Sans Visage is next!

December 09, 2025 by David Norman

Sans Visage tapes arrive tomorrow and will be ready for their December 15th release. ‘drowned/resistance’ houses five jams, many of which are re-recorded versions of earlier songs. I’ll have some pictures ready before they drop. This EP is sooooo good! Their previous LP is also insanely good, and I’ve got 3 copies left below/pictured above!

I decided to keep this open for another week, with it closing Friday at 11:59pm PST and then items I still don’t want I’ll put up in the stores but all sales prices will revert back to normal prices. So that affects a ton of the cds in there, so scope now if you want a deal. A few choice items embedded below!

Vinyl + Cassettes -> https://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/skramzcave1
CDs + Stickers + Patches + Buttons (aka misc) -> https://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/skramzcave2

мища / MNWA - Premier Discography (double cassette in vinyl case)

CA$30.00

BLOODY KNIVES - Drowning In Light (12")

CA$75.00

Sold out

CROWNING - Survival/Sickness (tape)

CA$20.00

SUFFOCATE FOR FUCK SAKE - 3x LP Discography (5 x 12")

CA$120.00

UNITED NATIONS - The Next Four Years (vinyl + tape box)

CA$75.00

Demersal has arrived in Canada! They’ll arrive in the US late December, so sorry about the delay but it was completely out of our hands.

Just a friendly reminder that Softseed Music is releasing the first Mercy Necromancy EP ‘Fallen’ on 12” with a special surprise. Mmmhmm. If you need a Dollanganger fix in-between albums, there is nothing better to ease the pain. In fact, it’s so good you’ll end up falling in love with this too.

Inosuke’s ‘Allomancer’ got a nice review from This Noise Is Ours that you should scope. Our 10”s for this are dwindling as we only got 25 of each variant. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review, jam/buy below!

Twins, Sine Nomine, and Hetta were featured on this banger-busting episode of Operation X-Ray. Jam/buy Hetta below!

The Noise of November 2025 included Jota and Hetta! Thanks Everything Is Noise. Click on the pic above or this text to go there. Jam Hetta above and Jota below!

Dollie Rot was named artist of the month by The Eastern Echo! Congratulations, Queen. Snag a tape of her first two EPs below. I’m down to just one variant left. Click on the pic above or this text for the full article.

Avery Friedman got the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) treatment. Read the review, jam the album, watch the live session videos, snag that 12” baby! Access the review by clicking on the pic above or this text.

Piri Reis gets our Last Fucking Copy today, as these tapes were made for New Friends Fest 2025 and the /100 is already pretty much donezo. The band sold out on tour and the 12”s have sold out of numerous pressings aka get this now! Snag now or forever hold your peace!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SMUSH = Oh my god there’s new Smush and it’s amazing. Is it a cover? You betcha, the new EP is all covers and I’ve heard it…so fucking good. I believe the entire thing comes out in January.

2025 - 12 - 01 /// Mercy Necromancy 12" pre-order

December 01, 2025 by David Norman

Well holy shit, CanaDave is in heaven because his Softseed Music label is releasing Mercy Necromancy for the first time…on vinyl! The 12” pre-order for ‘Fallen’ just went up so please go snag that if minimal/ethereal goth with the most gorgeous of vocals. For fans of: Nicole Dollanganger, Ethel Cain, Grouper, Cozy St. Jean, etc. 12”s should be in hand March 2026.

CanaDave’s SkramzCave closes at midnight tonight PST, but just a heads up if you already scoped - a buncha new stuff was added to the “miscellaneous page” if you wanna check it before finishing up at my place. Above are a pics of a few choice products that haven’t sold yet, and the links for the pages are below. They are comprised of a vast number of personal items that I just don’t need anymore and would live better lives in homes that have the space and time to appreciate them.

Vinyl + Cassettes -> https://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/skramzcave1
CDs + Stickers + Patches + Buttons (aka misc) -> https://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/skramzcave2

Hetta tapes are all finished! The US box heads out today so if you ordered from there they’ll be shipping mid-December but all other orders will go out this week. And just a heads up, we ended up with an extra copy so there’s now an /1 white variant!!! Truly like a scalpel to the brain, this shit will fuck you up.

The new album from Fainting Dreams ‘You Can Be Anything’ got an amazing review from none other than Everything Is Noise. We sold a good amount of these tapes already and some variants are sold out so if gorgeous trauma is your thing, snag immediately. For fans of: Ethel Cain, Nicole Dollanganger, and Lingua Ignota. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review, jam/buy below.

