WHAT IS THIS?

The first introduction to NOISE POLLUTION

NPZ #1 — NOVEMBER 2024 — PAGE 2

If this project continues, this is where I would talk about what has happened since the last issue, but obviously this is the pilot. So here I’ll explain what this is, and why I’m doing it.

I like metal and I like zines. I’m still pretty new to metal, and want to learn more. I haven’t really made zines before, but want to start. I like talking about shit I find interesting, but in a format that is more creatively fulfilling than posting show vids on my instagram story.

I’m also a big nerd for the Bay Area metal scene. If it wasn’t obvious, Metallica is my favorite band—and TBH, this project will probably also be 1/3 Metallica fanzine—so of course I got really invested in how they found their roots in the Bay. Since I just moved to SF at the peak of my venture into the scene, it’s been like the perfect opportunity to let my hyperfixation freak flag fly.

So overall this is a way for me to word vomit about anything in the metal sphere: personal anecdotes, plans for shows I want to see, reflections on articles and info I find, reviews of albums/bands I’m picking up (or catching up with), my own art and photos, or features of others’ that I like. Who knows how far this will go, but I’m just gonna have fun with it, why the hell not?

Photos: (Left) DESK OF A HYPERFIXATED NERD, (Right) FAV DIY PIN