HM Magazine veteran Lee Haley had a chance to catch up with Tourniquet's Ted Kirkpatrick about the long-awaited new album. Here's their conversation. Lee: What was the inspiration behind Gazing at Medusa? Ted: I’ve always liked Greek mythology and Hindu mythology and all that stuff. I thought, "What is it that I hear more from fans than almost anything else?" It is that they feel defeated. They feel defeated in life. Whether they are a believer or not, it's very easy to get

Editorial Note: Ok, so I'm a bit late to the game … what's new. Van Pelt and Gatto have already nicely reviewed this, and so I spent some time debating if I should even add my 2 cents. But as I come at this from a slightly different perspective - sharing some feelings and observations with each of them - I thought it might be worth posting. And, if you can even imagine, I went so far as to rate it with a number. - Doc. Gazing At Medusa should by all rights (looking at the cov

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

Tourniquet Gazing at Medusa A return to greatness? Pretty much.* I’ve always liked this band Tourniquet, but I guess you can call me a “casual fan,” since I usually fall back on a handful of albums for repeated listening over the years – specifically, the first four albums: Stop the Bleeding, Psychosurgery, Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance and Vanishing Lessons. Like most of you, I love the Tourniquet setlist mainstays (aka the hits), but the band has also scored high with obscu

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Virtuoso guitarist Chris Poland (ex-Megadeth) to solo on entire album... We're excited to announce that virtuoso guitarist Chris Poland (Ex-Megadeth, OHM) will play leads on the entire upcoming Tourniquet album "Gazing at Medusa". "Chris' talent is so impressive. We can't wait to hear what he lays down on these tunes!" says Ted. Chris will have his leads completed by mid July at the latest. In the meantime, check out this crazy cool solo he did for "The Slave Ring" off Onward

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