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Split releases are a key part of the punk and metal worlds, allowing like-minded bands to get their material out there while playing into a strong sense of community. Beyoncé, after conquering several disparate genres on Lemonade, has finally made her first foray into the hardcore sphere with a new split 12" LP alongside Ottawa, Canada punk band Zex. Now if only someone will actually let her know that this happened.It turns out that some copies of the recently-released Lemonade vinyl have the entire A side accidentally replaced with that of Zex's 2017 album Uphill Battle. The humour of expecting "Pray You Catch Me" and getting Iron Maiden-inspired retro-punk speaks for itself.This has already happened this year with Queens of the Stone Age being pressed onto an album by Australian singer/songwriter Gordi, so either someone is trolling or someone needs to get their shit together. Needless to say, Zex themselves are pretty jazzed about all this, as a post to their official Facebook makes plain.Before you ask, Discogs.com already has the data logged for this mistake, so it's now officially part of music history. It's a huge moment for Canada's capital and for the genre of punk as a whole. We (meaning Canadians) may never get such large-scale exposure again until Drake or Justin Bieber or the Weeknd announces their next album.Phil is on Twitter.
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