Baker was a young minister based in Denver until being defrocked in the early 1990s for his allegedly heretical questioning of church doctrine.[1]
He began writing music and lyrics after leaving the church. Soon after, he met guitarist Benjamin Anderson, from Yuma, Arizona, and the two began writing songs together.[2] Baker and band members began composing "metallic, industrial songs with a definite debt to Ministry and Skinny Puppy but including elements of conventional metal."[1]
Historyedit
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 to Seattle where they were signed to Chicago-based label Slip Disc Records.[3] They enjoyed a successful career during Seattle's lively music scene in the 1990s. They toured North America playing shows with bands including Korn, Type O Negative, Genitorturers, and Queensrÿche.
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 by CMJ 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 with Bile and Videodrone, Snake River Conspiracy, and N17 embarked on the 'Bush And Gore 2000' tour of the US that year.[6]
In 2004 former Rorschach Test guitarist Aaron Slip joined Prong.[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]
rorschach, test, band, rorschach, test, american, industrial, band, from, denver, colorado, formed, james, baker, rorschach, testorigindenver, colorado, united, statesgenresindustrial, metalyears, activec, 1992, early, 2000s, reformed, 2010slabelse, magine, sl. Rorschach Test is an American industrial band from Denver Colorado formed by James Baker Rorschach TestOriginDenver Colorado United StatesGenresIndustrial metalYears activec 1992 early 2000s reformed 2010sLabelsE Magine SlipdiscWebsiterorschachtestband wbr com Contents 1 James Baker 2 History 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksJames Baker editBaker was a young minister based in Denver until being defrocked in the early 1990s for his allegedly heretical questioning of church doctrine 1 He began writing music and lyrics after leaving the church Soon after he met guitarist Benjamin Anderson from Yuma Arizona and the two began writing songs together 2 Baker and band members began composing metallic industrial songs with a definite debt to Ministry and Skinny Puppy but including elements of conventional metal 1 History editRorschach Test formed in Denver Colorado with Baker joined by Anderson guitarist Kris Geren and keyboard player programmer Troee Kerr 2 3 They later relocated to Seattle where they were signed to Chicago based label Slip Disc Records 3 They enjoyed a successful career during Seattle s lively music scene in the 1990s They toured North America playing shows with bands including Korn Type O Negative Genitorturers and Queensryche 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 by CMJ 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 with Bile and Videodrone Snake River Conspiracy and N17 embarked on the Bush And Gore 2000 tour of the US that year 6 In 2004 former Rorschach Test guitarist Aaron Slip joined Prong 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 editThe Eleventh 1996 Unclean Slipdisc 1998 Peace Minus One E Magine 2000 American EyeDull TBD References edit a b McIver Joel 2002 Nu Metal The Next Generation of Rock amp Punk Omnibus Press p 109 ISBN 0 7119 9209 6 a b Prato Greg Rorschach Test biography Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved January 23 2010 a b c d Stone Doug Unclean Review 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 ISBN 978 0958268400 p 244 1 dead link External links editOfficial website Rorschach Test Unclean credits at Discogs com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rorschach Test band amp oldid 1110820655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
