noise rock artists

17 published noise rock artists, led by Rob Zombie, Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground.

At a glance

17 published noise rock artists; 264 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 5 tier 2 · 12 tier 3: 17
Release groups: 989
Studio albums: 270
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 264
Timeline events: 407
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 7.5M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 32.3 years
Full biographies: 17
Biography words: 56,076

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (6 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1960s	1
1970s	1
1980s	5
1990s	6
2000s	3
2010s	1

Where they come from

Countries with the most noise rock artists. United States leads with 11.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with noise rock. The most shared is alternative rock, with 9 artists in both.

Covers from noise rock

264 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

The Great Satan
Rob Zombie · 2026
The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy
Rob Zombie · 2021
The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser
Rob Zombie · 2016
Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Rob Zombie · 2013
Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool
Rob Zombie · 2010
Educated Horses
Rob Zombie · 2006
The Sinister Urge
Rob Zombie · 2001
Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International
Rob Zombie · 1998
I’m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos
Lou Reed · 2021
Hudson River Wind Meditations
Lou Reed · 2007
The Raven
Lou Reed · 2003
Ecstasy
Lou Reed · 2000

Leaders

Lou Reed has the most release groups (234); Lou Reed the longest career (55 years); Lou Reed the most awards (6).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
Lou Reed	234
Buckethead	199
The Velvet Underground	124
The Jesus and Mary Chain	75
Therapy?	72

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
Lou Reed	55
The Velvet Underground	55
The Jesus and Mary Chain	40
Yanka Dyagileva	37
Helmet	34

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
Lou Reed	6
The Velvet Underground	6
Rob Zombie	2
Dolphin	2

Most famous noise rock artists

Rob Zombie

United States · Person · born 1965

rock music, hard rock, heavy metal music, alternative metal, nu metal, shock rock, industrial metal, noise rock, groove metal, horror punk

7.5M listeners · 50 wikis

Lou Reed

United States · Person · born 1942

rock music, folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, glam rock, art rock, alternative rock, blue-eyed soul, proto-punk, noise rock, spoken word, drone music

79 wikis

The Velvet Underground

United States · Group · 1965–1972

rock music, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, art rock, alternative rock, art pop, avant-garde music, proto-punk, noise rock, drone music, noise music, avant-punk

74 wikis