Noise rock

This article is about the specific genre. For the general application of noise in rock music, see Noise in music § Rock music, and Noise music § Noise rock and no wave.

Noise rock
Flipper at the 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., 1984
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsc. Mid-1960s to 1980s, New York City, United States
Derivative forms
Subgenres
Fusion genres
Local scenes
No wave
Other topics

Noise rock is a subgenre of rock music that originally emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Artists fuse rock music to noise, while utilizing extreme levels of guitar distortion and feedback, primarily through the use of electric guitars.

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