''Protestant'' is the second and final studio album by American

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band Rorschach. It was released in 1993 through Wardance Records and

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. The majority of the songs were written during the band's Europe tour. The band's complex combination of

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and hardcore influenced many artists in the

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genre, including

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guitarist

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. The tracks on the album were featured on the 1995 compilation album, ''

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''. The track "Traditional" was covered by Krallice.

Critical reception

The album was inducted to ''

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''s Hall of Fame. ''Decibel'' wrote: "''Protestant''s incendiary nature and bleach-into-open-wound sound—a metaphor for cramming Voivod angularity and

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skronk into

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hardcore and

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’ noise-

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—belies the fact that the album was created and recorded under less-than-ideal conditions."

Track listing

Personnel

;Rorschach * Tom Rusnak — bass *

Andrew Gormley Andrew Gormley was the drummer for the band Rorschach, a hardcore band from New Jersey. Bands * Torment (thrash metal) - drums (1988) * Under Control (hardcore punk) - drums (1988) * Rorschach (band) (hardcore punk) - drums (1989–1993, reu ...

— drums * Keith Huckins — guitars * Nick Forté — guitars * Charles Maggio — vocals ;Other staff * Justine DeMetrick — cover art *

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— cover art * David Locke — engineering * Peter Nusbaum — engineering * OM-IS — layout * Rick Essig — mastering

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1993 albums Rorschach (band) albums