran with a record-tying four band on this episode, including the premiere of “Twelves” by Mourn Recif, a couple of Abandoncy jams, Athousandangelsandseven cuz of dem 7”s, and a new Demersal jam which comes out in full on Friday!!!

The Names Of Our Friends lived up to the hype and tore through their set with abandon. We were lucky enough to snag some 10”s of that beast, too. There’s just a few of the individual band videos from ZBR Fest left. You can access more via our Youtube channel. Snag the last of our 10”s by clicking on this text.

Bok Suna got some love from The Bad Copy, and if you haven’t scoped this phenomenal sophomore album from Seattle/Tacoma’s best kept secret then I’ve gotta say, ya fuckin’ up. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: BACKYARD CAMPING = My boy Mathew from Athousandangelsandseven sent me his high school band. It’s fucking awesome. Check it!

2024 - 06 - 21 /// Fallingwithscissors on Monday + Eyelet repress

June 21, 2024 by David Norman

Before this most excellent weekend we wanted to quickly toss up a little old distro update featuring the new Versera 7” ‘Calliopa’ and Edhochuli’s ‘Dream Warriors’ 12” (the release before ‘Higherlander’). Also…Eyelet represses are in hand and release June 29th. New Variant and jacket color. Click here for the U.S. store or snag those new distro items below.

EDHOCHULI - Dream Warriors (12")

CA$15.00

For fans of: The Baroness and Io.

The record that pushed the band into new territory. Amazing record. Amazing songs. Amazing people.

12” on red or brown vinyl with lyric insert. 6 songs.

Listen here:
https://edhochuli.bandcamp.com/album/dream-warriors

Color:

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Fallingwithscissors releases on Monday at 9am PST / 11am CST /12pm EST. These tapes are gonna fuckin’ fly so get there early and get a cart stacked and ready.

‘I don’t watch sports anymore’ 12” lathe split between Charger Port and Serling is sold out in the US store, Canada/International is all that’s left which you can snag below.

CHARGER PORT + SERLING - I don't watch sports anymore (12

CHARGER PORT + SERLING - I don't watch sports anymore (12" lathe)

CA$48.00

CHARGER PORT + SERLING ‘I don’t watch sports anymore’ 12” lathe (TT105-2)

For fans of: The Totemist, Scale The Summit, Under The Pier and Frontierer.

An absolute feast of mathcore with this math-rock/math-metal spit ‘I don’t watch sports anymore’ from CHARGER PORT and SERLING. Both bands bring some serious heat, with the former relying on groovy and mathy instrumental rock/post-hardcore/prog while the latter lay down destructive, wonky, intense, mathy metallic hardcore/metal. The 25 black and 25 clear lathes are 45rpm stereo and sound fantastic (like a regular vinyl, basically), complete with inserts and one-of-a-kind painted jackets by Josh of Vamonos Tapes with a few alternate designs! Said alternate covers (the non-black ones) will be randomly inserted in orders, so cross those fingas! Released on Tomb Tree, King Fisher, and Soft Grit. Art by Robbie Smith, mixed/mastered by Joey Woodward.

Vinyl /50, 25 clear and 25 black, w/two-sided insert. 3 songs by CP and 2 by Serling.

Listen here:
https://tombtreetapes.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont-watch-sports-anymore

Colour:

One of CanaDave’s favourite albums/releases aka the Modern Rifles LP + 3 songs was reviewed by the always amazing This Noise Is Ours. Click on the pic above or this text to go there. Please jam that shit below it’s so fucking good.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: THE NAMES OF OUR FRIENDS = Debut from Hellena of Senza and friends. Holy fuck this is incredible.