Rorschach Test (band)
Rorschach Test | |
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| Origin | Denver,Colorado,United States |
| Genres | Industrial metal |
| Years active | c.1992–early 2000s, reformed 2010s |
| Labels | E-Magine,Slipdisc |
| Website | rorschachtestband |
Rorschach Testis an Americanindustrialband fromDenver,Colorado,formed by James Baker.
James Baker
[edit]Baker was a young minister based in Denver until beingdefrockedin the early 1990s for his allegedlyhereticalquestioning of church doctrine.[1]
He began writing music and lyrics after leaving the church. Soon after, he met guitaristBenjamin Anderson,fromYuma,Arizona,and the two began writing songs together.[2]Baker and band members began composing "metallic, industrial songs with a definite debt toMinistryandSkinny Puppybut including elements of conventional metal. "[1]
History
[edit]Rorschach Test formed in Denver, Colorado, with Baker joined by Anderson, guitarist Kris Geren, and keyboard player/programmer Troee Kerr.[2][3]They later relocated toSeattlewhere they were signed toChicago-based label Slip Disc Records.[3]They enjoyed a successful career during Seattle's lively music scene in the 1990s. They touredNorth Americaplaying shows with bands includingKorn,Type O Negative,Genitorturers,andQueensrÿche.
The band's second album,Unclean,was released in 1998 on Slip Disc.[3]They later signed to E-magine, who reissued the album in 2000.[3]
The band's third album,Peace Minus One(2000), was listed as a "must hear" album byCMJ New Music Report,who described it as "one part raw metal, one part industrial...sharper than a bag full of razor blades."[4]It also reached the top ten of the CMJ Metal chart.[5]The band, along withBileandVideodrone,Snake River Conspiracy,andN17embarked on the 'Bush And Gore 2000' tour of the US that year.[6]
In 2004 former Rorschach Test guitarist Aaron Slip joinedProng.[7]
After breaking up in 2002, the band reformed after a hiatus of more than ten years, with a new album,American EyeDull,planned.[8]
Discography
[edit]- The Eleventh(1996)
- Unclean(Slipdisc 1998)
- Peace Minus One(E-Magine 2000)
- American EyeDull(TBD)
References
[edit]- ^abMcIver, Joel(2002).Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk.Omnibus Press.p. 109.ISBN0-7119-9209-6.
- ^abPrato, Greg."Rorschach Test biography".Allmusic.Rovi Corporation.RetrievedJanuary 23,2010.
- ^abcdStone, Doug "UncleanReview",Allmusic.Retrieved October 10, 2015
- ^"Loud Rock",CMJ New Music Report,22 May 2000, p. 32
- ^"Metal",CMJ New Music Monthly,September 2000, p. 69
- ^Mancini, Rob (2000) "Rorschach Test, Bile, Videodrone, More Line Up "Bush/Gore" Tour",MTV,July 17, 2000. Retrieved October 10, 2015
- ^Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005)New Wave of American Heavy Metal,Zonda Books Limited,ISBN978-0958268400,p. 244
- ^[1][dead link]
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