The godfather of noise deserves his title. Powerfully emotional, violently painful, and strangly ambient, Merzbow seems to be the master of the noise genre. Sure his stuff might sound pretty annoying at times, but if you imagine his music to be a form of vibrational, hypnotic, sonic energy then his music/noise seems to take a new meaning. When you are in the dominion of Merzbow he will rip out your skull and replace it with a porcupine, so take caution and open your minds.

Some of the reviews of Merzbow albums on discogs is enough to make anyone with a tinge of intellect cringe. Merzbow has continued in the experimental fashion of Stockhausen and the industrial movement. Masami Akita's noise is revered for it's quality, some of which is more drone-y, even less is beat-based, with the majority being harsh, thickly-layered noise. His rapid output has led to record companies pressing a possible majority of his album in 1,000 copies or less. When choosing an Akita album, try to match your temperament, if you can't listen to harsh noise, be choosy when picking one of his albums to buy; however his harsh noise releases are often his best.