Tourniquet (Band)
Tourniquet is an American metal band. They combine different stylistic device of Heavy Metal and Christian texts (see Christian Metal ) to a both melodic and rifforientierten, called in their own words Progtail ( Progressive Metal ). In the U.S. tourniquet have received many awards, had several singles to # 1 in the metal and the rock charts and are known for energetic live shows.
Name and Concept
" Tourniquet " ( AmE: ˡ tɜ: rnəkət ) is borrowed from the French and a name for those used in the medical tourniquet, the one used during the setting of bleeding. The motto of the four musicians is in Psalm 147.3 and refers directly to the band's name: He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. ( Luther ). Your main goal is to make music in praise of God and to encourage their listeners by critical texts for reflection.
Band History
Tourniquet was in 1990 in Los Angeles by Ted Kirkpatrick (drums ), Guy Ritter ( vocals) and Gary Lenaire (guitar) founded. Already in the founding year tourniquet from Intense Records got signed and released their debut album Stop The Bleeding. The bass part was played by a Ted Kirkpatrick. Guest musicians were Mark Lewis (guitar) and Erik January James (bass ), but the only participated as an image person and not a single note played on the album, will be required. "Stop the Bleeding" was chosen by the readers of HM Magazine in 1991 for best album of the year. Caused a sensation in the single release from the acting of animal experiments " Ark Of Suffering". The video clip was shown to published on MTV, but removed from the program for its brutal depiction of the mistreatment of animals soon.
1991 publish tourniquet their second album Psycho Surgery. On this first time Victor Macias (bass) and Erik Mendez (guitar) heard. The sound of this album is more thrashy than that of its predecessor and does not need any higher vocals of frontman Guy Ritter.
During the recording of Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance 1992 Guy Knight left the band because his musical ideas not be matched with those of the rest of the band. Guitarist Gary Lenaire is therefore vocally supported by Erik Mendez and Victor Macias.
Appeared in 1993 with the live EP a live studio recording. This is supported on the microphone Gary Lenaire of Les Carlsen ( Bloodgood ). This album together with albums by Mortification, Deliverance and The Happy the " Intense Live Series" ( in this edition is the title therefore also " Intense Live Series, Vol II "). Erik Mendez left after the recording of the band to devote himself intensively to painting can.
The 1994 released album Vanishing Lessons sounds much softer and groovy than the other albums. With Luke Easter tourniquet had also found a new singer who had settled vocally significantly lower than Guy Ritter. Guest musicians are Lavant Coppic who contributed some backing vocals for " Drowning Machine", and listen to M. Russo ( guitar). The album was voted by the readers of HM Magazine for best album of the year and also received a GMA Dove Award for the best metal album.
On the EP Carry the Wounded (1995 ) first worked with Aaron Guerra ( guitar). The EP surprised by piano accompaniment at the unusually sensitive ballad "When The Love Is Right".
In 1996, with The Collected Works Of Tourniquet out a best-of album, on the next to songs from the last five releases two new songs are heard ( except the live EP ). On the two new songs can be heard on bass no longer Victor Macias, because of differences in biblical views left the band, but Ted Kirkpatrick. After the recordings also Lenaire Gary left the band and shortly thereafter founded together with ex - tourniquet vocalist Guy Ritter, the band Echo Hollow.
Crawl To China was released in 1997 under the new record label " diadem ". Cooperation with " diadem " was for tourniquet but so little satisfactory that it was decided to continue to produce under their direction, and the record label " Tourniquet Productions " founded.
With Acoustic Archives published in 1998 an acoustic album, on which Ted Kirkpatrick and Aaron Guerra play guitar and Luke Easter and Aaron Guerra sing. Most of the songs on the album are unplugged versions of previous tourniquet pieces.
2000 Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm was released under the label Metal Blade. This album is again clearly thrashy and with elements of classical music ( for example, themes of Bach) interspersed. So many songs are of a cello (Jennifer Hall ) and a flute ( Cameron Stone) accompanies. In addition, Steve Rowe ( Mortification ) controls some words in the song. MVTR hailed by fans as by far the best album of the band.
2002 left tourniquet at this time the only guitarist Aaron Guerra the band to devote more time to his family. Because there was no substitute, they suggested an unusual path a: The 2003 released album Where Moth And Rust Destroy was completely taken with guest guitarist - Marty Friedman ( ex- Megadeth ) and Bruce Franklin ( Trouble ), who are responsible for virtuoso guitar parts - so about the 9:34 minute long " Healing Waters of The Tigris " shining through minute-long guitar solos. Where Moth And Rust musical focus Destroy the path that they had taken with their previous album, continued. The CD is still a bit more melodic and guitar-oriented. Steve Andino ( bass), who had previously often helped out during live performances, ever since has been a permanent member of the band. On the violin can be heard Dave Bullock.
In November 2004 it was announced on tourniquets website that Aaron Guerra joined the band back on the guitar, and announced a new album. Since then the band are back occasionally concerts.
For the autumn / winter 2010, a new album is announced. Apart from production date ( scheduled for July / August), no further details have yet been published. In addition, drummer Ted Kirkpatrick published in 2010 two solo albums. In Ode to a Roadkill he mixes animal sounds with stoner rock to make to the attention of millions of animals who die each year in road traffic. In In the Shadow of the Masters he backed pieces known classical composers with his percussion tracks, much like he did ( Vanishing Lessons, 1994) had done in the play " K517 ".
Earlier in 2010, the 1998 recorded live album " Tourniquet - Live in California".
Discography
Albums
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
- Till Sverige Med Kärlek (To Sweden With Love ) (2006 ) - DVD