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01 / 03 — Gear Analysis / Article

Gear Analysis DOD Death Metal

Four knobs, no gain control, and thirty years of scene folklore. Separating the DOD Death Metal circuit from the mythology for noise rigs in Noise Scene

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02 / 03 — Guide / Noise 101

Guide Where to Start With Noise

Noise doesn't hold still long enough to have one history. Here's a working map of the branches anyway — Japanoise, power electronics, wall noise, cut-up, drone, and the rest — with a place to start in each.

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03 / 03 — Artist Profile / Harsh Noise Wall

Artist Profile Richard Ramirez

One of the first American harsh noise artists. He brought gay leather erotica and S&M imagery into a genre then built on violence and heteronormative masculinity.

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Artists
2026 · FOUR TET · 2 TRACKS
Four Tet - Human Voice
Japan
Masonna
Artist Profile / Harsh Noise, Power Electronics
Torturewave
Artist Profile / Harsh Noise Wall
The Rita
Artist Profile / Harsh Noise Wall
Vomir
Artist Profile / Harsh Noise Wall
Richard Ramirez
News
Guide / Noise 101
Where to Start With Noise: A Field Guide to the Branches
History / Power Electronics
Before the Wall: Whitehouse, Sutcliffe Jugend and the Origins of Power Electronics
New Releases
The Prowler - The Prowler
2023 · CONIFEROUS MYST · 2 TRACKS
EMBEDDED PLAYER
शनिКубคล้ำ - कठोरодинокоชีพ
2018 · B O G U S // COLLECTIVE · 3 TRACKS
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Kadaver + Harsh Noise Movement - One Last Time
2017 · KADAVER · 5 TRACKS
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knife bath - Metalizer
2026 · KNIFE BATH · 5 TRACKS
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Torturewave - Maxillofacial Surgeon (Oral Surgeons)
2023 · TORTUREWAVE · 4 TRACKS
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Nundata - 121212
2013 · LAVA CHURCH · 2 TRACKS
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maia koenig - Bajo los Huesos
2020 · MAIA KOENIG · 1 TRACKS
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Yatagaru - My Hope
2024 · YATAGARU · 18 TRACKS
EMBEDDED PLAYER
Gear Review
Gear Review / Pedal
DOD FX33 Buzz Box Review
Gear Analysis / Article
Grinding Wall of Hype: The DOD Death Metal Myths Every Noise Artist Repeats
Gear Review / Pedal
ProCo Turbo RAT: A Warmer Alternative to the Classic
Gear Review / Pedal
ProCo RAT 2: A Classic Distortion for Harsh Noise
Gear Review / Pedal
Joyo Uzi: a $30 distortion with a bias knob
Gear & Technique / Scene History
The Architecture of Pure Chaos: Harsh Noise in the 1990s
Events
28JUL
Ganti OLI! — KULTSe at Hallway, Bandung
BANDUNG · 28 JUL – 26 AUG 2026
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08AGT
Indonesian Noise Night — Soup, Tokyo
TOKYO · 9 ARTISTS
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Journal