Why do some ideas spread like wildfire, while others resist being seen — despite their importance? A new book by Nadia Asparouhova explores the emerging phenomenon of antimemetics. Published by the Dark Forest Collective.

A book about how to survive on the internet. It’s about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new social world emerging around us. This is the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.

An exploration of individuality after the internet The Post-Individual First Edition includes "The Post Individual" essay, an audio recording and video introduction by the author, and research notes behind the piece

Bad Kingdom is a poetic visual novel that follows three characters: Robin in Taipei, Swan in Tokyo, and a mysterious Crow, as they reflect on the loss of their beloved online multiplayer game Fly Like a Bird. The piece is presented both as an interactive Ren’Py visual story and as a comic in PDF format.

Will we still be asking people to like and subscribe in 10 years? "After The Creator Economy" explores constructive alternatives for the ways we produce, distribute, and monetize creative work online. Co-edited by Austin Robey (Metalabel) and Severin Matusek (co—matter), this release preserves and digitally reissues the zine.

Where are we now as creative people? Where are we going? What do we vision for the future? 75 creative people anonymously share the dreams, concerns, and joys grounding their creative thinking for the year ahead.

@Metalabel. A thank you letter, to all the people who have helped me to be here <3.

A century-old myth. Aliens, war and magic. What do they reveal about our modern era of technology and media? The War of the Worlds Did Not Take Place is a 24-page tabloid newspaper created by Nick Susi with visual objects by Domingo Beta. Debuted at FWB FEST25, with an original score by VÉRITÉ.

SIXPOINTS is an electro poetica alternative music duo.

Fred Escher made five artists’ books across two eras: austere B&W works in the 1970s and surreal, color-saturated books in the 2010s. Both are emotionally rich, often humorous, and centered on the doubled self. His books—quiet, strange, and complete—are widely available and the strongest expression of his vision.

The definitive documentary on this legendary magazine. From its 1968 inception as a nightclub through 1980s Supreme Court battles, Hustler has endured into the 21st century, evolving alongside, as well as influencing, modern pornography, satire, and free expression. Director Michael Lee Nirenberg father was one of the original art directors.

Part of Metalabel SS2025 collection. DOOM→BLOOM Handprinted in Lisbon on heavyweight Gildan T-Shirt. Limited edition of 40.

Part of Metalabel SS2025 collection. DOOM→BLOOM Handprinted in Lisbon on heavyweight Gildan T-Shirt. Limited edition of 40.

Feelings play a very important role in our lives. They make us human; the dimensions of feelings and emotions are vast. Most of them cannot be even named. They are triggered by all kinds of chemical, physical, neurological transmissions in our bodies.

Synthetics invites you to an evening of sermons, sound, and spiritual architectures ~ an offline portal into our collective experiment at Metalabel HQ on July 30th. We gather to listen, meditate, and transmit: soft hypnotic codes, glitch rituals, speculative rites. This is a night for the other self- the ethereal, the encrypted, the unreleased.

A final batch of 50 long sleeve TCI shirts, designed by Carlos Sanchez, found in storage, and now available at cost—no profit, just to be worn and enjoyed. The design features snails, spirals, Laurel Schwulst's words, and other TCI easter eggs. Limited sized; once they're gone, that's it.

Just when I thought we were out, he's back in! And sequels tend to be worse... In 2017, starting on inauguration day, I documented the natural decay of a Trump-shaped orange over 100 days, mirroring the corruption and absurdity of power. Earlier 35 frames were available as a physical poster. Now a reduced size one as a free download. Tariff that!

When design plays like jazz: spontaneous, responsive, and performed under a ticking clock. Collect This! Issue 5 is about Action as Ownership.

A whole bunch of hand-drawn stickers, one hidden picture spread over five cities. Going all-city for this final issue, Collect This! finishes with a mural you’ll never fully see.

Concrete skateboard decks hung gallery-style at former LA and SF skate spots flip the script on cultural legitimacy. Issue 2 shows how a frame - lifted outdoors - can mint or drain value instantly. Here, context isn’t just background; it’s the currency art is valued in.

Collect This! Issue 3 stages an “illegal street-art exhibition” with nothing but a plywood sandwich board. The sign promises danger, offers no clues, and lets curiosity spin its wheels, turning confusion itself into a temporary spectacle of value. For real!

Graffiti's value system prizes risk and visibility. Wiped clean? Nothing to see here, but now you can't unsee it. Collect This! Issue 4 is about Absence as Protest.