Masami Akita AKA Merzbow is arguably the most important artist in the noise music genre.
Since 1979 he has released over 400 recordings on a wide variety of record labels throughout the world.
He is also graphic artist, an animal rights activist as well as a freelance writer and editor for various magazines in Japan.
Let's see how much you know about this noise mastermind!
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