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Rorschach
Origin New Jersey, United States
Genre(s) Power violence
Hardcore punk
Metalcore
Years active 1989–1993
Label(s) Gern Blandsten Records
Chainsaw Safety Records
Old Glory Records
Vermiform Records
Wardance Records
Associated acts Computer Cougar
Deadguy
Die 116
Kiss It Goodbye
Playing Enemy
Ambush
Former members
Charles Maggio
Andrew Gormley
Nick Forte
Keith Huckins
Chris Laucella
Thom Rusnak

Rorschach were a New Jersey-based band that existed from 1989 to 1993. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Metalcore is an umbrella term used to describe fusion genres that incorporate elements of the Hardcore punk and heavy metal genres In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Gern Blandsten Records is an Independent record label based in River Edge New Jersey. Vermiform Records was an American Independent record label that specialized in releasing Punk rock music from 1990 until 2002 Deadguy was a Metalcore band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Kiss it Goodbye was a hardcore band from Seattle, Washington, USA that existed from 1997 - 1998 An ambush is a long-established military tactic, in which the aggressors (the ambushing force use Concealment to attack a passing enemy New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The group often blended hardcore punk and dissonant elements of metal providing the inspiration to a number of hardcore and post hardcore bands thereafter. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s

The first release by the band, Remain Sedate, shows the band's sound at a stage when they played fast, heavy hardcore with a metal slant and raspy hardcore vocals. At this time they also drew heavy comparisons to Die Kreuzens eponymously titled lp for their bizarre chord progressions and Charles Maggio's unearthly howl. However, as the band progressed, they developed a slower, more sinister, sludge sound that was as much influenced by cult metal bands as it was by noiser fare like fellow New York band Swans. Additionally, the vocals developed into high-pitched, tortured screaming rather than shouting, due in part to voice problems Maggio was experiencing at the time. This change in sound can be heard primarily on their second full-length release, Protestant. Shortly after issuing this album, the group disbanded, some members eventually joining Deadguy.

The band took their name from the character Rorschach from the graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Rorschach (ʁoɐʃax is a fictional Anti-hero featured in the acclaimed 1986 DC Comics series Watchmen. Watchmen is a twelve-issue Comic book Limited series written by Alan Moore, and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins

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Members

Discography

In order from the final release to their first release:

Compilation appearances

Related bands

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