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

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.

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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

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Riversleem’s music video is officially on youtube and our 7”s are runnin’ low! Get one of the best EPs of 2023 and they’re only /100!

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CanaDave had the legendary Gifts From Enola on his OMSB podcast. There’s some…uhhhhhhh…important info in there :) Go to the full post by clicking on the pic above or this text. If you wanna go straight to the podcast it’s below. More info soon!

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Massa Nera showed up on Idioteq.com’s 10 Extremely Vulnerable Post-Hardcore Albums Not To Miss. They also released Derramar | Querer | Borrar’s remixes which you can check out here. Hopefully we see them this summer :)

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Beats Per Minute released their Top Songs of 2023 and our very own Olth showed up there. Obviously. Click the pic above or this text for the full list.

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CAPSULE = Would you look at that…new Capsule, aka the gods of mathy screamo.

2023 - 09 - 13 /// Sleem today, surprise drop tomorrow

Tomorrow we’ve got a surprise, two-song, lathe 7” limited to 100 copies (we’ll only have 50 though, and the band will have the remainder) dropping at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. It’s an absolute banger and the band played ZBR Fest 2022, blowing us all away. End of hints.

Riversleem got a premiere of their opening track from the forthcoming ‘A Second Release by Riversleem’ that drops September 25th on red 7” vinyl /100 Zegema Beach and the band. Big thanks to Borderline Fuckup for the premiere. That site has been poppin’ off lately. Love the anniversary posts they’ve been up to. Click on any of this text or the pic above to jam that premiere!

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CanaDave has been posting ZBR Fest videos on the label’s Youtube account the past few days. These are essentially the second of two videos that will be posted in the CanaDave wrapup of ZBR Fest 2023 on the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) blogspot in the next few days.

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There was also this Massa Nera full set filmed by [hate5six] that is definitely worth the 28 minutes of your time. All variants of every format are either sold out or almost sold out, everything can be bought/is linked through this text via our bandcamp.

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CanaDave did a very full circle Out Past the Rings for Carrion Spring’s 2019 self title cassette. There’s one copy left on bandcamp! (linked here)

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There were a bunch of restock updates last week that included some ZBR releases and distro items. I’ve embedded the ones below that didn’t sell immediately. These generally are down to the last copies!

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APOSTLES OF ERIS + PIQUE - Split (12")

CA$60.00

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DESCUBRIENDO A MR. MIME - silkscreened EP (12")

CA$40.00

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Улыбайся Ветру - Illusions (12")

CA$23.50

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LIFE - demo two (12")

Sale Price:CA$20.00 Original Price:CA$25.00

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GHOST SPIRIT - Hourglass (12"LP)

CA$16.00

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Fianl reminder!!!

Hey! If you have ever wanted to be a part of one of the grave, neighbors Halloween cover compilations that I do, this may be your last chance. To be honest each year it’s getting more and more difficult to get people to submit. Last year, some friends came through at the last minute and help me wrangle up some more songs, but this year it’s starting to look like i’ll have to do a bunch myself if I want to make a decent size compilation out of it. Anyway, if you have an unreleased recording of a cover song or would like to do one and can submit it by October 1, Let me know. I would love to continue doing this but if there’s no interest maybe I should just let it go.
~Edie: Coma Regalia/Middle Man Records/etc.

Hit them up here: middlemanrecords@gmail.com

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: NÉBOAS = This Spanish screamo/crust band released a fire new album the other day. It’s free/donation-based so everyone wins!

2023 - 08 - 30 /// Crowning 'Survival Sickness + Friends'

Crowning ‘Survival Sickness + Friends’ 12” releases tomorrow!!! These are but a small pressing of 100, and ZBR only has 35 of them (the band will have the rest on their tour that starts tomorrow in Cleveland!) so they won’t last long. Side A is their full length LP with the B-side housing all of the cassette tracks (aka Maree Noire split + ‘Funeral Designs’ EP) completely remixed and remastered! They sound fucking huge. 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on Thursday August 31st. Tour poster below!

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Massa Nera’s newest 12”LP ‘Derramar | Querer | Borrar’ is officially dwindling and our numbers (as well as the band’s) are getting low enough for most variants to warrant this post. Congratulations my friends!

