Red Zone was established in 1988 in Downtown Los Angeles with humble beginnings. What started as a Doc Marten retailer expanded in the 1990s to include band merch, horror tees, graphic tees, flannels, hoodies, cardigans, goth merch, patches (cloth and embroidered), stickers, pomades, bowling shirts, Herrington Jackets, Ivy hats, fedora hats, studded belts, mary jane shoes, platform boots, creepers, wino shoes, suspenders, beanies, face masks, biker jackets, denim vests, wallets, wallet chains, figurines.

Inspired by the punk and dark metal music scenes with bands like The Misfits, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, TSOL, Darkthrone, Mayhem, Bathory and Social Distortion (to name a few). Some of the brands we have carried the most include Dr. Martens, TUK, Demonia, Sourpuss Clothing, Steady Clothing, Super7 and Lucky 13.

At once there were four Red Zone shops in operation: in Downtown LA (on Broadway), Burbank (in the Mall), Woodland Hills (in the Topanga Canyon Mall) and Panorama City (Mall). In 2017, all four shops closed and were consolidated into the current location across the street from the Panorama Mall in the Plaza del Valle.

People come from all around including places like Orange County, Ventura County, Riverside County, Las Vegas, Venice, West Hollywood, Melrose, Pasadena, and San Diego to visit Red Zone.