Nuvolascura going fast + Bok Suna premiere!

July 11, 2025 by David Norman

Nuvolascura’s third full length ‘How This All Ends’ has been out for just 3 days and we’re almost sold out of everything. The other two albums sold out years back so these won’t be sticking around long, that’s for sure. Receiving heaps of praise immediately, Stereogum was the first to pick up on this awesome sauce. Check it out by clicking on this text. Jam/buy below, and hurry!!!

Bok Suna’s new album ‘Carnate’ is on the brink of release, with it’s first single “honest person” coming out last night. The lo-fi project has leveled up to indie/shoegaze/bedroom rock/pop and features the drummer of Hillsboro. Tapes are live on the Softseed bandcamp but 12”s release alongside the LP on August 29th. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full premiere with links and info. Just listen below.

Stuntman’s ‘Maximum Legal Wage’ keeps getting mad love from around the globe, this time from Nawak Posse. The Bandcamp is sold out, there’s one tape left in the US store and maybe 2-3 in the Canadian store then we’re out. As vinyl is on the way we won’t be making more so get’em whilst you can! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review.

Emma Goldman keeps getting rave reviews and it shows cuz we have like 5 copies left in the US store then we’re totally out. Get those last copies via the store link in Bandcamp embed below, and read the This Noise Is Ours review by clicking on the pic above or this text.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ALYVIA = This new Cali band’s debut EP is fucking rad. Kinda like if Atalanta and Nouveau had a baby.

2025 - 07 - 07 /// Nuvolascura tomorrow!

July 07, 2025 by David Norman

Nuvolascura releases in less than 24 hours! Holy crap we’ve been waiting 5 years and the time is finally here!!! Goddamn we’re excited, and you should be too. If not, check back tomorrow morning at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST and bring an ice pack cuz that jaw gonna pop the fuck off. Release notes:
500 vinyl: 300 blend (swirl) and 200 half’n’half, includes insert
100 cds: house in a dvd case with insert

Jam the music video for the closing track “polar destinies” below!

Mourn Recif played their release show this past Saturday which I compiled some clips for below, including videos from Internal Dialogue, Androgyne, and the almighty Emma Goldman for which we have more info below. Mourn’s next show is opening for Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead in Vancouver on July 25th!

Emma Goldman also played that Mourn Recif show and there’s a full song in the teaser video above. Angry Metal Guy also reviewed their newest album of which we are 95% sold out. Get those last red copies or forever hold your peace. Click on this text to read the review.

Stuntman first album in 10 years is making the rounds, this time garndering Group of the Month on Core & Co. with a whopping 9.5/10!!! Click on this text or the pic above to read the review and jam/buy tapes below!

The sixth ZBR release got a review 11 years later, woot woot longevity! I think we have like 5 copies of this split 7” left. Our Amber + Locktender split can be jammed/purchased below, with the review being linked to this text and the pic above.

Operation X-Ray played a ton of bangers on their most recent episode including Serrate, Coup D’etat, and Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: FEBUARY = The ultimate homies from Nevada dropped their new EP and it’ll bring a smile to your face, cuz goddamn that band rocks and I’m so fucking glad they got back together.

2025 - 06 - 13 /// Poetry Of Torch x Gil Cerrone on Monday

June 13, 2025 by David Norman

Lambgoat posted an interview with CanaDave. It’s pretty extensive without being overwhelming, and offers a lot of info about our history and evolution. Thanks to Natty for asking me to do this.

Stuntman’s new album ‘Maximum Legal Wage’ was released yesterday and we moved half the tapes in 24 hours. It’s a low run so snag’em now if you like it dirty, metallic, and angry.

Japan’s Poetry Of Torch and Australia’s Gil Cerrone split cds release next Monday June 16th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST! Two brand new tracks from each band. Our cds should arrive next week and US Dave is on tour anyways so they’ll go out before the month closes. Snag the last copies of Gil’s first and phenomenal debut below.

Ultimate homies Athousandangelsandseven released a little tour doc about their most recent run. Check it out above. Watch their sickass music video below. Vinyl is at the plant!

Lastima’s Richie Devon was interviewed on the Riff Worship podcast. We have like…1-2 copies left!

Othiel is almost gone. We’ve got 2 US copies and a couple in the Canada/International store then they out. Everything Is Noise brought them up in their May roundup, also including Tomb Tree’s Lastima! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full list.

Emma Goldman is playing Sled Island and got a sick review from Cups’n’Cakes as their pick of the week. There is one last blob available in the Canada/International store (linked in the bandcamp below) then they’re fucking gone. A few red will remain afterward. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review.

Process//Sleep is down to its last copies, a total of 4 remain. Everything Remade had Jackson on the podcast which is embedded above. Such a good debut, can’t wait for more!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MY HAIR IS A RAT’S NEST = Oh shiiiiiiit we got new My Hair, finally! Old tapes left on Tomb Tree? Yep there’s a few left, a few ‘Tornado Siren’ in the US store and two self-titles in the Canada/International store.

2025 - 06 - 10 /// The Next Week

June 09, 2025 by David Norman

Here’s a little update on the next 7 days of ZBR and Tomb Tree:

Big Stuff Thing now! Tests, stuff that was previously sold out, and sale items are available in the U.S.A. store here and Canada/International here. These products/headings will disappear in just under 24 hours at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on Tuesday June 10th, so act now or miss out, your call!

Stuntman‘s first full length in a decade comes out this Thursday on Tomb Tree. We made 37 cassettes with a massive j-card filled with lyrics, with all variants coming swirled. Full release at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on June 12th.

Poetry Of Torch x Gil Cerrone split cds next Monday June 16th! Two brand new tracks from each band.

A reminder that Carrion Spring’s first single went live on Friday via Open Mind Saturated Brain but you can just jam it below. If you want to see the full premiere with additional information from the band you can click on this text to go there.

Click here for the full Rotten To The Core list!

Othiel cds are gonna sell out so snag one immediately. Heavy Blog Is Heavy knows! They gave the band a heavy nod in their Rotten To The Core article which you can access by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy below.

Exclaim put Emma Goldman’s ‘all you are is we’ 12”LP cracked the Top 25 of 2025 so far (actually, they broke into the top 10!). We’ve got like 2 “blob” copies left on bandcamp and this Canada store then they’re gone and only “red” remains, which are already more than half sold out as well! Click on this text or the pic above to go to the full list. Jam/buy below!

I Promised The World was the most recent subject of the ZBR Roster Review series by This Noise Is Ours. The last few copies we had held back were sold immediately yesterday when the Big Stuff Thing went live. I don’t expect a repress anytime soon and this was the last release under the name Sinema. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam the EP below!

Here’s the other video of Blue Youth’s live set from a recent show. Jon (bass) will be the next on the OMSB Podcast which goes up this week! 12”LP records still available from ourselves and The Ghost Is Clear Records.

Operation X-Ray played some fuckin’ jams on Friday including new Nuvolascura, a Rosemary Nods Upon The Grave track (who are now on tour), and Carrion Spring’s premiere.

Mau got more love, this time from the always reliable Everything Is Noise and their Weekly Featured Artist. We had a few extra 10”s but I think they all sold quickly in the 6th Big Stuff Thing we are currently holding. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review and/or jam it below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: FOR YOUR HEALTH = New album and another new music video from some friends <3