Febuary still in stock, Bloom Dream run #2

March 11, 2025 by David Norman

Bloom Dream tour started yesterday! And blimey we’ve even got another batch of 100 (we’ll have 50, and 50 for the band) including swirls are now live! Pics above, tour poster below, jam/buy under that.

Did we actually order the correct amount of Febuary stock? Cuz we still got like 30 copies left! There’s very little chance these last the week as we keep selling a few every hour so act asap or forever hold your peace. Places to order:
U.S.A. store
Canada/International
Bandcamp (these are the most expensive so try to buy from the correct store above)

Ashen Hands from Italy have a new EP coming out Tuesday March 12th on Tomb Tree! I’m telling you this thing is fucking amazing and gonna blow you outta the water. Akin to Joshua Fit For Battle, Lucidity, and Danse Macabre, ‘Ashen Hands’ knocked my goddamn dentures right outta my mouth…and I don’t even own dentures!!! Check out the first and only single over at Not Just A Phase now by clicking on the pic above or this text. Tapes won’t be in hand till late March so we’ll have those up for pre-order on Tuesday.

Dead Hour Noise’s sophomore full length ‘Slow Burn’ was released digitally with pre-orders of their first 12” vinyl going live last Friday. These should be in hand early April and shipping mid-late April at the latest. Vinyl will /250, burgundy w/orange splatter. This is co-released with The Ghost Is Clear Records.

Coma Of Eris got some love on This Noise Is Ours the other day - and yesterday was Edie’s birthday! Please give her a bday wish and pick up some stuff from Middle Man Records. Tapes for this release should be in hand this week and up for sale March 31st at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. Click on the pic above or this text to read the in-depth review.

Everything Remade has vocalist Jeremy Jones from Braininavat on their podcast last week. A great listen, plus we gotz some tapes left so snaggy mcdougle below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: WORN THROUGH = Edie from Coma Regalia and Middle Man Records released this new album with Aster Scott on vocals. Very sick stuff!

2025 - 03 - 06 /// Dead Hour Noise + Febuary round 3

March 06, 2025 by David Norman

The Dead Hour Noise music video for “Voices” was just released over at (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))). The song comes from the ‘Slow Burn’ 12”LP releasing on Zegema Beach and The Ghost Is Clear at midnight EST tonight aka Friday at midnight on 250 burgundy w/orange splatter vinyl. The violent, abrasive, sludgy and dark metallic hardcore/mathcore is for fans of: Curl Up And Die, Botch, Detach The Islands, Lavotchkin, and Olam. We have a tape or two of ‘Sleeping Dogs’ (their previous full length) available in this store which I’ve stuck below. Click on this text for the full premiere or just watch it above.

DEAD HOUR NOISE - Sleeping Dogs (cassette)

DEAD HOUR NOISE - Sleeping Dogs (cassette)

from CA$7.00

For fans of: Every Time I Die, Graf Orlock and Von Wolfe.

Sassy, volatile and raging metallic hardcore from Michigan-based DEAD HOUR NOISE. 11 tracks of mayhem by a very talented three-piece who hit the ground running back in 2014. Their latest LP ‘Sleeping Dogs’ ties together the sassiness and unpredictability of Every Time I Die’s ‘Hot Damn’ with the confidence and Botchiness of Von Wolfe. Every song is a banger, so don’t miss out. Released on gorgeous swirl cassettes by Tomb Tree Tapes.

Tapes /108, 50 white, 26 on transparent orange/black swirl and 26 on opaque orange/black/yellow swirl. Comes with download code. 11 songs.

Listen here:
https://tombtreetapes.bandcamp.com/album/sleeping-dogs

Colour:

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You kept asking so we’ll just keep making these Febuary cds until demand dies down. First run was 100 and they lasted 10 minutes. Second run was 200 and those lasted 15 minutes. So we did 300 this time, and assume they’ll last 20 minutes? Hopefully longer but we make no promises. Easily one of the best releases of 2024 and one that’ll be talked about for ages. Sunday March 9th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST.

Bloom Dream’s tour starts on March 10th and you better believe we sold the fuck outta those cds and first run of tapes so we did 100 more to help the band out on tour. This 2nd run features some swirl variants (the 1st did not) and they go up for sale on Tuesday March 11th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. Breakdown is: 35 white, 30 random swirl, 30 sparkle swirl, 5 test dips, and 2 bullet-hole swirl.

Tomb Tree is set to release the debut Satsuma EP ‘this is my outside voice’ on cassette March 28th! This new Michigan-based band features Dan from The Reptilian and Seventeen Again making a mighty screamo comeback. This set of songs is fantastic and for fans of The Caution Children, Osceola, Hawak, etc. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the premiere and jam “Calderone” as well as get some backstory on the band and the song.

