Blot (album)

Blot is the debut studio album by the American experimental rock band Giant Squid. It was released on October 17, 2006, through Anticon Records. The album is a concept album loosely based around the life and writings of Hermann Rorschach, the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst best known for developing the Rorschach inkblot test. The album's lyrical content often explores themes of mental illness, perception, and subjectivity. Blot features Giant Squid's signature blend of heavy metal, progressive rock, and elements of jazz and classical music. The instrumentation includes guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, cello, trumpet, and various other unconventional instruments. The album received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its ambition, complexity, and unique sound.