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Where Moth And Rust Destroy Live - Tourniquet
Words & Music - Kirkpatrick
Matthew 6: 19, Luke 16:33
The world is quick to tell us
The media compels us
For me to have and you to not
Is the difference in our lot
If you must compound your joy
Then you must acquire this toy
Just remember this - a kiss is just a kiss
A smile is just a smile
The things you own will not atone
Or spare you from the life you've sown
Where moth and rust destroy
A land of tears and sadness
When those who put their faith in things
Find out it's only madness
Enjoy all that He gives you
But make sure you can see through
The haze that blocks the clarity
Of seeing the eternity
Of things that last and things that don't
Of choices we should make, but won't
If you will just incline your ear
There is something you must hear
Heed his words and you'll be free
From loving more than Me
Where moth and rust destroy
A land of tears and sadness
When those who put their faith in things
Find out it's only madness
Choose - you must choose
You must choose
Who you serve
Just waiting in the darkened wings
The voice that says to trust in things
Aspire to acquire - aspire to acquire
Light the sacrificial fire
Death to things
Tourniquet is a Christian thrash / heavy metal band that was formed in 1989 by Ted Kirkpatrick, Guy Ritter and Gary Lenaire in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are known for incorporating elements of thrash, neo-classical and progressive metal into their music. They have achieved 6 GMA Dove Award nominations and won multiple recognitions from the readers of HM Magazine, including "Favorite Band of the 1990s" and "Favorite Album of the 1990s" (Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance). They have released 7 studio albums, a compilation album, EP, acoustic album, 5 VHS releases and 3 DVDs. They have sold more than 300,000 albums. Tourniquet is known for its distinct, individual style. One of the band's trademarks is the incorporation of classical music into their guitar riffs. They are also known for using medical terminology in their lyrics.
In the early 1990s Tourniquet stood out from other thrash groups with its technical drum work and two vocalists with very different vocal ranges/styles. While Tourniquet is known for being a skilled musical group, they never became as big as the "Big Four" of thrash metal: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Some critics have speculated that this might possibly be due to their complex style which probably did not appeal to wider audiences. However, Tourniquet has become so well-known that they are probably one of the best-known Christian metal bands after Stryper.
The current Tourniquet lineup is Ted Kirkpatrick (drums), Luke Easter (vocals), and Aaron Guerra (guitar, vocals). Kirkpatrick has continuously achieved top rankings in polls for the best metal drummers in the world. The band's latest release, Where Moth and Rust Destroy, features special guests Marty Friedman, formerly of Megadeth, and Bruce Franklin, formerly of Trouble, on lead guitar. They are outspoken on issues of animal abuse, and have appeared in publications such as The Vegetarian Times and United Animal Nations, and Animal Agenda.
The band is named for the tourniquet, "a surgical device for arresting hemorrhage by compression of a blood vessel." According to the band, a tourniquet is a metaphor for "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."
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imposiible to reproduce this solo live... Aaron did his best, but....
raffadino 3 months ago
do these guys tour anymore?
CJ051896 10 months ago
looks like I left Minnesota too soon!
aaoakland 1 year ago