Artist: Tourniquet
Genre(s):
Metal: Heavy
Rock
Metal: Thrash
Discography:
Where Moth and Rust Destroy
Year: 2003
Tracks: 9
Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm
Year: 2000
Tracks: 11
Acoustic Archives
Year: 1998
Tracks: 10
Crawl To China
Year: 1997
Tracks: 15
Vanishing Lessons
Year: 1994
Tracks: 11
Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance
Year: 1992
Tracks: 12
Psycho Surgery
Year: 1991
Tracks: 9
Stop The Bleeding
Year: 1990
Tracks: 10
Formed in Los Angeles in 1990, thrash metallists Tourniquet is a trio, featuring members Luke Easter (vocals), Aaron Guerra (guitar, vocals), and Ted Kirkpatrick (drums), the latter world Health Organization also doubles as the group's main songwriter. It doesn't subscribe to retentive after hearing the group's euphony to find out their tribal chief musical influence is Iron Maiden -- specially manifest in the galloping rhythms and ambitious vocal structures (as good as thought-provoking lyrics). But the trio is not your average metal circle, as they've been known to deconstruct their tunes and play "unplugged" shows, piece receiving favourable press from such publications as Modern Drummer, Guitar for the Practicing Musician, and Guitar Player. Tourniquet has issued six-spot releases: 1990's Stop the Bleeding, 1992's Psycho Surgery, 1994's Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance, 1995's Vanishing Lessons, 1997's Crawl to China, and 2000's Microscopic View of Telescopic Realm.