ZBR Canada/Bandcamp final count:
4 splatter 12”
4 green 12”
2 white 12”
7 frosty/grey tapes
2 test dip tapes
SOLD OUT swirl tapes
SOLD OUT cds

ZBR U.S.A. final count:
18 splatter 12”
1 green 12”
3 swirl tapes
7 frosty/grey tapes
SOLD OUT white 12”
SOLD OUT test dip tapes
SOLD OUT cds

MASSA NERA final count:
22 splatter 12”
8 frosty/grey tapes
8 cds
SOLD OUT green 12”
SOLD OUT white 12”
SOLD OUT swirl tapes
SOLD OUT test dip tapes

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The California five-piece known as Widowdusk went on CanaDave’s (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) podcast. Good times were had. Definitely 1) Check them out. 2) Check out the podcast. 3) Jam their split with Ihuntmonsters. 4) Buy their upcoming EP on Larry Records. 5) Buy their upcoming 12”LP on Zegema Beach Records. Cllick on this text or the picture above to go the full podcast post w/links.

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: I’m too tired, not today.

2023 - 07 - 26 /// Congratulations!!!

Congratulations. It’s live (as of 9am PST)!

U.S.A. store = https://www.zbrusa.com/products/congratulations

Canada/International = https://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/zegema-beach-releases/congratulations

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We sold our 20 ‘Gatefold’ 12”s in less than an hour so we’re snagging mOrchid! On our Instagram post there’s a comment that says “If you’d like us to get you a copy please like this comment” so I can gauge how many we should get.

Also, Party Hats 12”s for ‘Fatima’ are up in both stores but we’ve only got 3 copies in each store!

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PARTY HATS - Fatima (12")

Sale Price:CA$30.00 Original Price:CA$35.00

PARTY HATS ‘Fatima’ 12"LP

For fans of: Terry Green, Wet Petals, and The Reptilian.

This Denton, Texas band turned our heads immediately upon hearing “Tearjerker” and being told that Seyarse was one of the band’s influences. The band’s 8 tracks hit on twinkly party emo (The Reptilian) and lighter-esque screamo (Terry Green), but contain an amalgamation very unique to the band (Wet Petals).

Vinyl 12" released on Larry Records.

Listen here:
https://tombtreetapes.bandcamp.com/album/fatima

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CanaDave did a podcast with the mastermind behind The Bunn, Venns, Foreigns, and Wtlnds aka Scott. Excellent human. Lotsa knowledge. Has seen so many sick screamo shows that you can hear Dave’s brain break. Click on the text or embed below to jam the podcast. We’ve still got some 7”s in stock!!! (listen/buy here)

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Operation X-Ray is back! After a lengthy hiatus for personal stuff, my main man Andre is back and tossing out love left, right, and center. Besides In Loving Memory, Olth, and Perfumed Saturnine Angels, he also plays a Vibora song and we’re releasing their new 12”LP this fall!

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Massa Nera are the only band to play ever ZBR Fest ever. There’s a fucking reason. 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!

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: Balladeers, Redefined compilation = Almost all the homies are here, and everything is unreleased.

2023 - 06 - 19 /// In Loving Memory is this Friday!

First off, Faffle and Vault are over. Thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm! Winner emails have been sent out. All orders go out this week.

In Loving Memory’s remix/remaster tapes for ‘As Years Pass and Feel Like Seconds’ are done and ready for release on Friday June 23rd from Zegema Beach and Illuminate My Heart Records. Pictured above is the primary swirl, with the other variants revealing on Wednesday. The band is actively booking shows and making new music so that’s fucking sick.

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Massa Nera premiered another killer music video from their ‘Derramar Querer Borrar’ full length, this time for “A Faint Goodbye”, via Brooklyn Vegan. We are definitely dwindling on some variants (with others already being sold out) and the band is also on tour in less than two months with Quiet Fear and Habak on their road to New Friends Fest. Poster below! Click on this text or the pic above for the video premiere.

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Here’s a friendly reminder that we did some new runs for .gif from god’s ‘Digital Red’ as well as both Nuvolascura full lengths. They’re all in the US store as well, and for the Nuvo tapes we have a super limited amount so we already sold half of our stock last week.

.GIF FROM GOD - Digital Red (cassetteEP)

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.GIF FROM GOD - Digital Red (cassetteEP) (ZBR321)

For fans of: Me And Him Call It Us, Meth., and Brazen Bull

Well holy effing crap we’re here again. Another ridiculous .GIF FROM GOD release and another ZBR variation of the Prosthetic release. This one’s much more limited than our previous offerings, coming on just 134 tapes with the band taking 75 of those. The six-piece’s growth has seen the band get ever tighter while shifting into a dirtier, darker, more nightmarish realm not unlike Meth.’s EP material. It’s straight-up a shock to the senses.

