Vanishing Lessons
| Vanishing Lessons | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, California | |||
| Genre | Christian metal Thrash metal Hard rock Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 48:42 (original) 73:42 (remaster) | |||
| Label | Intense Records (original) Pathogenic Records (remaster) | |||
| Producer | Jim Faraci | |||
| Tourniquet chronology | ||||
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| 2004 Cover | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Cross Rhythms |  [1] |
| Powermetal.de | (mildly favorable)[2] |
Vanishing Lessons is the fourth studio album by the American Christian metal band Tourniquet. It was originally released on Intense Records in 1994. It was the first Tourniquet album to feature then-lead vocalist Luke Easter, who joined the band in 1993. The songs "Bearing Gruesome Cargo," "Acid Head" and "K517" were included on the Tourniquet/Mortification Collector's Edition CD Single in 1994; the disc also featured tracks with Ted Kirkpatrick talking about Tourniquet and included material from the Australian Christian metal band Mortification's Live Planetarium and Blood World releases. A different version of "My Promise" was included on Tourniquet's extended play Carry the Wounded, and a music video for "Bearing Gruesome Cargo" was included on the band's VHS tape Pushin' Broom in 1995. This album was later bundled with 1992's Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance and released on KMG Records in 2000. Vanishing Lessons was independently re-released on Pathogenic Records with digital remastering, bonus tracks, and new artwork in 2004.
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Ted Kirkpatrick unless otherwise noted; all music is composed by Ted Kirkpatrick unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bearing Gruesome Cargo" | 4:35 | ||
| 2. | "Pecking Order" | 5:52 | ||
| 3. | "Drowning Machine" | 4:45 | ||
| 4. | "Pushin' Broom" | Gary Lenaire | 5:36 | |
| 5. | "Vanishing Lessons" | 4:21 | ||
| 6. | "My Promise" | Lenaire | Lenaire | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Acid Head" (1) | 4:24 | ||
| 8. | "K517" | 2:11 | ||
| 9. | "Twilight" | 4:03 | ||
| 10. | "Your Take" | Lenaire | Lenaire | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Sola Christus" | Victor Macias | Macias | 5:02 |
| Total length: | 48:42 | |||
1. Titled "Acidhead" on the remaster.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "HHS2 (Handel Harpsichord Suite #2)" | 1:28 |
| 13. | "Acidhead (Live 2000)" | 4:57 |
| 14. | "Pecking Order (Live 2002)" | 5:47 |
| 15. | "Vanishing Lessons (Live 2002)" | 4:25 |
| 16. | "Drowning Machine (Demo 1994)" (2) | 4:27 |
| 17. | "Twilight (Demo 1994)" (2) | 3:56 |
| Total length: | 73:42 | |
2. Excluded from the Brazilian remaster.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Bearing Gruesome Cargo (Live 2000)" | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 69:46 | |
Personnel[edit]
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Tourniquet
2000 and 2002 live tracks
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Additional personnel
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References[edit]
- ^ Anderson, Matt (1 February 1995). "Tourniquet - Vanishing Lessons". Cross Rhythms (25). Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Weihrauch, Georg (2 May 2001). "Tourniquet - Vanishing Lessons". Powermetal.de (in German). Weihrauch Median Verlang. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
