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Post by STX Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:13 pm

Tourniquet announcement: By mutual and respectful agreement, Luke Easter has stepped down as vocalist of Tourniquet. Ted says: “Luke has been a valuable member of Tourniquet since 1993 and we have shared much music, ministry, and laughter. I will always appreciate his valuable contribution to our music and his representation of the band – and I know many of you will too. We’ve decided that our musical paths are not quite going in the same direction. Luke has been, and is - a great friend. I truly wish the best for him and look forward to seeing whatever his future holds.”
From Luke: In June, 1993, my life changed. I joined Tourniquet and began a musical journey that has lasted more than two decades. I got the opportunity to see the world; to meet and work with amazing people; to contribute to a body of work that I am proud of; and in the process I was able to share Christ with people all over the world. I am grateful to have been a part of Tourniquet, and to have had the chance to work with someone as talented and prolific as Ted for as long as I have.

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Post by My Awesome Timothy Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:20 pm

I enjoyed Luke as vocalist, wonder who will replace him?
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Post by Guest Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:34 pm

This is indescribable news! He will be sorely missed.

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Post by eatbugs Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:35 pm

My Awesome Timothy wrote:wonder who will replace him?

There's this...Guy...I've heard of.

Seriously,
Aaron?  Or did Tourniquet become a project "band"?  AKA Tourniquet Ark.

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Post by Guest Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:44 pm

Im glad the split was mutual and that theres no bad blood. Thats always good

The Luke era wasnt really my cup of tea but I did love the song Bearing Gruesome Cargo, If i still have Vanishing Lessons i oughta dig it up give it another spin see if my tastes changed.

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Post by MegaNorm64 Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:49 pm

I liked some of the Easter albums. His departure is bittersweet. I look forward to both Luke and Tourniquets future though!
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Post by metaldude Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:47 pm

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Post by Follower of Jesus Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:02 pm

Vanishing Lessons remains the only album by Tourniquet that I like. That album smokes!
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Post by eatbugs Tue Dec 29, 2015 2:07 am

Follower of Jesus wrote:Vanishing Lessons remains the only album by Tourniquet that I like. That album smokes!

Another Vanishing Lessons fan!

I don't think I have a single favorite band, but if you put a gun to my head and made me pick one, I'd say Tourniquet.  I like all eras/singers.  Vanishing Lessons is my favorite of the bunch and one of my favorite albums of all time.

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Post by Hardcore Christian Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:52 am

I agree, its kind of shocking, but Im excited to see who the vocals get handed off too
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Post by Guest Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:28 am

eatbugs wrote:Or did Tourniquet become a project "band"?  AKA Tourniquet Ark.

What is this entity called as a band? Is it just a name or is it a community of people who do music together and perform concerts regularly?

Tourniquet has been just a name for a long time. The "band" has been just Ted Kirkpatrick project for a long time. Actually I was expecting something like this to happen.

And it is not a bad thing. Ted is doing great music. I think he is doing well just doing project albums with players changing around.

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Post by Guitar Noir Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:23 am

I will miss Luke, overall I enjoyed his time with the band.  Crawl To China is a very underrated album by the band.
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Post by Tobi Elektrik Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:45 am

There ARE better vocalists than Luke out there. But my favourite TQT albums are POD, MVOATR, WMARD and Acoustic Archives - so the albums with Luke had a bigger impact on me than the first three.

So it's time to say THANKS for all the years he contributed to TQT's incredible music!

I wouldn't be surprised if TQT would continue as Ted's "project" without any permanent members except him and maybe Aaron.
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Post by Chaz Bond Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:34 am

Ted has been doing this forever...its amazing for any band, esp one in the Christian market to last this long...Look at Deliverance...they have broken up at least a couple of times and they staeted around the same time..Lukes given them iver 20 years...its a solid run.

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Post by sadvader Tue Dec 29, 2015 2:29 pm

Actually I'm glad to hear that. I bet Luke is a great person and his voice was liked by many. But I'm afraid I didn't like his style. Not trying to bash him I personally considered his style of singing rather generic and uninteresting. Maybe Tourniquet returns in a way I'm able to dig again. Starting with Crawl to China I lost my interest with quite some sadness. I loved them once.
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Post by Guest Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:14 pm

eatbugs wrote:
My Awesome Timothy wrote:wonder who will replace him?

There's this...Guy...I've heard of.

Seriously,
Aaron?  Or did Tourniquet become a project "band"?  AKA Tourniquet Ark.
I am concerned about Ted turning tourniquet to a project. I am also concerned of tourniquet keeping doing what they did in the Tourniquyet ark.

But I confess I won't miss Luke at all.

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Post by Temple of Blood Tue Dec 29, 2015 6:37 pm

Put a fork in this band, stop dreaming about them becoming good again, and support newer Christian metal bands who are doing their best.

My two cents.
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Post by d@v!d Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:37 pm

Temple of Blood wrote:Put a fork in this band, stop dreaming about them becoming good again, and support newer Christian metal bands who are doing their best.

My two cents.
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Post by exo Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:32 pm

I am actually sad to see Luke go.  Did not care a ton for the last official album, or the Ark disc, but VL, WMARD, and the "new" tracks (can I still call them new? They're pushing 20 years old!  LOL) of the "best of" disc are all things I very much enjoy listening to, and Luke was a vital part of them.

Thank you for the years, Mr. Easter......good luck with whatever endeavors the future holds do you......

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Post by sentient 6 Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:53 am

I have pretty-much not been very interested in what this band has been doing for awhile. I hope a new vocalist will bring some new life into the band. For personal tastes, I hope Ted brings in a singer that is more classic metal sounding rather than someone of a " core " nature vocalist.
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Post by MegaNorm64 Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:41 am

Silently vanishing...
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Post by Hardcore Christian Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:52 am

ParaNormaN wrote:Silently vanishing...
then reappearing, slipping away for a while

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Post by messiaen77 Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:55 am

I imagine the band is now Ted and a bunch of guest performers like the Tourniquet Ark album.  Don't really care either way--if the music is good, I'll listen if not, I'll pass.
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Post by CMB Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:08 am

Temple of Blood wrote:Put a fork in this band, stop dreaming about them becoming good again, and support newer Christian metal bands who are doing their best.

My two cents.
If you're going be passive-aggressive about their success, at least try to hide your pettiness.
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Post by Devon Hill Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:17 am

Thank you Luke for all of your great music you were involved in and for being loyal to sharing the gospel through metal.  I appreciated and enjoyed all the Tourniquet albums you were a part of.  Be blessed in all that you do moving forward.
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