About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 86. Chapters: Nile, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Merzbow, Anal Cunt, Mastodon, Fuck the Facts, Pentagram, Cephalic Carnage, The Haters, Amorphis, Dying Fetus, Alchemist, Lost Soul, Blood Duster, Origin, Despised Icon, Deceased, Brian Posehn, Neurosis, Today Is the Day, Don Caballero, Suffocation, Revocation, Adrenalin O.D., High on Fire, Pig Destroyer, Atheist, Vidna Obmana, Unsane, Nasum, Enslaved, Necrophagist, Brutal Truth, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Leng Tch'e, Antigama, Exhumed, Red Harvest, Cryptic Slaughter, Car Bomb, Dysrhythmia, Regurgitate, Obscura, Mindrot, Burst, Disembowelment, Black Tusk, Alabama Thunderpussy, Exit-13, Incantation, Zeke, Mortician, Genghis Tron, Daylight Dies, The County Medical Examiners, Abscess, Dead Horse, Nirvana 2002, Disfear, Nebula, Skinless, Gore Beyond Necropsy, Soilent Green, Misery Index, Toxic Holocaust, Coldworker, Morgion, Tribes of Neurot, Burnt by the Sun, Howl, Disrupt, The End, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Zombi, General Surgery, Uphill Battle, Man Must Die, Rwake, Goreaphobia, Buried Inside, God Macabre, Time of Orchids, Pan.Thy.Monium, Halo. Excerpt: Merzbow Merutsubau) is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita Akita Masami), born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings. The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau." This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic. In addition to this, Akita has cited a wide range of influences from progressive rock, free jazz, modern classical and musique concrete to BDSM and Japanese bondage. More recently he has been inspired by animals, animal rights and environmentalism. As well as being a prolific musician, he has been a writer and editor for several books and magazines in Japan, and has written 17 books of his own. He has written about...