134 cassettes: 65 on ‘pink cow’s meow’ swirl, 34 on ‘digital guts’ swirl, 20 on ‘flaming swirl’, 10 on pink/blue halfsies, and 5 test dips w/matching swirl case. 6 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/digital-red

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Select Version 'pink cow's meow' (/65)‘digital guts’ swirl (/34)'flaming swirl' (/20)blue/pink halfsies (/10)test dip w/matching swirl case (/5)

'pink cow's meow' (/65) ‘digital guts’ swirl (/34) 'flaming swirl' (/20) blue/pink halfsies (/10) test dip w/matching swirl case (/5)

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NUVOLASCURA - Nuvolascura (cassette/12"LP)

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NUVOLASCURA - Nuvolascura 12"LP (ZBR140)

For fans of: Blind Girls, Mahria and Lord Snow.

Released January 26th, 2019. First press of 200 black 12"s sold out. Second press available on 300 white 12"s.

Featuring members of SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Letters To Catalonia, Ghost Spirit, Curtains and Heritage Unit, this California band (previously named Vril) unleash an absolute whirlwind of screamo fury with their 2019 self titled ‘Nuvolascura’ 12”LP. Combining head-scratching technicality with explosive, screamy, metallic hardcore, this full length will surely be among the top records of 2019. Mastered by Jack Shirley and art by Sean Leary. Released in Europe by our good friends at Dog Knights Productions.

12” white vinyl/300 w/black cover & lyrics on back cover.

Cassettes, technically 2nd run (1st were free with ZBR orders for a limited time): /50, 20 on yellow, 20 on multi-color swirl, and 10 on green/yellow/black swirl. 3rd run /58: 27 white, 18 on red swirl, 10 on black/white swirl, and 3 test dips w/matching swirl cases.

Download code included.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nuvolascura

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Select Version 2nd press (white vinyl)Yellow (/20)Multi-color swirl (/20)green/yellow/black swirl (/10)white (27)red swirl (/18)black/white swirl (/10)test dips w/matching swirl cases (/3)

2nd press (white vinyl) Yellow (/20) Multi-color swirl (/20) green/yellow/black swirl (/10) white (27) red swirl (/18) black/white swirl (/10) test dips w/matching swirl cases (/3)

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NUVOLASCURA - As We Suffer From Memory And Imagination (tape/12"LP)

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NUVOLASCURA - ‘As We Suffer From Memory And Imagination’ cassette/12"LP (ZBR193)

For fans of: Blind Girls, Mahria and Lord Snow.

After releasing one of the most progressive and awe-inspiring records of the last decade, California’s NUVOLASCURA are back with their 2nd LP ‘As We Suffer From Memory And Imagination‘ and it’s everything you could ever want and more. Blistering, chaotic, technical, screamy and emotionally draining, these new 13 songs step up their game on every level. Mastered by Jack Shirley and art by Sean Leary. Released in Europe by our good friends at Dog Knights Productions. Cassettes are a ZBR-only release.

12”: First pressing of 500 copies. Housed in reverse-board 300gsm jackets with matt-printed inner-sleeves. Transparent Purple/100 (Zegema Beach Exclusive), Solid Light Pink/100 (Dog Knights Exclusive) and Cloudy Clear/300. Download code included.
Cassettes 1st run: /156 in clear case w/j-card, lyric insert and download code. 71 on ZBR prism swirl, 55 on Nuvo black/yellow swirl, 16 white, 10 gold swirl and 5 test dips. 2nd run: /55, 25 on swirl, 20 on clear, and 10 on halfsies swirl.

Listen here:
https://nuvolascura.bandcamp.com/album/as-we-suffer-from-memory-and-imagination

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Select Version Purple (ZBR exclusive)Pink (DK exclusiveCloudy ClearZBR Prism SwirlWhiteGold SwirlNuvo black/yellow swirl (band variant)2nd run swirl (/25)2nd run clear (/20)2nd run halfsies swirl (/10)

Purple (ZBR exclusive) Pink (DK exclusive Cloudy Clear ZBR Prism Swirl White Gold Swirl Nuvo black/yellow swirl (band variant) 2nd run swirl (/25) 2nd run clear (/20) 2nd run halfsies swirl (/10)

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Holy shit Nerver fucking rocked the upstairs SubT as the first band up there, blasting out pretty much all of my fave Nerver shit. 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!

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ? = Atlanta-based project is some sick atmospheric blackgaze. That first jam has Blue Noise, early Deafheaven, Sickle Eater, Somn, and Hope Drone written all over it.