sale + U.S. Dave retiring + Letterstoyou tapes released!

May 26, 2026 by David Norman

The Daves Era is coming to a close as US Dave is retiring from ZBR. There is zero bad blood, he just needs to focus on his family and his actual job so he’ll be hanging around for a bit. With that said, we are officially closing the US store, no date is determined yet but I think by the fall we’ll have our stock somewhere else. Good news for you is this Friday the US store is having a big sale, a Liqui-Dave-tion, if you will, to rid ourselves of additional shipping to a new location and to just move some stock in general. The % off will be pretty substantial so as of Friday at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST we’ll let you know what that’ll be and the discount will come off of your order automatically. Gonna miss you my dude!!! <3 <3 <3

Letterstoyou has their first three releases compiled onto one insane cassette titled ‘a shoebox of letterstoyou’ that just came out! Some variants are sold out but the ‘leaves swirl’ variant is fucking ace - that’s the one I kept.

I am stoked to announce that Sungaze’s ‘I’m No Longer Afraid of Heights’ has finally released! This full length is awesome and anyone who is enjoying the trajectory lock that Softseed Music is on will dig it hard. Dreamy shoegaze that brings the genre back in a time machine to the late 60s/70s and mixes the two!

Hillsboro’s ‘A Party In Your Name’ releases on Friday! This new 8-song GP houses an additional Softseed-exclusive track on the cassette!!! Tapes will be shipping mid-June but I’ll have promo pics up for the release. Check out the three music videos that have already been released.

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to the final Usurp Synapse 2x12” with an alternate cover. If you don’t already own this you NEED this particular copy, as the additional sleeve looks fucking insane. I 100% kept one for myself because the additional wow factor puts this release from incredible to out-of-this-world. Snag it now (below) or forever hold your peace.

USURP SYNAPSE - Disinformation Fix (alternate cover 2x12")

CA$85.00

USURP SYNAPSE ‘Disinformation Fix‘ 2x12” (ZB380)

For fans of: Jeromes Dream, Combatwoundedveteran, Gas Up Yr Hearse!, Reversal Of Man, and Tyranny Of Shaw.

This is the rare Limited To One alternate cover /20 or so

This legendary compilation of Lafayette, Indiana’s USURP SYNAPSE’s early material is finally coming on vinyl over 20 years after it’s 2003 double-cd release. This cornerstone screamo band wrote and recorded a massive amount of tracks in a short time before going on a few lengthy hiatus/breakups but returned with a vengeance in late 2023. Their short, abrasive, and sassy take on hardcore put forth a confusing-as-all-hell blueprint that many bands attempted to resurrect but never quite replicated the unhinged assault that was Usurp. Knowing full well what an honor it is to help release this, we spared no expense and with T.J. Oslund at the helm, we knocked out a gatefold cover complete with 13 laser-cuts that reveal interchangeable inner sleeves. We limited the release to just 500 copies so act fast or forever miss out on this iconic release on vinyl (which was remastered by Josh Bonati, by the way) for the very first time. FYI this release does not include the extra songs on the Endless Breath release.

cds /200 in a 4-panel digipak case with insert. 2x12”s /500 colored hand-poured vinyl. Includes printed inner-sleeves and 13-hole laser-cut gatefold jackets. 50 tracks.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disinformation-fix

Operation X-Ray dropped another killer episode, this time including Letterstoyou, Sans Visage, and Sungaze in the playlist. Check it out above! Grab those last few Sans Visage tapes below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MY PRECIOUS SOLITUDE = Wicked metalcore from Florida that Severed Records obviously has a hand in.

2026 - 5 - 21 /// Emma Goldman repress + Letterstoyou tapes!

May 21, 2026 by David Norman

Emma Goldman’s breakout debut full length ‘all you are is we’ is back on 12”, this time on cornetto (transparent yellow w/red spokes) out of 200. The band has 50 for their upcoming Euro tour as well as another 50 for local shows, and we’ve got the other 100. In the top 10 ZBR releases ever, hands down.

Letterstoyou has their first three releases compiled onto one insane cassette titled ‘a shoebox of letterstoyou’ on May 25th but I’m putting up the leftover ZBR Fest 2026 variant tomorrow (that’s Friday May 22nd!) at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. There will be about 10 for sale in the US store and the Canada/International store.

Sungaze’s ‘I’m No Longer Afraid of Heights’ releases in full on Friday! To help pass the time until the dreamy shoegaze drops, you can check out the interview with Ivory and Ian on the Ifitbeyourwill podcast. Scope that above and check out the pre-order and singles below!

Orphan Donor’s ‘Ailments’ made Monuments In Ruin’s most recent round-up. Definitely check it out, as it’s truly an experience - both exciting and haunting. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full article. Jam/buy cds below.

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to Respire ‘Gravity and Grace’ 12”LP first pressing on black /100 (aka the rarest of the vinyl variants from this release!). When I was variant collecting for my label I had up to six different variants of this release, and that’s just fucking stupid when you release 500+ things, so someone gets a time machine to 2014-2015 when we dropped this fucking masterpiece. Snag it now (below) or forever hold your peace.

Operation X-Ray continues to play banger after banger, and last week Soastasphrenas, Orphan Donor, and I.O. were played. There will be another new episode tonight on Tuff City Radio!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MAGE TEARS = I can’t get enough of Nicole’s amazing voice. I loved this project a lot but after seeing her at ZBR Fest I am jamming this shit daily. Can’t wait for the new record!

