{"product_id":"the-underground-in-china-metal-punk-hardcore-and-noise-2013-2021-paperback","title":"The Underground in China: Metal, Punk, Hardcore and Noise, 2013-2021. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan Dyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, Ryan Dyer arrived in China with little idea of what lay beneath the surface of its music scene. Within a week, he found himself at an underground show featuring the band Rectal Wench. That night opened the door to a world few outsiders ever see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the next eight years, Dyer travelled across Beijing, Tianjin, Suzhou, and Shanghai, documenting the country's explosive punk and metal underground. Armed with a camera and a journalist's curiosity, he attended hundreds of shows, capturing bands that express what it means to be an artist in modern China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Underground in China: Metal, Punk, Hardcore and Noise 2013-2021 brings together more than 350 pages of photography, interviews, and first-hand observations from inside this thriving scene. Featuring over 100 bands across genres including grindcore, black metal, hardcore punk, noise, and experimental music, the book offers a rare glimpse into a creative community that seldom reaches Western audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFEATURING OVER 100 BANDS INCLUDING: The Dark Prison Massacre, Nine Treasures, Torturing Nurse, Frozen Moon, Scare the Children, Rectal Wench, Impure Injection, Suffocated, Dreamspirit, Ritual Day, Black Kirin, Gum Bleed, Dummy Toys and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart photo archive, part cultural document, this is the story of China's underground as it was lived-loud, chaotic, and defiantly alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 398\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48265232842973,"sku":"9781918840001","price":60.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/jIMyfV_-Al9781918840001.webp?v=1785165961","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-underground-in-china-metal-punk-hardcore-and-noise-2013-2021-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}