Loud. Sweaty. Chaotic. GRAIN is a raw, unfiltered photo zine capturing the underground punk and metal scene raging in the backyards of Los Angeles —where thrash, hardcore, and death metal collide in a fury of distortion and DIY chaos.
These pages are packed with grainy black-and-white film shots of ripped denim, studded vests, bloodied knuckles, and circle pits swirling on cracked pavement. This is the heart of the L.A. underground—where blistering hardcore breakdowns, face-melting thrash riffs, and guttural death metal growls shake fences and rattle windows.
If you’ve ever seen a South Central backyard transform into a war zone of flailing limbs, moshed in an East L.A. alley to blast beats at deafening volume, or screamed along to a thrash band playing on a plywood stage, this zine is for you.
This is Volume 1 of a bi-montly zine.