• MERZBOW

MERZBOW Japan

MERZBOW - Guitar

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There is no need to say more words about this awesome noise/electro one-man band. MERZBOW is a Japanese vegan noise project of Masami Akita.

 

Established in 1981 with over 400 releases in his discography.Collaborated with people and bands like Mike Patton, Boris, Sunn O))), Sonic Youth or Full Of Hell.

 

It will be a very special performance for this year's Obscene Extreme Festival Asia 2015 anniversary … Let us suprise you!!!


Biography

MERZBOW is a Japanese vegan noise project of Masami Akita. Since 1981, Merzbow has released over 400 recordings.


Akita has cited a wide range of musical influences from progressive rock, heavy metal, free jazz, and early electronic music to non-musical influences like dadaism, surrealism. Since the early 2000s, he has been inspired by animal rights and veganism. In 1995, Relapse/Release Entertainment Records released first series of three extreme Death-metal inspired album of Merzbow titled 'Venereology'. Release Entertainment also released Merzbow-Gore Byond Necropsy collaboration album.


Merzbow will releasing new collaboration album with Boris on Relapse Record on 2016.

 

Merzbow also work collaboration with different kind of artist such as Mike Patton,

Boris, Sunn O))), Keiji Haino, Jim O'rourke, Porn, Full of Hell, Balazs Pandi,  Thurston Moore,  Sonic Youth, Maurizio Bianchi, The New Blockaders, etc.

 


Discography

Release date Release name Media
2015 Konchuuki
2015 Wildwood
2014 Full Of Hell • Merzbow
2008 porn and merzbow/ …And The Devil Makes Three
1998 Tauromachine
1997 Maldoror (Mike Patton & Masami Akit)/She
1997 Merzbow / Gore Beyond Necropsy ‎– Rectal Anarchy
1996 Pulse Demon
1994 Venereology