Tourniquet (band)
Tourniquet is an American Christian metal band, named after the medical device called a tourniquet. Based out of California, Tourniquet is dedicated to the cause and reality of Christianity. Tourniquet uses their unique musical abilities to bring the message of Christ to heavy metal listeners all over the world. Tourniquet is led by front man Ted Kirkpatrick. Tourniquet incorporates the skill and technical requirements of classical music with the hard driving, aggressive, and emotional nature of heavy metal music, and Tourniquet is able to use challenging lyrics to minister to the lost while inspiring and challenging even the most dedicated Christian. The current members of Tourniquet are Ted Kirkpatrick (drums), Luke Easter (vocals), Steve Andino (bass) and Aaron Guerra (guitar, vocals)(source). On the bands latest release Where Moth and Rust Destroy special guest Marty Friedman formerly of Megadethon lead guitar.
History
Tourniquet was formed in Los Angeles in 1990. Seven full length albums, two EP's, one acoustic album, one "Best of" album, and six videos later, the members of Tourniquet remain committed to communicating the message of the Gospel through music. Tourniquet has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including HM magazine's Favorite Band, two CCM magazine #1 Rock Singles, many #1 Metal Singles, and six Dove Award nominations. They have appeared in countless magazine, newspaper, and online publications. Known for their intense live show, their fans have been known to drive (or fly) long distances just to see the band play. As the popularity of the band increases, so does the opportunity to play international shows in Europe and South America, as well as performing in the U.S. The success of their "acoustic unplugged" shows has further advanced their strong reputation for musical integrity and versatility.
Discography
Albums
- Stop the Bleeding (1990)
- Psycho Surgery (1991)
- Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance (1992)
- Intense Live Series, Vol. 2 (1993) (also known as Recorded Live, Vol. 2)
- Vanishing Lessons (1994)
- Carry the Wounded (1995)
- The Collected Works of Tourniquet (1996)
- Crawl to China (1997)
- Acoustic Archives (1998)
- Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm (2000)
- Stop the Bleeding (remastered) (2001)
- Psychosurgery (remastered) (2001) (the remastered version refers to the album as one word, but the original release refers to the album as two words)
- Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance (remastered) (2001)
- Where Moth and Rust Destroy (2003)
- Vanishing Lessons (remastered) (2004)
Videos
- Ark of Suffering (1991) - Music Video
- Video Biopsy (1992) - VHS
- Pushin' Broom Video (1995) - VHS
- The Unreleased Drum Solos of Ted Kirkpatrick (1997) - VHS
- Guitar Instructional Video (1998) - VHS
- Tourniquet Live in California (1998) - VHS
- Video Biopsy (re-release) (2000) - VHS
- Circadian Rhythms - The Drumming World of Ted Kirkpatrick (2003) - DVD
- Ocular Digital (2003) - DVD