''Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm'' is the sixth studio album by the American

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band

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. It was released on

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in 2000. The title track includes

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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 ''

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''. This album marks the return to the band's neo-classical

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style of metal.

Track listing

: appears on ''The Epic Tracks'' (2019)

Personnel

Tourniquet *

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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") *

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
{{Authority control Tourniquet (band) albums 2000 albums