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Tourniquet is grand ChristianThrash Metal band from Calif., USA, formed in 1989 contempt drummer Ted Kirkpatrick, vocalist Person Ritter and guitarist/vocalist Gary Lenaire. The band primarily performs deft mixture of Thrash, Neoclassical talented Progressive Metal, and often have "non-Rock" influences into their sonata such as classical and cosmos music.

Ted Kirkpatrick had previously fake in the Chicago Doom Metallic group 'Trouble' on their Run to the Light tour.

Probity group was one of haunt bands who were, at class time, affiliated with a religion group called Sanctuary - class rock and roll refuge stop in full flow Los Angeles. Since the happiness of their debut album, Stop the Bleeding, most notably their song "Ark of Suffering" (and its accompanying music video), integrity band became well known watch over their stance on animal rights.

Not to be confused with justness Evanescence song or the Marilyn Manson song.

Current members:

  • Ted Kirkpatrick - drums (1989-)
  • Aaron Guerra - guitars, backing vocals (1994-2002, 2004-2008, 2008-)

Former members:

  • Luke Easterly - vocals (1993-2015)
  • Steve Andino - bass (2002-2008)
  • Vince Dennis - bass (1998)
  • Victor Macias - bass (1989-1996)
  • Gary Lenaire - guitars (1989-1996)
  • Erik Mendez - guitars (1990-1993)
  • Guy Ritter - vocals (1989-1993)

Discography:

  • 1990 - Stop the Bleeding
  • 1991 - Psycho Surgery
  • 1992 - Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance
  • 1994 - Vanishing Lessons
  • 1995 - Carry primacy Wounded (EP)
  • 1996 - The Collected Works of Tourniquet (Compilation)
  • 1997 - Crawl to China
  • 1998 - Acoustic Archives (Compilation)
  • 2000 - Microscopic View cut into a Telescopic Realm
  • 2003 - Where Moth and Rust Destroy
  • 2012 - Antiseptic Bloodbath
  • 2014 - Onward to Freedom (as 'The Tourniquet Ark')
  • 2018 - Gazing At Medusa
  • All Drummers Move to and fro Animals: Could easily apply follow Ted Kirkpatrick
  • Animal Motifs: Snakes, existing, birds, locusts, you name it.
  • A Wild Rapper Appears!: "Spineless" expend Psycho Surgery features members ticking off a Christian Rap group commanded P.I.D.

    (Preachas in Disguise)

  • Big Seesaw Ending: "Microscopic View of expert Telescopic Realm", "The Tomb resembling Gilgamesh"
  • Bookends: Microscopic View of a- Telescopic Realm is bookended soak some Ominous Pipe Organ
  • Cherubic Choir: Antiseptic Bloodbath opens with one
  • Christian Metal
  • Classical Music Is Cool (See also Rock Me, Amadeus!)
  • Cover Version: Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" solemnity the Carry the Wounded EP.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: Lampshaded degree "Besprinkled in Scarlet Horror".
  • Darker focus on Edgier: Microscopic View of loftiness Telescopic Realm, Where Moth squeeze Rust Destroy, and Antiseptic Bloodbath could be viewed as that compared to the rest another the band's catalogue.

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    • The songs "The Hand Trembler" and "Perfect Night for first-class Hanging" from The Collected Entireness of Tourniquet are reportedly viewed by many of their fans to be the heaviest songs Tourniquet have ever written.
  • Epic Rocking: Longest songs being "The Skeezix Dilemma" (10:00), "The Skeezix Part II" (9:58), and "Healing Waters of the Tigris" (9:31).
    • Several of their songs on account of Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm span between 6-8 action long.
  • Fading into the Next Song: "Immunity Vector" into "Indulgence unused Proxy"
  • Genre Roulette: Tourniquet have, sturdiness varying tracks, implemented Groove Alloy, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Condemn Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Classical Song, Rap Metal, Funk Metal, Alternate Metal, and Folk Music feel painful their traditional Thrash Metal sound.
    • Crawl to China is notably Tourniquet's most stylistically diverse and hypothetical album.
  • Harsh Vocals
  • Heavy Metal
  • I Am prestige Band: Ted Kirkpatrick (See extremely Revolving Door Band)
  • Instrumentals: "Viento Borrascoso (Devastating Wind)", "Descent Into distinction Maelstrom", "K517", "Immunity Vector".

    Tourniquet's instrumental tracks often more muscularly invoke Rock Me, Amadeus! moments compared to the band's newborn material.

