Pulse Demon
by Merzbow
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Pulse Demon is ranked as the best album by Merzbow.
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Pulse Demon track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Pulse Demon rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LoxiasV | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 41/50 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 67 Music Albums of 1996 | 65/67 | 0 |
| 2025 | Hyggevinyl | Top 55 Music Albums of 1996 | 23/55 | 3 |
| 2024 |  Anti | My Journey Through The Merzbow Discography | 3/10 | - |
| 2024 | MiguelArthur | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 12/40 | 55 |
| 2020 |  StefanR10 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2020 |  kadupheming | Top 80 Music Albums of 1996 | 31/80 | 3 |
| 2020 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2019 | kadupheming | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 81/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 111 | |||
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Pulse Demon ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/07/2025 05:40 | juanr1096 | 6,277 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2025 01:11 | Ilovesuicide | 373 | 67/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2025 07:25 | Hyggevinyl | 4,467 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 69.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.4.
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mickilennial 08/16/2016 11:11 in What album got you into a new genre?Pulse Demon comments
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StefanR10 06/08/2020 04:32 | #253028 | TOP COMMENT
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I was first a bit shocked for my ears. But after 5 Minutes it‘s getting better and the good thing on this album is I can see a red line a melody. This is no Trash it is good noise music I liked at the end and it is better than Lou Reed‘s MMM. Give it a try and slow down the volume protect your ears.
gbass 07/16/2018 23:32 | #218357 | TOP COMMENT
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It would be hard for me to give this album any more than 85, but damn the sheer unhinged nature of this album is unparalleled.
Not for the faint of heart, But damn this is some good indulgent type shit. I will say this album can get fucking terrifying. The harsh noise emulates the screams of demons while at the same time feels like you are in a tundra close to dying.
Nearing the end of this and for this album, was super engaged by this. Also listening to this on a somewhat low volume does help out. You can call me a pussy for that but I want to protect my ears. And for newcomers to noise, this does help if you are open minded for it.
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