Line #85 Music/Tourniquet


1	''Tourniquet'' is a {{Christian\|Rock}} ThrashMetal band from California, USA, formed in 1989 by drummer [[IAmTheBand Ted Kirkpatrick]], vocalist Guy Ritter and guitarist/vocalist Gary Lenaire. The band primarily performs a mixture of {{Thrash\|Metal}}, [[RockMeAmadeus Neoclassical]] and ProgressiveMetal, and often incorporate "non-Rock" influences into their music such as {{classical\|Music}} and world music.
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3	Ted Kirkpatrick had previously played in the Chicago DoomMetal group 'Trouble' on their ''Run to the Light'' tour. The group was one of many bands who were, at the time, affiliated with a church group called Sanctuary - the rock and roll refuge in Los Angeles. Since the release of their debut album, ''Stop the Bleeding'', most notably their song "Ark of Suffering" (and its accompanying music video), the band became well known for their stance on animal rights.
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5	Not to be confused with the Music/{{Evanescence}} song or the Music/MarilynManson song.
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7	!!Current members:
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9	* Ted Kirkpatrick - drums (1989-)
10	* Aaron Guerra - guitars, backing vocals (1994-2002, 2004-2008, 2008-)
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12	!!Former members:
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14	* Luke Easter - vocals (1993-2015)
15	* Steve Andino - bass (2002-2008)
16	* Vince Dennis - bass (1998)
17	* Victor Macias - bass (1989-1996)
18	* Gary Lenaire - guitars (1989-1996)
19	* Erik Mendez - guitars (1990-1993)
20	* Guy Ritter - vocals (1989-1993)
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22	!!Discography:
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24	* 1990 - ''Stop the Bleeding''
25	* 1991 - ''Psycho Surgery''
26	* 1992 - ''Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance''
27	* 1994 - ''Vanishing Lessons''
28	* 1995 - ''Carry the Wounded'' (EP)
29	* 1996 - ''The Collected Works of Tourniquet'' (Compilation)
30	* 1997 - ''Crawl to China''
31	* 1998 - ''Acoustic Archives'' (Compilation)
32	* 2000 - ''Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm''
33	* 2003 - ''Where Moth and Rust Destroy''
34	* 2012 - ''Antiseptic Bloodbath''
35	* 2014 - ''Onward to Freedom'' (as 'The Tourniquet Ark')
36	* 2018 - ''Gazing At Medusa''
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38	!Tropes associated with Tourniquet
39	* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Could easily apply to Ted Kirkpatrick
40	* AnimalMotifs: Snakes, cattle, birds, locusts, you name it.
41	** Ted Kirkpatrick's [[SoloSideProject Ode to a Roadkill]] is full of this: [[GreenAesop overarching animal rights theme]]; every track aside its [[TitleTrack title track]] being named after an animal; and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin roadkill]] on the album cover.
42	* AWildRapperAppears: "Spineless" from ''Psycho Surgery'' features members of a Christian Rap group called P.I.D. (Preachas in Disguise)
43	* BigRockEnding: "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm", "The Tomb of Gilgamesh"
44	* {{Bookends}}: ''Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm'' is bookended by some OminousPipeOrgan
45	* CherubicChoir: ''Antiseptic Bloodbath'' opens with one
46	* [[ChristianRock Christian Metal]]
47	* ClassicalMusicIsCool (See also RockMeAmadeus)
48	* CoverVersion: Music/FleetwoodMac's "Oh Well" on the ''Carry the Wounded'' EP.
49	* DarkIsNotEvil: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] on "Besprinkled in Scarlet Horror".
50	* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Microscopic View of the Telescopic Realm'', ''Where Moth and Rust Destroy'', and ''Antiseptic Bloodbath'' could be viewed as this compared to the rest of the band's catalogue. If not the music itself, then definitely each aforementioned album's front cover.
51	** The songs "The Hand Trembler" and "Perfect Night for a Hanging" from ''The Collected Works of Tourniquet'' are reportedly regarded by many of their fans to be the heaviest songs Tourniquet have ever written.
52	* EpicRocking: Longest songs being "The Skeezix Dilemma" (10:00), "The Skeezix Dilemma Part II" (9:58), and "Healing Waters of the Tigris" (9:31).
53	** Several of their songs since ''Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm'' span between 6-8 minutes long.
54	* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Immunity Vector" into "Indulgence by Proxy"
55	* GenreRoulette: Tourniquet have, on varying tracks, implemented GrooveMetal, HeavyMetal, HardRock, DoomMetal, Neoclassical Metal, ClassicalMusic, RapMetal, FunkMetal, AlternativeMetal, and FolkMusic into their traditional Thrash Metal sound.
56	** ''Crawl to China'' is notably Tourniquet's most stylistically diverse and experimental album.
57	* HarshVocals
58	* HeavyMetal
59	* IAmTheBand: Ted Kirkpatrick (See also RevolvingDoorBand)
60	* {{Instrumentals}}: "Viento Borrascoso (Devastating Wind)", "Descent Into the Maelstrom", "K517", "Immunity Vector". Tourniquet's instrumental tracks often more strongly invoke RockMeAmadeus moments compared to the band's other material.