ZBR Fest 2026 is already nearly complete. We’ve got 20 bands already confirmed with the final round having until this week to let us know if they can play. It’s going down May 1st (pre-show) in Victoria on Vancouver Island, then May 2nd and 3rd (day 1 + day 2) in Vancouver on the mainland. Please note that cities are confusing here and Victoria and Vancouver are about 3 hours apart via a ferry, so if you plan on attending the pre-show and the main fest you should book some place to stay in or around Victoria or you’ll get stranded as the ferries close by the time the pre-show ends. We’ll start revealing bands in January!

Emma Goldman and Blue Youth made the Best Album Covers of 2025 by Cups’n’Cakes Pod. What was your favourite? I think, off the top of my head, I liked the Usurp Synapse art but I’m pretty goddamn fucking biased. Check out the full list by clicking on the pic above or this text. Check out the exceptional ‘Defeatist’ 12”LP below!

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to Stormlight! I thought we were mad outta these tapes but I just found one more and it’s the best variant (gas swirl) on our Bandcamp page. I don’t expect we’ll make more of these as the band is dormant and it took us five years to sell all this stuff. Features Erik from Lord Snow/Inosuke and Sean from Loma Prieta/Jeromes Dream. Snag now or forever hold your peace!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HYNOKI = Very stoked on this Richmond, Virginia band as I was awaiting this release and ooooo baby it does not disappoint.

2025 - 11 - 28 /// CanaDave's SkramzCave tomorrow, Sine Nomine now!

November 28, 2025 by David Norman

After nearly 22 hours of work CanaDave’s SkramzCave finally goes live tomorrow at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. This is comprised of a vast number of personal items that I just don’t need anymore and would live better lives in homes that have the space and time to appreciate them. A few more key items are pictured in the gallery below, but the two product tabs will house about 300 products!!! Oh, and remember to check back on Monday for the Mercy Necromancy reveal!

Sine Nomine’s first release in a decade is out and ‘The Sunder Veil’ is a fucking trip. Whether it be the unsettling noise, massive riffs, unhinged vocals, or almost Helmet-esque dabbling in grunge/noise rock, something here is sure to pique your interest. For fans of Eyes, Deftones, (early) Blcklstrs, etc.

Emma Goldman’s ‘all you are is we’ made Exclaim’s Best Albums of 2025, beating out some serious heavy hitters. Check out their list by clicking on the pic above or this text. Go jam the album below and snag a tape before they’re gone too.

Crossed’s ‘Realismo ausente’ 12”LP ranked in the top 30 Metal Albums of 2025! Hell fucking yeah, this band and this album in particular are fucking incredible. Click on the pic above or this text for the full list, jam/buy this beast below before we sell out of it like we did their first two LPs.

Coup D’etat got a wicked write-up via Broc Nelson from Everything Is Noise. This band owns Vancouver Island, check it out by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy below!

Hetta’s new album ‘Acetate’ has been all over my feeds the past week, and with just reason! Their debut LP is bursting with righteous jams that land somewhere between The Blood Brothers and The Locust. Check out the Glam Magazine review by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy below - the pics for the tapes will go up on Monday as I just have to stamp those suckers then snap their beauty shots.

This Noise Is Ours gave the new Hoari EP two thumbs in their most recent review. We released this stellar 2024 EP in 2025 cuz it needed more love - and now here we are! Review linked to the pic above and this text, jam/buy the last few copies below!

Another tape that was just in limbo as it wasn’t in stock anywhere but I gotz one left! I just put the first Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow cassette EP 2nd run mystery swirl /10 up in the store but the product is embedded below for your convenience on our Bandcamp, making it Today’s Last Fucking Copy. Snag now or forever hold your peace!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MONDRARY = Phenomenal album. Just wicked stuff.

2025 - 11 - 24 /// Softseed Steppin' Up

November 24, 2025 by David Norman

As ZBR sales decline in our current economic slide into the ninth circle of hell, CanaDave must shift a lot of focus to Softseed Music, as things are really heating up over there. Besides landing some incredible artists recently (Smush, Dollie Rot, etc.), 2026 will be even more amazing, and it actually starts December 1st, 2025 with Mercy Necromancy! Full details will be be revealed at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST via Softseed Music!!!

Click here for the full podcast and links!

