Big Stuff Thing + Nuvolascura & Carrion Spring premieres

June 06, 2025 by David Norman

Big Stuff Thing this Sunday! You read right, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve had one but we’ve accumulated a few extra things for our “safety nets” that are no longer needed. You will find items from Sinema, Febuary, Othiel, Blind Girls, Crowning, etc. plus more test presses than you can shake an Indian Summer-shaped stick at. Sunday at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. The items will be available for just 48 hours at the top of the US Store as a single product with a buncha variants (aka releases) and the Canada store will have a “Big Stuff Thing” listing in the dropdown box for Canada/International Store..

The first Carrion Spring full length album in 15 years is going down late summer/fall and Open Mind Saturated Brain is here to offer you the very first single from 'Those We've Lost and Continue to Lose'. Click on the pic above or this text to go there! Jam/buy their previous EP below.

Nuvolascura’s new and incredible single “figment of reality” premiered on Everything Is Noise a few days back. If you haven’t scoped that shit you are missing the fuck out. Absolute ridiculousness from all angles. July 8th on 500 12” copies over two variants. Co-released with Icorrupt Records. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full premiere. Jam below if ya lazy.

Swim Into The Sound gave a mighty good review of the new Emma Goldman 12”. We are running drastically low, and these won’t survive the summer at this rate. About 3 blobs left, maybe 30 red. Click on this text or the pic above for the full review. Jam/buy below.

Blue Youth’s ‘Defeatist’ got the ZBR Roster Review series treatment from none other than This Noise Is Ours. This vital comeback was greatly needed. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below!

Click here for the full post with extra links/info!

CanaDave interviewed Jeni Magana on his most recent OMSB Podcast. The two have been scheming behind the scenes and should have a physical release out this summer. Check out great new jams and a receive a bunch of info about her numerous projects and upcoming endeavors. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post or just listen/download below.

Click here for the full list of May releases!

Rockambula was handing out love notes in their May edition of Screamo, covering our very own Shibuya and Othiel, as well as loads of great other bands. Click on the pic above or this text to go there. Jam our two releases below, which are both almost sold out!!!

Click here for the full list of reviews!

The Angry Metal Guy softened up and gave Crossed some much deserved love. Gonna see this LP all over best of 2025 lists, so snag a copy before you miss out. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the list of March releases and jam/buy below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: AMID THE OLD WOUNDS = Daniel from Time As A Color fame and ex-Duct Hearts dropping new jams that are included on cd with any order that includes a Softseed Music item! Great stuff. Oh and by the way you can still snag their 7”s from their previous split with No Action by clicking on this text!

2025 - 05 - 29 /// Mourn Recif premiere + surprise release on June 2nd!

May 29, 2025 by David Norman

Alrighty folks last post till June 2nd when our next release drops. This particular 12” split is a surprise that we’ll drop digitally at midnight EST, with physicals being delayed a bit which we’ll have up in late June/early July (aka whenever they show up).

Click here for a buncha info, links and the full premiere!

Mourn Recif has a new EP coming out, so Idioteq.com premiered the closing track “Slow Reign” which also happened to be the first song that the band wrote together. Their release show is July 5th in Victoria with the almighty Emma Goldman and friends. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full premiere (with extra links and a buncha extra info) or just jam that shit below.

Social Caterpillar’s final release dropped earlier this month, but Softseed Music just received their copies so everything is now available here too. You can snag one for cheaper than Bandcamp in the U.S.A. here or Canada/International here, and you can jam/download the split 12” with Waunband below.

Othiel has arrived at the US store and we’ll get some proper promo pics up tomorrow but here’s a taste of what the digipak looks like - fresh outta the box! Jam/buy below.

Everything Is Noise did a another great write-up about Emma Goldman who is on fucking fire right now. Blobs are now down to 5 copies! Red is down to about 40 then this first press will be sold the fuck out, and rightfully so. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Dagerman is still getting mad props despite releasing digitally quite a while ago. Today’s review is from This Noise Is Ours in their Zegema Beach Records Roster Review series. We still have clear 12”s in stock if you want some Italian screamo goodness. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Blue Youth got some great words from Sputnik Music which you should check out by clicking on the pic above or this text. We still have green 12”s left if you wanna snag one of these absolutely smokin’ albums.