61	* LargeHam: Luke Easter
62	* LeadDrummer
63	* LighterAndSofter: The ''Carry the Wounded'' EP is this to Tourniquet's other material, as well as the ''Acoustic Archives'' compilation, which consists of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin acoustic versions of select Tourniquet songs]], with the exception of "Trivializing the Momentous, Complicating the Obvious".
64	** "If I Was There", "Bats" from ''Crawl to China''
65	* LongestSongGoesLast
66	** "Harlot Widow and Virgin Bride" - 7:45
67	** "Officium Defunctorum" - 6:26
68	** "The Skeezix Dilemma" - 10:00
69	** "The Skeezix Dilemma Part II (The Improbable Testimony of the Pipsisewah)" - 9:58
70	** "Fed by Ravens, Eaten by Vultures" - 8:09
71	* LyricalColdOpen: "The Tomb of Gilgamesh"
72	* MeaningfulName: From Tourniquet's Facebook page:
73	-->''"TOURNIQUET...''
74	-->''- a surgical device for arresting hemorrhage by compression of a blood vessel...''
75	-->''- a lifelong spiritual process by which a personal God, through the atoning blood, death, and resurrection of His only Son -Jesus Christ- can begin to stop the flow of going through life without knowing and serving our Creator. HE IS OUR TOURNIQUET."''
76	* MoodWhiplash: Invoked in "Besprinkled in Scarlet Horror" with a relaxed flute-led folky outro.
77	* NewSoundAlbum:
78	** ''Psycho Surgery'' saw the band distancing themselves from their original '80's metal influences to more strongly emphasise the band's classical influences, as well as experimenting with other styles such as RapMetal on "Spineless".
79	** ''Vanishing Lessons'' opted for a much less technical, more accessible musical approach. Following that was ''Crawl to China'', which is notably more diverse and experimental than other Tourniquet albums.
80	** The ''Carry the Wounded'' EP that was released shortly after ''Vanishing Lessons'', as well as ''Acoustic Archives'', are significantly LighterAndSofter examples.
81	** ''Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm'' saw a return to the progressive, technical Thrash Metal sound that was initially abandoned after ''Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance''.
82	* ProgressiveMetal
83	* PunctuatedForEmphasis
84	** ''"CHAOS! ORDER! CHAOS!"''
85	** '''"PLEASE! HEAL! ME!"'''
86	** ''"THERE! IS! NO! RE! MOOOOORSE!"''
87	* RecurringRiff: "Drinking from the Poisoned Well" and the intro to "The Skeezix Dilemma Pt II"
88	* RevolvingDoorBand: Ted Kirkpatrick is the only consistent member of the band. ''Onward to Freedom'' is essentially a solo project put out as a Tourniquet release, although it still features brief cameos from Luke Easter and Aaron Guerra who have both appeared on most Tourniquet albums since ''Vanishing Lessons''.
89	* RockMeAmadeus: Ted Kirkpatrick is very heavily influenced by ClassicalMusic and often incorporates classical elements into Tourniquet's music on tracks such as "Tomb of Gilgamesh", "Immunity Vector" and "Drawn and Quartered".
90	** "K517" is a rendition of the eponymous "Sonata in D Minor" by Domencio Scarlatti with Ted drumming over harpsichord.
91	** Ted's [[SoloSideProject solo album]] titled "In the Shadow of the Masters" features him drumming over excerpts of classical pieces by the likes of Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart, and Bach to name a few.
92	* SequelSong: "The Skeezix Dilemma Part II (The Improbable Testimony of the Pipsisewah)"
93	* SpecialGuest: Since ''Where Moth and Rust Destroy'', Tourniquet have involved many guest guitarists in their music, most notably [[{{Music/Megadeth}} Marty Friedman]], as well as Bruce Franklin (Trouble), [[{{Music/Nile}} Karl Sanders]], [[{{Music/Aghora}} Santiago Dobles]], [[{{Music/Megadeth}} Chris Poland]], Rex Carroll (Whitecross), Tony Palacios (Guardian), and [[{{Music/Stryper}} Michael Sweet]], most of which were also on ''Onward to Freedom''.
94	** P.I.D on "Spineless"
95	** Steve Rowe of {{Music/Mortification}} on the title track of ''Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm''
96	** ''Onwards to Freedom'' has a rotating cast of special guest vocalists including the aforementioned Michael Sweet, Mattie Montgomery (For Today), Nick Villars (Sleep Star Ignition), Gabbie Rae, Doug Pinnick (King's X), Kevin Young (Disciple), and Blake Suddath.
97	** Tim "Ripper" Owens, briefly former vocalist of Music/JudasPriest and Music/IcedEarth, was recruited as the band's guest lead singer for ''Gazing at Medusa''. [[Music/JourneyBand Deen Castronovo]] also sings on the album's title track.
98	* SpokenWordInMusic: Pastor Bob Beeman (founder of the ministry "Sanctuary International") provides spoken word for the last track on ''Antiseptic Bloodbath''. Actor Ed Aster and {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} personality Ashley Argota also provide spoken word on "The Noble Case for Mercy" and "Cage 23" respectively from ''Onward to Freedom''.
99	* ThrashMetal
100	* TitleTrack: There's one on every album except ''Stop the Bleeding''.

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