Sulfur + Martin Randal Travel split on Monday

February 17, 2025 by David Norman

First…a friendly reminder. This. This page right here. You want ZBR news? You don’t wanna miss another Febuary cd drop? Then fer fuck’s sake follow this news page. Tell your friends to follow this news page. All information is ALWAYS posted here and drops are revealed usually a week+ in advance. When someone says they didn’t know something was dropping, that’s not on us. We can’t private message everybody, so we do these news posts. Follow. Follow. And follow again. Now I’m a few pounds lighter.

By the way In Loving Memory tapes for ‘A Gentler Sun’ will release on Thursday. Thursday February 20th. 9am PST. 11am CST. 12pm EST. I’ll remind you again late Wednesday as well as on Instagram.

Click here for the full premiere write-up!

Martin Randal Travel just got the premiere treatment from none other than Not Just A Phase. Their split with Sulfur (their premiere was last week via This Noise Is Ours, linked here and embedded below) releases on Tomb Tree this Monday February 24th on 52 tapes. Promo pics comin’ next post and by golly do they look sick as fuck. Click on this text or the pic above for the full Not Just A Phase writeup and song premiere!

Vancouver’s Smush just released their 3rd music video from ‘if you were here i’d be home now’ and we’re down to the absolute last copies of the first pressing. This was CanaDave’s album of the year in 2024! 2 left on the Softseed bandcamp, 2 in the Canada store, and 22 in the U.S. store. Zero chance these are still around by summer so snag now or forever hold your peace.

Belted Sweater got the good’ole OMSB premiere treatment with the final single “More Rack Toms (than people in the audience)” and it’s amazing. It’s different. By golly it’s a bit strange at first, but like CanaDave you will likely become enamored with this incredible glam skramz solo project from LA. Full tape release is this Friday the 21st of February on Softseed Music (but we’ll have a few copies too) and Self Versed Records. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the post, and jam the previous single “Cherry Grove” below.

The Coma Of Eris debut album immediately caught the eye of the almighty Stereogum who were kind enough to do a little write-up of it. Tapes have been ordered and will arrive in mid-March, after which CanaDave will decorate and they should be released late March/early April. Jam it below and click on this text or the pic above to go to the Stereogum article.

You know you’ve made it if Sophie’s Floorboard covers you, so hella congrats to Onewaymirror for breaking that floorboard right off and inserting themselves as one of the most prolific and popular screamo bands around. Click on the pic above or this text to read the article and grab a 7” below while you’re at it.

Athousandangelsandseven were featured on the HMHD video podcast (along with a buncha posters that these dudes bought from the Canada store) and it’s both amazing and hilarious. These guys are great and I gotta start watching their show. Start at 1:30:47 (linked here) for our friends or just watch all the way through above! Only a few tapes remain!!!

Here’s a quick video that acts as the show recap for Yellfire, Teething, Mourn Recif, and A Recorded Dawn. Wicked show, I must say.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: YELLFIRE = I knew nothing about this band when I played with them, but they played as a three-piece and blew us all away. After the set we were informed that they were missing a guitar player at that show and everyone’s jaws broke the fuck off. They’re like Botch x Kollapse. Amazing.

2025 - 02 - 12 /// ZBR Fest in full + stock update on Saturday!

February 12, 2025 by David Norman

ZBR Fest 2025 is fully outta tha bag and staggering to the eyes. Good fuckin’ lord it’s gonna be a time. Screamo time. Click on the pic above or this text to go get dem tix, baby.

Distro + stock update this Saturday includes the last 5 Febuary cds as well as Fallingwithscissors cds, Valeska Suratt 12”s, and Osceola 12”s, etc. If you miss the Febuary cds fret not cuz 1) we made 300 more and 2) the band is playing ZBR Fest and will have a buncha copies at their shows as of early March.

Friday is Coma Of Eris release day but you can jam “Archers Take Aim” below and “A Dip in Lake Drowning” in the above premiere. Tapes should follow late March.

The next Mourn Recif show (a screamo band CanaDave plays in) is this Saturday in Victoria and we’ll be playing a new song and ZBR distro with new/unreleased stuff will be attendance also. They’ve got 8 songs recorded that should come out late spring, but you can jam a demo song below.

I can’t remember if I posted this but whatever let’s post it again, as Emmett from Detach The Islands and Fluoride (to name just a few) was on the Everything Remade podcast. Listen above, buy a tape of ‘A Highly Magnified History’ below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SLEEPING PEOPLE = This 2005 math-rock release is spectacular.

2025 - 02 - 10 /// ZBR Fest final wave this Wednesday!

February 10, 2025 by David Norman

We had to bump the ZBR Fest final wave to Wednesday to allow for one more thing to run through the filter. So it’ll be final lineup, pre-show lineup, and ticket sales. Feel free to wear a diaper on your head cuz it might explode.

Coma Of Eris premiered two final songs from the upcoming self-titled cassette LP releasing this Friday February 14th, the first titled “Archers Take Aim” was put on the Operation X-Ray show, while the latter is titled “A Dip in Lake Drowning” and was just premiered this morning on Not Just A Phase. Hit that pic above or this text for the Not Just A Phase premiere, and jam the Operation X-Ray episode below (Coma Of Eris shows up at 1:23:47.