2026 - 5 - 15 /// Orphan Donor and I.O. released!

May 15, 2026 by David Norman

Hello friends! We’ve got some huge changeups happening at ZBR as we lead into summer, and things will never be same. What’s the news? You’ll see, but we can definitely call it the next chapter of Zegema Beach Records.

Until then check out Orphan Donor and I.O. both of which released in the last week.

I.O. just released ‘The Beatniks Couldn’t Save The World’ which is Max from Wollruss and Pet Retina, and is an absolute beast of drummer. This release has him coupled with long-time collaborator JP who weaves an intricate web of poetry amidst the chaos. Truly incredible stuff! Tomb Tree made tapes for this but out of 200 copies we’ve only got 30 as this guy tour relentlessly…and is actually on tour right now!

I knew Fingerswoventogether were sick cuz their first EP was awesome but the new EP is phenomenal - but at ZBR Fest I puked my brain outta my mouth. Insane shit. So fucking good. Etc. Larry Records is out of the 10”, we’re down to less than 10 copies, and Severed Records should have some too.

On the most recent Operation X-Ray played new Orphan Donor and Fingerswoventogether, both of which are the two releases flying out of our stores so snag those soon or it’ll be too late.

SNAG - Death Doula (12"LP/shirt)

from CA$25.00

SNAG ‘Death Doula‘ 12"LP (ZB242)

For fans of: Funeral Diner, Coma Regalia and Eyes Of Verotika

Milwaukee’s SNAG is back for more environmentally/socially/politically conscious screamo. Records start shipping July 2nd, 2021. If you order a t-shirt please indicate if you would like a brown or black one. If you order a long-sleeve shirt they ONLY come in black.

12” vinyl /300, 150 on clear, 50 on clear w/silkscreen b-side, 50 on black, and 50 on black w/silkscreen b-side. Download code included. 7 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/death-doula-pre-order

Variant:

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to Snag’s ‘Death Doula’ and to you I pose a question…why the fuck do I still have this? We sold out of our copies ages ago, got a few more, sold all of those years ago save this one copy. This one fucking copy is still here. If you don’t own it jump on it (12” embedded above, listen below) or forever hold your peace.

Fainting Dreams were included on Everything Is Noise best of April 2026 round-up. Check out their full list by clicking on the pic above or this text. Scope the band’s new EP if you haven’t already, as it ties together two of my favourite genres that rarely meet. Features Elle from Athousandangelsandseven on vocals and guitar!!!

Concealer’s debut 12”LP ‘This Room Could Be Heaven’ got the This Noise Is Ours treatment and they rocked it. Click on the pic above or this test to read the full article, listen below. Music video imminent!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: FALL OF MESSIAH = Oooo new album is out from these French post-hardcore/screamo experts - embedded below. We’ve got some copies of their previous album that we released on cassette embedded above!

2026 - 5 - 09 /// ZBR Fest over, Orphan Donor next!

May 09, 2026 by David Norman

Holy fuck, ZBR Fest was insane. Lots more news on that but here’s a post with lotsa useful information.

First, above is Wollruss at pre-show. Should be recording this fall/winter.

Second, Beau Navire demo 10”s went up but there’s like a few left at most. You can also Mahria/Watcher 7”s and All Through A Life 7”s from Clue #2 Records - thanks Hieg!!!

Third, Orphan Donor album premiere stream now and full release on Monday! Scope that premiere by clicking on this text or the pic below.

Fourth, I’ll put up the remaining ZBR Fest variant versions of the Letterstoyou cassette on Monday that doesn’t technically release until May 25th! Only 20 were made and there’s only about 10 left!!!

Click here for the full album preimere and article!

Click here for the full article and premiere!

I.O. had a premiere for their first and only single from the upcoming ‘The Beatniks Couldn’t Save The World’ cassette EP and goes on tour next week! Max from Wollruss is the mastermind behind the insanity, chaos, and inherent beauty of experimental jazz drumming, but when combined with JP’s vocal stylings it becomes like a crazy mixture of Hella and La Dispute. Truly incredible stuff! Click the pic above or this text for the premiere, jam the song below if you don’t have the time to check out the article.

There was a Metal Injection full album premiere that I totally missed for the new Detach The Islands 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! Click on the text here to go to the premiere, pics above, album below.

Operation X-Ray played the almighty Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead as well as jams from Fingerswoventogether and Detach The Islands! The cds have been flying so snag the ‘collected’ Jens years asap! By the way their new material at ZBR Fest 2026 was fucking mindblowing!!!

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to a killer and seemingly semi-slept on release in North America, our second NIONDE PLÅGAN release on 12” for ‘Reflektion’ (the black variant). Incredible posty screamo in the vein of Envy, Respire, Heaven In Her Arms, Locktender, and Suffocate For Fuck Sake. Snag it below (or by clicking on this text) or forever hold your peace.

Toliet OV Hell’s April Anti-fascist Scrub included Fainting Dreams, Dental Office Parking, and Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead. I really love the idea of this recurring segment, and I should note that pins for Dental Office Parking came in so if you order a 3”cd you get a pin for free! Yay!!! Click on the pic above or this text for the Scrub, get Dental Office Parking below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CARTHAGE = This Kiwi screamo band wrote these songs in high school? Goddamn!!!

2026 - 5 - 01 /// 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!