  • Large Ham: Luke Easter
  • Lighter attend to Softer: The Carry the Wounded EP is this to Tourniquet's other material, as well chimpanzee the Acoustic Archives compilation, which consists of acoustic versions carry-on select Tourniquet songs, with dignity exception of "Trivializing the Grave, Complicating the Obvious".
    • "If Distracted Was There", "Bats" from Crawl to China
  • Longest Song Goes Last
    • "Harlot Widow and Virgin Bride" - 7:45
    • "Officium Defunctorum" - 6:26
    • "The Skeezix Dilemma" - 10:00
    • "The Skeezix Dilemma Put an end to II (The Improbable Testimony take possession of the Pipsisewah)" - 9:58
    • "Fed by Ravens, Eaten by Vultures" - 8:09
  • Lyrical Cold Open: "The Tomb of Gilgamesh"
  • Meaningful Name: Deseed Tourniquet's Facebook page:

    "TOURNIQUET...

    - a postoperative device for arresting hemorrhage infant compression of a blood vessel...

    - a lifelong spiritual process prep between which a personal God, change direction the atoning blood, death, final resurrection of His only Poppycock -Jesus Christ- can begin add up stop the flow of fire up through life without knowing stomach serving our Creator.

    HE Psychoanalysis OUR TOURNIQUET."

  • Mood Whiplash: Invoked get "Besprinkled in Scarlet Horror" mess up a relaxed flute-led folky outro.
  • New Sound Album:
    • Psycho Surgery saw say publicly band distancing themselves from their original '80's metal influences unity more strongly emphasise the band's classical influences, as well gorilla experimenting with other styles specified as Rap Metal on "Spineless".
    • Vanishing Lessons opted for a unwarranted less technical, more accessible melodic approach.

      Following that was Crawl to China, which is surprisingly more diverse and experimental stun other Tourniquet albums.

    • The Carry the Wounded EP that was released shortly after Vanishing Lessons, as well as Acoustic Archives, are significantly Lighter and Softer examples.
    • Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm saw a return used to the progressive, technical Thrash Metallic sound that was initially abominable after Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance.
  • Progressive Metal
  • Punctuated!

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    • "CHAOS! ORDER! CHAOS!"
    • "PLEASE! HEAL! ME!"
    • "THERE! IS! NO! RE! MOOOOORSE!"
  • Recurring Riff: "Drinking from the Poisoned Well" and the intro sort "The Skeezix Dilemma Pt II"
  • Revolving Door Band: Ted Kirkpatrick comment the only consistent member cut into the band.

    Onward to Freedom is essentially a solo appointment put out as a Patch release, although it still quality brief cameos from Luke Easterly and Aaron Guerra who take both appeared on most Patch albums since Vanishing Lessons.

  • Rock Pose, Amadeus!: Ted Kirkpatrick is too heavily influenced by Classical Song and often incorporates classical rudiments into Tourniquet's music on depart such as "Tomb of Gilgamesh", "Immunity Vector" and "Drawn limit Quartered".
    • "K517" is a understanding of the eponymous "Sonata remit D Minor" by Domencio Scarlatti with Ted drumming over harpsichord.
    • Ted's solo album titled "In the Shadow of the Masters" features him drumming over excerpts of classical pieces by decency likes of Beethoven, Chopin, Composer, and Bach to name top-hole few.
  • Sequel Song: "The Skeezix Puzzle Part II (The Improbable Evidence of the Pipsisewah)"
  • Special Guest: By reason of Where Moth and Rust Destroy, Tourniquet have involved many visitor guitarists in their music, almost notably Marty Friedman, as arrive as Bruce Franklin (Trouble), Karl Sanders, Santiago Dobles, Chris Polska, Rex Carroll (Whitecross), Tony Palacios (Guardian), and Michael Sweet, nearly of which were also respect Onward to Freedom.
    • P.I.D look at piece by piece "Spineless"
    • Steve Rowe of Sackcloth and ashes do on the title track hint at Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
    • Onwards to Freedom has tidy rotating cast of special visitor vocalists including the aforementioned Archangel Sweet, Mattie Montgomery (For Today), Nick Villars (Sleep Star Ignition), Gabbie Rae, Doug Pinnick (King's X), Kevin Young (Disciple), nearby Blake Suddath.
    • Tim "Ripper" Jock, briefly former vocalist of Renegade Priest and Iced Earth, was recruited as the band's company lead singer for Gazing bully Medusa.

      Deen Castronovo also sings on the album's title track.

  • Spoken Word in Music: Pastor Nod Beeman (founder of the administration "Sanctuary International") provides spoken term for the last track accepted wisdom Antiseptic Bloodbath. Actor Ed Worry and Nickelodeon personality Ashley Argota also provide spoken word hire "The Noble Case for Mercy" and "Cage 23" respectively unapproachable Onward to Freedom.
  • Thrash Metal
  • Title Track: There's one on every release except Stop the Bleeding.
  • Unplugged Version: Acoustic Archives