Euclid is Tuesday!

July 17, 2022 by David Norman

First off, CanaDave is going to Ontario for 3 weeks so Canada/International orders from this store will be on hold until I come back in early August (after New Friends Fest…see ya there!) but all shipments that I can get off went out today. Piri Reis shows up in Canada upon my return so those orders can’t go yet but will as soon as possible.

Only words in my mouth are “WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK?” Get your anxiety boost by trying to nab this wax mage beast on drop day. These go live at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on July 19thand is the brainchild of the awesome Heathen Hand Records.

CnaDave did a podcast with Garry Brents of Cara Neir, Gonemage, Homeskin, Lev’myr, Sallow Moth, etc. and gave lots of juicy news regarding the new ‘Phantasmal’ 12”LP on mages! Click on this text or the pic below for the podcast.

Doug from the band Sweethearts was super kind enough to equalize and volume adjust those pesky 33 wav masters for мища so check that out again and download it for free! I think this store has like 1-2 black cover copies left then we’re all done.

Here is the final ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 videos from the June 10th pre-show for the most excellent Lower Automation. The band is in the process of mastering their new record which should be released before the end of 2022.

Operation X-Ray is at it again with a full section just for Cube! Check it out every Friday live on Tuff Radio cuz I sure as hell do. So much awesome stuff!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: AMITIE = My friends have two new jams on their bandcamp for a split with Quiet Fear and Mirin Bide

2022 - 07 - 16 /// Piri Reis is gonezo, Euclid is next

July 16, 2022 by David Norman

Not too shabby when this /100 variant is the most basic. Beautiful and art-matching, these go live at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on July 19th! This is a Heathen Hand Records co-release.

This Noise Is Ours did a review of the first Crowning EP ‘Funeral Designs’. You know, that one they don’t play anymore? The only Crowning release we actually have in stock nowadays are the Maree Noire split tape and the Swallows Nest split 7”, both of which we have only about 10 copies left of. Click on this text for the review and jam the EP embedded below.

Piri Reis came out yesterday. Our copies sold out yesterday. I think React With Protest has a few left but otherwise this run of /250 is gonezo. Nab the digitals though, totally worth it.

ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 videos from the June 10th pre-show have nearly concluded, with today’s video being Canada’s Life In Vacuum who made the trek. The band is in the process of finalizing their new record which they played heaps from over their 2-day stint.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HIROE = Epic post-everything from the U.S. If you like your instru-metal with heavy Exposions In The Sky leanings then this is your ticket!

2022 - 07 - 15 /// Piri Reis is out and it's partymonster time!

July 15, 2022 by David Norman

Are you seeing this?!?! Good lord of science almighty that’s some hot shit. July 19th is Euclid C Finder day at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST! Here’s the third variant reveal for the absolutely bonkers partymonster variant out of 25 copies. Beyond gorgeous!!! This is a Heathen Hand Records co-release. Love you guys <3

Piri Reis and their ‘Ritma’ 12”LP made the rounds early this morning and we have just a handful of copies left out of our 50 (like…3 in the Canada/International store). Also check out this live video of them playing “When Life Hand you Grenade” and “Unstable Soul Might Get Surprise” back in 2016 in Japan.

Cuck is a three-piece band born of Swallows Nest in Dunedin, New Zealand. Yesterday (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) released the first single from their debut 14-track self-titled full length. Jam in below and click on this text here for the full post if it tickles your fancy. Tapes on Tomb Tree July 26th.

ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 videos from the June 10th pre-show are officially halfway uploaded so continue on to Past Forms who slapped us around wid dat bass. Excellent stuff…tapes still available on Tomb Tree - click this text to go there!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MINERVA SUPERDUTY = This Greek band released a killer record back in 2020 that I think a lot of North America passed over. For shame.

2022 - 07 - 14 /// Euclid C Finder 2nd variant reveal + Piri Reis tomorrow!

July 14, 2022 by David Norman

Mark July 19th on your calender because it’s Euclid C Finder day! Here’s the second variant reveal for the ‘You Too Can Be Toxic Copper Pigment‘ out of 100 copies. Just gorgeous!!!This is a Heathen Hand Records co-release and they’ve got a little surprise up their sleeve so clean them out first before coming to us. Releases July 19th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST!!!

The ‘Ritma’ 12”LP by Malaysia’s Piri Reis releases tomorrow morning July 15th at 5am PST / 7am CST / 8am EST (cuz all the other labels are in Europe/Malaysia) and judging by how many messages we keep getting there’s a pretty high possibility that we’ll sell out of this record pretty quickly. We are the only North American label and we will only have 50 copies. I’ll be bold and state this is the emo-violence record of the year.

Hetta’s ‘Headlights’ just released on Tomb Tree via 35 tapes. It’s honestly spectacular and fans of sassy, posty, dancey, screamy hardcore from Portugal.

ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 videos from the Pre-show continue to pop up on youtube. Here’s Imelda Marcos just mesmerizing the shit outta everyone in the Empty Bliss basement. So very cool.

Not Just A Phase recently interviewed our good friends in Social Caterpillar and what ensues is one of the funniest podcasts I’ve ever heard. Click on the text for the interview or jam the new record below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: AKEPHAL = Very sick German stuff from ages ago. Very Bremen. Very awesome. Narshardaa has cds in stock still!

2022 - 07 - 13 /// Euclid C Finder 1st variant reveal!

July 13, 2022 by David Norman

Don’t forget that July 19th is Euclid C Finder day! We were lucky enough to release the cassette of their early work AND the comp track from the Ones & Twos swirl tape, but we’ve been sold out of both for well over a year. Thankfully Heathen Hand Records let us jump on board the discography vinyl release! I just saw all the variants today and my socks caught fire. It was nuts. Euclid C Finder, so good it’ll burn ya feet. Here’s one of the variants!

CanaDave’s baby label Softseed Music just released the ridiculous collaboration titled ‘Amplifier’ by To Be Gentle and Opheliac. Truly amazing stuff that looks pretty sweet too! Jam/download/buy from the bandcamp link below.

Hetta’s ‘Headlights’ releases tomorrow July 14th on our little Tomb Tree label on just 35 tapes. We shat our pants when we first heard it. The Blood Brothers, JR Ewing, and The Fall Of Troy all wrapped in one, sexy, Portuguese package.

ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 videos are finally starting to show up on youtube. The first band we’ve uploaded is Disperser and they kicked major ass.

Demersal did another sick live video for their Not Just A Phase contribution “Afterparty Depression”. Tapes are sold out but you can still nab those digitals.

Last Friday Operation X-Ray played more sick jams. Included in this show was Piri Reis (releases on Friday!) and Hawak from the Cube 12”.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CUCK = Ex-Swallows Nest, this grindy powerviolence three-piece has a tape coming on Tomb Tree later this month! Here’s a raw demo of one of the 14 jams!