In Loving Memory sold out everywhere but…the US? What is happening? US store directly linked to this text.

Satsuma features Dan from The Reptilian on drums and they’ve got their debut EP releasing on Tomb Tree via cassette in late March, but you can scope this teaser trailer now!

Following the release of the Die Princess Die discography tape, CanaDave did this podcast with bassist Ely Morgan. Check it out, jam Scuba Cop, and definitely hit that discography release if you haven’t heard the absolute amazingness contained there. Click on this text or the pic above to go to the podcast, jam/buy the tape below.

Boonitunes gave some love to Athousandangelsandseven which definitely came out on ZBR. Only a handful of tapes remain and we won’t be making more!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the month’s roundup.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HYNOKI = This Virginia-based band released a single song and it’s fucking awesome. Check that shit out immediately.

2025 - 01 - 25 /// 25% off, Reverie + Pùt Purana out, Athousandangelsandseven on Monday!

January 25, 2025 by David Norman

First things first, it’s CanaDave’s birthday today so being in a pretty positive place let’s do 25% off this Canadian store for the rest of the weekend! Not only that, but you’ll get a handwritten thank you note with a unique/weird/obtuse story about a time in Dave’s past. I can’t apply a discount to the bandcamp page but if you order something there you will also get the note and a free 7” record with vinyl orders OR a free tape with cassette orders. The discount code is “DIEALREADY”

Reverie + Pùt Purana just released their new split digitally on Tomb Tree with 12”s coming in February. We don’t have a date for that yet but stay tuned here and you’ll know a week ahead of time :) Awesome Italian screamo, equally driving and playful. Check out a video of Reverie’s full side above!

Athousandangelsandseven releases on Monday! The four-song self-titled cassette EP variants are above, with the full release going down at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. Only 50 tapes were made so expect this to sell out rather quickly!!! Jam their new music video for “Clipped Wings” below!

The Daves of Zegema Beach consulted on their Best of 2024 podcast via OMSB! Listen/download it below for a phenomenal way to find new/amazing bands. Click on this text for the full post with a few additional links.

Spirit Of Versailles is in hand and almost sold out here! If you wanna snag the full discography 2x12” it’s linked below. The US store doesn’t have any cuz you should buy one from Init Records if you live there.

SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES - Discography (2x12")

CA$50.00

For fans of: Saetia, Eyes Of Verotika, and Widowdusk.

This ships worldwide (North American orders should go through Init Records → linked here). The 2×12” discography collection by this timeless Sioux Falls screamo band. Released by Init Records. On grey w/black+white splatter vinyl with 11"x33" two-fold full color insert. Newly remastered by Mikey Allred at Dark Art Audio. 29 songs.

Songs 1-8: 8 Song CD
Song 9: Split 7" with Caligari
Song 10: unreleased
Songs 11-12: Split 7" with Saqqara
Song 13: Songs Of The Dead II compilation CD
Songs 14-15: Split 7" with Rise From Ruin
Songs 16-21: Confluence Of All The Senses CD
Songs 22-25: In Line For Halos 7"
Songs 26-29: Recorded live on WNYU, Summer 2001

Listen here:
https://initrecords.bandcamp.com/album/discography

Quantity:

ZBR Spotify was recently updated so if that service is your bag please follow along! Thanks to Not Just A Phase for putting it all together.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MAGANA = I’m a big Magana fan so this new EP that dropped yesterday was instantly scooped by yours truly. Witchy rock/pop/folk stuff.

2025 - 01 - 16 /// ZBR Chillums + Athousandangelsandseven premiere

January 16, 2025 by David Norman

Glass Wars Phase #1. Chillums are out and limited to 40 over both stores. $3USD / $5CAD. US store link here!!!

Sold out

*last one! ZBR CHILLUM - mini pipe (one-hitter)

CA$5.00

ABSOLUTE LAST ONE!!! Superior screamo. Superior merch. Larry would never.

Click here for the Not Just A Phase premiere for “Clipped Wings”!

Athousandangelsandseven got an second/final premiere for “Clipped Wings” over at Not Just A Phase. Full release of this behemoth is Jan 27th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on a mere 50 tapes. 7”s to follow. Click on the picture above or this text to go to the premiere. Jam another song below on the Zampler!

Out Past the Rings is back with a double-episode featuring a ZBR and a Tomb Tree release! Featured are Emma Goldman, Almanac Man, Abandoncy, and Bighand//BigKnife on the ‘Solicitude’ 7” split as well as DSGNS and their ‘Ceremony’ cassette EP.

Coup D’etat got a helluva review from Everything Is Noise. Tapes are sold out from the band, this store, and bandcamp but the US store has a handful left! Click here or the pic above for the review. Jam/buy the last copies below.

Click here for the full list and ticket sales!

ZBR Fest on Brooklyn Vegan, tickets still available. 10 more bands announcing soon! Click here for the tour news roundup which also serves as a link to buy tickets.

Opheliac just released their first music video! This song precedes the album that Softseed released which we still have copies of. Ex-Burial Etiquette!

Click here for the full list of reviews!

Edhochuli got some love from Toilet OV Hell in their Itty Bitty Ditties. Click on the pic above or the this text to go there. Jam/buy some final 12” copies below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: I’M SORRY EMIL = This new EP is awesome and has been on repeat in my house.