Ashen Hands got love from (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))). One of our favourite EPs of 2025, you need to jam this shit and snag a tape if that’s your thing. Part Crowning, part Brahm, part Orchid. The trifecta of HOLY FUCK. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: BYMYSIDE = These Italian folks are finally back with a new record. Stellar stuff!

2025 - 02 - 17 /// 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.

2024 - 10 - 23 /// Senza then Concealer

October 23, 2024 by David Norman

Alright y’all, Senza’s new 12”EP ‘Celestial Body’ is the next ZBR release and it all goes down on November 1st at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. We did 500 copies alongside our long-time pals at Dog Knights Productions: 200 pink/blue/black merge, 150 pink, and 150 blue, all with etched b-side and 12-page lyric book. This thing looks incredible and we’ll have promo pics ready for next week, but for now here’s the cover art and a previously song from said five-track EP.

Orlando, Florida's Concealer released 'dissonance [all that keeps me away]' a few months back and it caught our attention immediately. Their take on metallic screamo was one that reminded us of greats like Dispensing Of False Halos and even Hopesfall, so we lined up those four EP songs alongside two brand new jams and will be releasing 'Heartfelt Entries' November 8th, 2024. CanaDave managed to wrangle all five members to make this podcast, click on this text or the pic above to go to the full post, or just listen/download below!

Click here for the full post + videos and links!!!

Smush’s last show of 2024 was reviewed by yours truly, with videos from all the bands and links on where to find them. Smush 12”s in stock! This album rules. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post.

Spirit Of Versailles 2x12” pre-order!!! These are almost ready to go so make sure you snag a copy before they’re all gone! Init doesn’t ship outside of North America so if you need this and live outside please order from us, if you are in North America you need to order from Init Records (linked here). These ship in December but should be in hand in November so I’ll ship earlier if possible.

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:

Operation X-Ray pushed the new Gxllium!, Concealer, Oaktails, Smush, and Leavs!!! Holy smokes that’s a lotta Dave music.

Wollruss show snippets in one convenient video. I don’t have time to do a full show review so this is it.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ASHOKA’S HELL = Brilliant new EP on Team Glass Records!

2024 - 10 - 15 /// Gxllium! released + Spirit Of Versailles 2x12"

October 17, 2024 by David Norman

SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES - Discography (2x12")

CA$50.00

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

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

Quantity:

Gxllium! released ‘Breakup songs’ on Tuesday and all of our tapes sold out in less than an hour. I’ve included pics so you can see them, but they’re out until all copies arrive at their homes, then I have three extra copies that I’ll put when I know it’s safe to. We’ll also be making more, at the very least tapes, and perhaps doing more formats. Spotify isn’t up yet but I’ll post it when I can.

Just a reminder that we made those Nuvolascura cds and there’s only a handful left and will be sold out before Halloween. The US store has a single copy of the ST and bandcamp has two, the new LP is sold out. Linked above (in stock) and below (sold out).

AJ from Colacon and Holly Caught A Contact High, and Vamonos Tapes went on the OMSB podcast with CanaDave and had some very intriguing conversations. There are still a few copies of the Colacon 12”/100 remaining, snag’em before they gone!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post, or just listen below.

Everything Is Noise did their September roundup which includes Bloom Dream and Split Silk! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full list. Jam them below, but I think Bloom Dream is pretty much out and Split Silk is getting there!

Operation X-Ray’s most recent episode featured a ton of sick stuff including Crowning, Venus Twins, and Nuvolascura! Venus Twins 12”s are still in stock but the merge is almost gone.

This Noise Is Ours gave the very underappreciated Dim Into Dross and their sole release. We have no tapes left. Check it out and click on this text or the pic above, and jam it below!

Stereogum picked up the Crowning/Oaktails split along with some other cool releases and thoughts on Blood Brothers at Best Friends Forever. Click on this text or the pic above to go there, and/or jam the split below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CLAYBORNE = This Montreal band sent us some of these 12”s for distro and I fucking love it. Epic post-everything. Snag one here!