Sleep // Process had their first song premiered by Not Just A Phase before their debut release. Middle Man will be doing cds and we’ll have tapes, but as we haven’t been able to order the tapes yet I don’t think they will be up for sale until a month or so after the March 18th release. Fingers crossed! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the premiere.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CROSSED = This Spanish band’s new album releases March 21st, but we can’t put up our copies as we don’t know how much they’ll cost after shipping. You can jam some songs on their bandcamp now, but if you’re in North America please don’t cave to the pressure and buy international, we’ll have them up on the release date of March 21st as we should know our actual cost by then.

2025 - 03 - 03 /// Next batch of releases + Bloom Dream tour

March 02, 2025 by David Norman

Dead Hour Noise is next on March 7th, followed by Tomb Tree’s Ashen Hands debut EP. The former is dirty and dark metallic hardcore/mathcore in the vein of Juan Bond and Curl Up And Die, while the latter is scorching emo-violence not unlike Danse Macabre and Yearning. If you are hankering for a song you can scroll down to the Operation X-Ray section and listen to a Dead Hour Noise song premiere!

We wanted to also let you know that we post almost daily on Bluesky (linked here) and also have a second run of Bloom Dream tapes finishing up now in time for the band’s tour and next Monday’s cassette release. This time we swirled’em!

Idioteq.com did a great piece on the Athousandangelsandseven EP which includes a track-by-track commentary from vocalist Elle Reynolds. Canada/Int’l store and Bandcamp each have one copy left! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the article.

Iditioeq.com also did a piece on Belted Sweater right around the same time that CanaDave posted his podcast with project mastermind Christopher Gregory. Listen to the podcast above, read the article by clicking on this text, and listen/buy below!

CanaDave finally did another Out Past the Rings (for ZBR191) aka Yurodivy’s ‘tell me when the party’s over’ 12”LP we released back in 2019. Long sold out.

Operation X-Ray premiered “Supersonic” by Dead Hour Noise as well as played Emma Goldman’s newest single.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SOPHIE WOODHOUSE = CanaDave loves his ethereal singer/songwriter shit, that’s fer sure.

2025 - 02 - 24 /// Sulfur x Martin Randal Travel

February 24, 2025 by David Norman

Sulfur and Martin Randal Travel really hit that Bremen hardcore/Steakhouse Records itch. Dark, screamy, and dirty, fans of Carol, Union Of Uranus, Acme, and One Eyed God Prophecy will likely dig this wicked UK split. Only 52 tapes were made on some pretty sick variants and remember our stores have cheaper prices than the bandcamp copies because they charge 20% in fees.

Click here for the full review with additional links!

Athousandangelsandseven got the OMSB treatment and it’s chock-full of meanderings about bee attacks, tornados, death pendulums, etc. There’s like…4 copies of the tape left then we’re donezo. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review, buy/jam below.

Click here for the full in-depth article!

Belted Sweater is sold out save one copy, so I’ll probably make some more. The day before the release Week In Pop did a great feature and premiere of the album so check that out by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam and/or buy that last 1st press copy below.

Operation X-Ray keeps on banging out great show after great show. This past week’s episode included Belted Sweater, In Loving Memory, and Athousandangelsandseven.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: EMMA GOLDMAN = Check out that new jam it’s unreal!

2025 - 02 - 21 /// Emma Goldman premiere + Belted Sweater released

February 21, 2025 by David Norman

Emma Goldman’s first song premiere just hit the interwebs via Idioteq.com for the song “I don’t think at all”. I can’t tell you how freakin’ incredible this album is. Full release is April 28th on 300 12”s. Test presses received and approved. Arguably screamo album of the year. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the premiere, and/or jam another song from the latest Zampler series below.

In Loving Memory tapes for ‘A Gentler Sun’ released. Only 52 copies made! Their full length tapes are also back up in the stores, but Canada/International and Bandcamp are totally sold out so it’s ZBRUSA.com or bust!

Click here for lots of info regarding the release!

Belted Sweater released today on Softseed Music and Self Versed Records! This glam skramz solo project looks decent on paper, but when experiencing it aurally you’ll understand how truly great it is. Under The Radar premiered “Wilt” a few days back but there’s lots of good information about the band/Chris in there so check it out by clicking on this text or the pic above.

The Sulfur + Martin Randal Travel split releases on Tomb Tree this Monday February 24th on 52 tapes (pictured above). You can actually jam the entire split now if you subscribe to the ZBR Youtube channel! The early-bird stream is available by clicking on this text.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CROSS BRINGER = new album above, we still got tapes of their previous album below! Dark, grindy, screamy hardcore.