Description
Crawl to China is the fifth studio album by the American thrash/progressive metal band Tourniquet, released on Benson Records in July 1997. The album was recorded between February and April 1997 by Bill Metoyer at Bill’s Place in North Hollywood, California; with Metoyer and the band producing. Mixed by Metoyer at Bill’s Place. All songs written by Ted Kirkpatrick except tracks 6, 11, and 13 featuring music by Aaron Guerra with lyrics by Luke Easter.
Tourniquet is Luke Easter on vocals; Aaron Guerra on guitars, vocals, and bass; and Ted Kirkpatrick on drums, guitars, and bass. (Track 1 features guest musician Tim Gaines of Stryper fame on bass.)
Then there were three… Ted the drummer, known also for his Indian recorder, acoustic, lead, rhythm and bass guitar skills: Aaron, the lead, rhythm, slide and bass player, prone to dabble in the occasional vocal appearance; and Luke, the versatile vocalist. Produced by Bill Metoyer, this 15 track opus boasts some of the best material since, Pathenogenic Ocular Dissonance. The skill all three band members demonstrate is stunning, no doubt due in part to Bill giving free reign whilst encouraging and enhancing what Tourniquet do well: hardcore progressive music at its best. Ted’s classical influence is once again encouraged to come to the fore, perhaps more so than on previous outings adding to both musical diversity and intensity. Lyrically, ‘Crawl To China’ – the band’s fifth full length studio project to date – is jam packed full of double entendres, witty analogies and clever arrangements; from the dense sounding «Going, Going…Gone», the light hearted pop/rock of «Bats» to the bizarre progressive sounds of the title track and black humour of «The Tell Tale Heart». This is indeed the much-anticipated gem from Christendom’s finest progressive metal pioneers. [Alex Figgis, Cross Rhythms, February 1998]
[Paul Grimshaw, CCM, November 1997]
> Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/crawl-to-china/331425284)
CD tracklist:
01. Claustrospelunker – 4:18
02. Crawl To China – 4:28
03. Enveloped In Python – 4:00
04. White Knucklin’ The Rosary – 4:10
05. If I Was There – 5:56
06. The Tell-Tale Heart – 5:14
07. Bats – 3:58
08. Proprioception: The Line Knives Syndrome – 5:01
09. Tire Kicking – 3:44
10. If Pigs Could Fly – 4:38
11. Crank The Knife – 4:15
12. Stumblefoot – 3:40
13. Imaginary Friend – 3:59
14. Going, Going…Gone – 6:05
15. America – 3:00
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Benson Records. (Later remastered by Bill Metoyer and released on Pathogenic Records in 2009; an instrumental version of “If I Was There” was included as a bonus track, the track listing was reordered, new album artwork was made by Rex Zachary, and a new booklet layout was designed with new band photos, lyric commentary, and musical notes.) Available at Bandcamp: https://tourniquet.bandcamp.com/album/crawl-to-china
Crawl to China, 2009 Re-issue Cover Artwork
[youtube_sc url=”” playlist=”Xredw2pQqMU,ovRcH3Ab1Cs,YVXf6Hu0afs,1mnWsA0XxUg,zaYvDo99QfU,Da30DB50a70,NamabaolDtA,tS7kt1Fl7hk,YErv7WN-6tE,HWbtIywVdMo,rPhfkwFdUns,QXTgBipnMo4,kRXFys-Pkes,v3Er2zk496k,FxtN3_-quF0,SYPSbTj83IM” title=”Tourniquet, Crawl to China – ” autohide=”1″ rel=”0″]
[youtube_sc url=”PzlTz_1uuu8″ title=”TOURNIQUET – Crawl to China – The Official Music Video” autohide=”1″ rel=”0″]
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.