MerzbowBest Merzbow Albums Ranked
5.9
Avg Score
10
Opinions
12
Albums
6
Reviewers
Summary from 10 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Merzbow’s catalog across 12 albums from 10 opinions, with an overall average of 5.9/10. The top-rated Merzbow album is Yahatahachiman (1983) with a 8.2/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Door Open at 8am and Sedonis. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1983 to 2025. Woodpecker No. 1 ranks as the highest-rated Merzbow song on Rate.fm with a 0.0/10 average.
Pulse Demon
“OH CHRIST! SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD! THIS IS THE MOST EXCRUCIATINGLY TREMENDOUSLY CLANGROUS DISASTER PSYCHO-INFERNO SINCE THE GULF WAR AND A YOUNG NIC CAGE! This is what a Merzbow review circa the early 90s would have looked like. I remember briskly walking down the streets in the crisp air, seeing the idle Merzbow-listeners in the cafes. There was an ineffable apprehension in the air. New Merzbow rev”
Sedonis
“The prolific Japanese musician has been synonymous with harsh noise for decades. As he nears 70, he is as relentless, precise, and powerful as he has ever been.”
Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused and Recycled
“Source material for a remix can be like salt in a cake mix: technically speaking, one has to have the first in order to construct the second, but the fun lies in the way you hide its taste, and I would argue that a "faithful remix" (or a salty cake) defeats the point. So, chefs, DJs and other people who like to make messes have run amok over the past couple of decades turning what might have been ”