Speaking of Softseed Music, New Zealand’s Mieke and Softseed are teaming up for ‘Frau Eva’ to get on 12” vinyl. Not sure if there will be a pre-order for it or not, as we’re getting close to ordering but we’ll keep you in the loop. Until then, check out this stellar interview with the artist via the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) podcast. Lotta great stuff in there including Dave the Elitist Screamo Douchebag. Definitely check it out, as well as her entire discography and other band Wallflower. Everything you need can be accessed by clicking on the pic above or this text.

Bok Suna’s Yuri had a great interview with Heather Lovelady of the Proper Fangirl podcast! Fuck easter, painting eggs that bunnies can’t lay is stupid. Amen, Yuri. Amen.

This Saturday November 29th is the weekend that you can visit and purchase a buncha stuff from CanaDave’s SkramzCave. In short, Dave has accumulated way too many personal items, most of which he has never listened to or played due to the sheer volume of stuff. Some pics of upcoming items can be found in last week’s post and I’ve just stuffed another 10+ more below in the gallery slideshow.

Hetta’s ‘Acetate’ is tracking hard, as it should as it combines the sass of The Blood Brothers, the unpredictability of The Locust, and the weirdness of Usurp Synapse into a completely new and cohesive album. Idioteq.com interviewed the band about their process to get here and it’s a great read. The tapes arrive at ZBR headquarters today so we’ll have pics later this week. Go to the article by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy below!

Demersal 12”s finished at the plant! They should be here in December!!! Snag a copy as we are only getting 30 and sold half already.

This Noise Is Ours gave the Heaven Through Violence and Rosemary Nods Upon The Grave split some love. We have just a handful of these left and I know Larry is sold out. Don’t sleep on it, the economy is not pushing us toward any represses at the moment! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Listen/buy below.

Oh shit this copy wasn’t up in any store! We don’t have Meth. on Bandcamp as it was a Prosthetic Records release, but we did do the tapes and there’s one gorgeous copy left with a sparkle j-card! I just put it up in the store but the product is embedded below for your convenience, thus making it Today’s Last Fucking Copy. Snag now or forever hold your peace! That top left swirl with the golden line is the exact copy you’ll be buying.

METH. - Mother of Red Light (cassetteLP)

Sold out

METH. - Mother of Red Light (cassetteLP)

from CA$7.00

METH. - Mother of Red Light (cassetteLP) (ZBR177)

For fans of: Daughters, Black Nail and .gif from god

We are elated to bring you the eagerly anticipated and highly incredible debut LP from Chicago’s experimental hardcore/screamo/noise project METH. by way of a cassette version of Prosthetic Records’ 12” vinyl (with alternate artwork and beautiful variants!). These 9 songs span the spectrum of nightmares and do so with equal parts new Daughters and Me And Him Call It Us, creating a truly unique, uncomfortable and intense journey in more than 40 minutes.

1st run: 100 tapes over 3 variants w/j-card. 9 songs.
20 on white
20 ZBR pre-order exclusive (4 color sets, 5 copies each)
60 red/white/black marble swirl

2nd run: 46, 28 on Fire swirl, 8 on Ice swirl, 5 mystery swirls and 5 test dips.

Listen here:
https://methil.bandcamp.com/album/mother-of-red-light

Version:

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ALAN TURING = Wicked four-song debut from this Georgia screamo/emo-violence band.

2025 - 11 - 21 /// Hetta + Twins released!

November 21, 2025 by David Norman

CanaDave has officially pushed his record collection past its threshold in order to clear space, put the records in hands that can appreciate them more, and raise some funds during this economic downturn to get our next few releases to press. CanaDave’s SkramzCave goes live next weekend, here’s a taste of what you’ll find…

Hetta’s ‘Acetate’ released on Tomb Tree and it’s fucking nuts. Get your head sassed right off below. The tapes are done at the duplication plant but don’t arrive till Monday, so we’ll have pics of the variants mid-next week and all copies should be shipped out to customers by mid-December.

Twins is out! The 12”s are a bit behind but should be shipped in December. We’ve literally got 3 copies left over the 3 stores, act now before they’re gone!

Inosuke’s ‘Allomancer’ did another great interview, this time with Idioteq.com and provide a track-by-track commentary. Click on the pic above or this text to read it, listen/buy 10”s below.

Holy fuck how do I still have one of these!?!?!? Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to the debut Majorel EP and arguably their best work. If you want it you can grab it from the ZBR Bandcamp page embedded below. Snag now or forever hold your peace!

Operation X-Ray gave our Oshera split with Tamsaran a play, check it out above! Last tape copies are in the store…there’s like 4 left.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: STENTIAL = Kickass new EP!!!