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Rorschach | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 31, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gern Blandsten
• ASIN: B000005AH7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pavlov's Dogs

2. In the Year of Our Lord

3. Someone

4. Impressions

5. Clenching

6. So It Goes

7. Lightning Strikes Twice

8. No One Dies Alone

9. My Minds a Vice (And It's Being Cranked Real Tight)

10. Checkmate

11. Exist

12. Oppress

13. Brainhandle

14. Hardware

15. Laryngitis

16. Synthetic Intelligence

17. 21st Century Schizoid Man

18. Mandible

19. In Ruins

20. Traditional

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They didn't invent metal-core..., September 5, 2005

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Ferguson "blahblah" (Evolving) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Autopsy (Audio CD)

..but they sure as hell refined it and are one of the greatest bands to ever do this style long before yer Converge's were even thought of.

So, Rorschach came out of Jersey and were one of the 4 key bands in the ABC No Rio/Vermiform/Wardance scene alongside Go!, Citizen's Arrest plus Born Against and existed as a band between 1989 and 1993 before their members went on to form Deadguy, Beautiful Skin, Kiss It Goodbye, Computer Cougar and a few others. Their make-up was the blazing straight up hardcore sound of Infest, with the more intricate metallic sound of the 2nd and 3rd Bl'ast! albums (a huge influence i'd say) and a touch of Slayer. Their vocalist Charles Maggio - who later started the Gern Blandsten record label which released records by Native Nod, Merel, Chisel, Rye Coalition, Ted Leo and so on - is considered one of the best "brutal hardcore with metallic influences" (his words) vocalists since he has such a tortured raspy voice that could strip paint live, which might well be attributed to the fact that the poor guy suffered from throat cancer.

This rather fine cd is their complete discography and includes the "remain sedate" debut album, the "needlepack" 7", the "protestant" album, their two songs from the split 7" with Neanderthal, various compilation tracks like their marvelous cover of "21st century schizoid man" by King Crimson and finishes were their cover of "my war" from their split 7" with 1.6 Band. Although "protestant" seems to be the one generally favored i far prefer "remain sedate" and all the pre-"prostestant" material as it's a little less complex but a lot more powerful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic, November 29, 2004

By 

A. Winder "book punk" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autopsy (Audio CD)

This album is certainly worth owning and loving. The only drawback really is that 31 tracks can be a bit much (especially with music this intense). The second half is amazing (and better than the first in terms of song-writing, as well as sound and production) but I think it is worth it to have it all here to see the progression of this band and the obvious influence they have had on hardcore.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ol'School Hardcore, June 28, 2002

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Stephen L Walton (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Autopsy (Audio CD)

I remember buying the Rorchach 7inch at the old hardcore music shop next to Cutler's in New Haven. This a discography's first half is the first album and the other half is thier second album "Protestant"(definitely the best of the 2). The tracks to listen to are "Mandible", "Skin Culture" and there cover of Black Flag's "My War". These guys are the godfathers of todays modern metalcore sound. Ever wonder where bands like Coalesce, Converge, and Dillinger Escape Plan coped(no not copied) thier hardcore dope from? Check out Rorchach and you'll see...