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Tourniquet
Cornerstone 2002 Friday, July 5 By Trae Cadenhead The opportunity to see Tourniquet live was my main reason for going to Cornerstone. Friday night at 11:00 PM, the band prepared to play. It hit me that this was the moment I had been waiting for. It almost felt like a dream, but it was real. Tourniquet's live show turned out to be every bit the incredible experience that I had hoped for. Ted Kirkpatrick began the onslaught on his 30-piece drum set with his frantic pace during the intro of "Trivializing the Momentous, Complicating the Obvious". As the guitar and bass broke into the mix, the music got heavy and brutal, but in a beautiful kind of way. At first the crowd didn't really know how to handle the music. There was a little excitement during the first two songs, but things didn't really take off until "Ark of Suffering" when lead vocalist Luke Easter declared he wanted to see some pit action. He definitely saw it. The ruthless actions of the crowd in front of the stage was only matched by the vengeance that the band was letting loose through the wall of sound being produced. Between songs, Luke Easter spoke about each song. The band keeps no secrets in their music. They are simultaneously intelligent and in your face, a rare mix. Having never seen Tourniquet before, I was surprised to discover how much of the vocals guitarist Aaron Guerra contributed to. On songs such as "Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance" the collaboration of Easter and Guerra yelling back and forth was particularly strong. Ted Kirkpatrick stepped out from behind the drum set near the end of the show to introduce "Carry the Wounded." The crowd began to chant, "Ted, Ted, Ted." The greatest drummer in music was no secret to them. The band's closing song was the incredible 10-minute ballad of spiritual warfare called "Skeezix Dilemma Part II." The guitar riffs were perfect and the drumming was amazing. After the band left the stage, the crowd predictably began to chant for an encore. Unfortunately, due to the time constraints of the schedule, that wasn't possible. The crowd was left with the consolation that hm magazine plans to release a DVD of the Tourniquet show along with Disciple and Whitecross who played earlier. As awesome as that DVD may be, it can't compare to the intensity that Tourniquet displayed live. Besides, it's no fun to mosh alone. Set List:
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