Symphonic Liberties, the newest release from former Tourniquet guitarist and songwriter Gary Lenaire, was released at the end of February. The album is unlike anything Gary has released within his own catalog and unlike most albums that you will find anywhere. The original plan was to have this interview completed and posted shortly after the release of the album, but a worldwide pandemic was declared and it quickly went to the back burner. We find ourselves just a little ov

Tourniquet fans are obsessive. When a band comes out of the box with 2 classics like Stop the Bleeding and Psycho Surgery, fans are going to pore over every detail of each album and development with a magnifying glass. Many were upset when original singer Guy Ritter left. Now the Tourniquet sound has been typeset for many years by Luke Easter's vocals, so his departure was met with much anticipation. Who would the new singer be, and how would that change the band's sound? Th

So a few years ago, I got to interview Luke on the phone for a Tourniquet feature during the Antiseptic Bloodbath era. During the conversation I learned that Luke's personal musical preference was actually more in the pop direction. Odd for a metal singer? Maybe. So when I heard of this coming new solo album, I wasn't sure what to expect. As with most genres of music, pop music has so, so many different sub-genres and styles, so where would he land? The day I received the CD

Luke Easter is one of those rare people. He moved from California to Austin, Texas. That's not rare. In fact, it probably happens about 1,000 times a day. At least it feels like that here in Austin. But Luke actually moved here, got to experience what Austin has to offer ... and then he turned around and moved back to California. Who does that? Who joins Tourniquet, releases a bunch of albums, plays all over the place and then leaves to release a solo pop album? This guy does

SINISTER SCHERZO - world premiere lyric video! From the upcoming Tourniquet album “Gazing at Medusa”. Words and music by Ted Kirkpatrick. Thanks to our fans around the globe. Download here: https://tourniquet.bandcamp.com/track/sinister-scherzo Preorder CD and vinyl here: https://tourniquet.net/product-catego... Order Medusa T shirt: https://tourniquet.net/product/gazing... Download in high quality: https://tourniquet.bandcamp.com/track... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/T

Bay Area vocalist Luke Easter, who was TOURNIQUET's lead singer from from 1993 to late 2015, has announced a new solo endeavor. As part of the band TOURNIQUET, he co-wrote a number of songs, released 10 CDs, four home videos/DVDs, and played numerous shows internationally. This is his first solo project, and it is slated for an early summer 2018 release. Produced by Kris Kanoho (ONE GROOVE, NOMASTERBACKS), the record features a core group of musicians from the Christian hard

We had a chance to catch up with the three core members (Ted Kirkpatrick, Luke Easter, Aaron Guerra) of the ever talented metal outfit Tourniquet. Here is how it went down. JM: So, it has been nine years since the last studio album. What have you all been up to? Ted: Well, that was the last release on Metal Blade, and it kind of became a big mess. They did a great job, but part of the issue was the fact that we had such a large fan base in the Christian market and for Metal B