YMMV / Merzbow

• Archive Panic: Unless YOU yourself are Merzbow, do NOT attempt to collect every single release he has put out since 1979, as his catalog is rather...extensive. Probably not helped by the fact that he is known to work under multiple aliases.
  • One release of his by itself has fifty discs.
• Awesome Music: Fans of extreme music genres, especially Industrial, Grindcore, IDM, and power electronics may find his music interesting, though it is most definitely an acquired taste.
• Epic Riff: The opening to "1930, Part 1", which somehow sounds similar to the pre-chorus buildup of "Regurgitate" by Noisia, only with more distortion.
• Funny Moments: Someone once started brushing his teeth when at one of his concerts.
• Nightmare Fuel: All his musical output. In fact, his music is considered the Death Metal to Electronic Music as a whole. One of his side projects actually claims to be this.

• Signature Song: "I Lead You Towards Glorious Times", the song frequently cited as the loudest and hardest musical piece of all time.
• Spiritual Successor: Because of his apparent influence on many industrial artists, he is sometimes considered as this to Throbbing Gristle.

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