Stop the Bleeding
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| Stop the Bleeding | ||
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| Studio album by Tourniquet | ||
| Released | 1990 | |
| Recorded | Mixing Lab A&B - Garden Grove, CA | |
| Genre | Christian metal Thrash metal Speed metal |
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| Length | 46:32 (1990) 73:13 (2001) |
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| Label | Intense Records (1990) Pathogenic Records (2001) |
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| Producer(s) | Roger Martinez Tourniquet |
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| Tourniquet chronology | ||
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 Stop the Bleeding (1990) |
 Psycho Surgery (1991) |
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| 2001 Cover | ||
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Stop the Bleeding was the debut album by the Christian metal band Tourniquet, originally released in 1990 on Intense Records. It was remastered and rereleased in 2001 on Pathogenic Records. The rerelease included new artwork, an expanded booklet, and several bonus tracks including demos and live versions featuring Luke Easter on vocals.
An interesting fact on the recording of the album is that drummer Ted Kirkpatrick injured his left foot which is his main kick foot for drumming prior to the recording. The injury occurred durring as "Artists vs. Label" softball game when a label executive accidentally stomped Ted's foot while he was rounding second base. This required Ted to record the album under a great deal of pain.
The song "You Get What You Pray For" was the first single by the band. The song charted quite well and was a GMA Dove Award nomination for "Metal Recorded Song of the Year".
A video was done for the song "Ark of Suffering" which contained graphic footage of animals in labs and meat houses which received some airplay on MTV before it was banned by for being to graphic. The video won the Christian News Forum Contemporary Christian Music Award for "Rock Video of the Year" and it was voted by the Heaven's Metal magazine's readers as their "Favorite Video of the Year". The video is also included on the Ocular Digital DVD.
The artwork on album cover contains a snake being restrained by chains. This artwork was used to represent the power that good has over evil, and how that relates to the death and resurrection of Christ, which was the ultimate victory over Satan. This concept was inspired by the bible verse 1 John 4:4, which in part reads "Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "The Test for Leprosy" – 4:38
- "Ready or Not" – 3:31
- "Ark of Suffering" – 4:14
- "Tears of Korah" – 6:20
- "The Threshing Floor" – 4:13
- "You Get What You Pray For" – 3:23
- "Swarming Spirits" – 3:24
- "Whitewashed Tomb" – 4:22
- "Somnambulism" – 4:39
- "Harlot Widow and the Virgin Bride" – 7:45
- "Ark of Suffering" (live 2000) – 4:39
- "The Test for Leprosy" (live 2000) – 4:19
- "Whitewashed Tomb" (demo 1990) – 4:40
- "Tears of Korah" (demo 1990) – 6:31
- "Ark of Suffering" (demo 1990) – 3:56
- "Concert Intro" (1999) - 4:25
- (Tracks 11-16 are bonus tracks that appear only on the 2001 remaster)
[edit] Credits
[edit] Album
- Ted Kirkpatrick - Drums, Bass
- Guy Ritter - Vocals
- Gary Lenaire - Guitars, Vocals, Bass
- Mark Lewis - Lead Guitars
[edit] 2000 Live Tracks
- Ted Kirkpatrick - Drums
- Luke Easter - Vocals
- Aaron Guerra - Guitars, Vocals
- Steve Andino - Bass
[edit] 1990 Demo Tracks
- Ted Kirkpatrick - Drums, Bass, Rhythm Guitars
- Guy Ritter - Vocals
- Gary Lenaire - Guitars, Vocals
- Mark Lewis - Lead Guitars
[edit] 1999 Conceret Intro
- Aaron Guerra - Arrangement and Mix
