''Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm'' is the sixth studio album by the American
Christian metal
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band
Tourniquet
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. It was released on
Metal Blade Records
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in 2000. The title track includes
Steve Rowe
Steve Rowe (born 19 January 1965) is the founder, bass guitarist, and vocalist of the Australian Christian death metal band Mortification which was considered to be a major pioneer in the genre. Prior to forming Mortification he was in a trad ...
of the Australian Christian metal band
Mortification as a guest vocalist and the song "The Skeezix Dilemma Part II (The Improbable Testimony of the Pipsisewah)" is a sequel to "The Skeezix Dilemma" from Tourniquet's 1992 album ''
Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance
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''. This album marks the return to the band's
neo-classical technical
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thrash
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style of metal.
Track listing
: appears on ''The Epic Tracks'' (2019)
Personnel
Tourniquet
*
Ted Kirkpatrick
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– drums, bass, guitar harmony lead ("Erratic Palpitations of the Human Spirit")
*Aaron Guerra – all other rhythm and lead guitars, bass, backing vocals
*
Luke Easter – lead vocals
Guest musicians
*Cameron Stone – cello ("The Tomb of Gilgamesh" and "The Skeezix Dilemma Part II (The Improbable Testimony of the Pipsisewah)")
*Jennifer Hall – flute ("Besprinkled in Scarlet Horror" and "Immunity Vector")
*
Steve Rowe
Steve Rowe (born 19 January 1965) is the founder, bass guitarist, and vocalist of the Australian Christian death metal band Mortification which was considered to be a major pioneer in the genre. Prior to forming Mortification he was in a trad ...
of
Mortification – guest vocals ("Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm")
Additional personnel
*Engineered by Bill Metoyer
*Produced by Bill Metoyer and Tourniquet
*Photography: Jim Muth
*Cover art and design: Brian J. Ames
*Mixed at Frankie's Hideaway in North Hollywood, California
*Mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering in Hollywood, California
References
External links
Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm at Tourniquet.net
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Tourniquet (band) albums
2000 albums