Rorschach Test is an American

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band from

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, formed by James Baker.

James Baker

Baker was a young minister based in Denver until being defrocked in the early 1990s for his allegedly

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al questioning of church doctrine. He began writing music and lyrics after leaving the church. Soon after, he met guitarist Benjamin Anderson, from Yuma,

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, and the two began writing songs together. Baker and band members began composing "metallic, industrial songs with a definite debt to

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but including elements of conventional metal."

History

Rorschach Test formed in Denver, Colorado, with Baker joined by Anderson, guitarist Kris Geren, and keyboard player/programmer Troee Kerr.Stone, Doug
''Unclean'' Review
,

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. Retrieved October 10, 2015 They later relocated to

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where they were signed to

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-based label Slip Disc Records. They enjoyed a successful career during Seattle's lively music scene in the 1990s. They toured

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playing shows with bands including

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, and Queensrÿche. The band's second album, ''Unclean'', was released in 1998 on Slip Disc. They later signed to E-magine, who reissued the album in 2000. The band's third album, ''Peace Minus One'' (2000), was listed as a "must hear" album by ''

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'', who described it as "one part raw metal, one part industrial...sharper than a bag full of razor blades." It also reached the top ten of the CMJ Metal chart. The band, along with

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and

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, and N17 embarked on the 'Bush And Gore 2000' tour of the US that year. In 2004 former Rorschach Test guitarist Aaron Slip joined

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. After breaking up in 2002, the band reformed after a hiatus of more than ten years, with a new album, ''American EyeDull'', planned.

Discography

*''

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'' (1996) *''

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'' (Slipdisc 1998) *''

Peace Minus One ''Peace Minus One'' is a studio album by the industrial metal band Rorschach Test, released in 2000. Production The album was produced by Neil Kernon. Critical reception ''CMJ New Music Report'' wrote: "One part raw metal and one part industria ...

'' (E-Magine 2000) *''American EyeDull'' (TBD)

References

External links

*
Rorschach Test - Unclean (credits at Discogs.com)
{{Authority control Heavy metal musical groups from Colorado American industrial metal musical groups