Where Moth and Rust Destroy

Where Moth and Rust Destroy is the seventh studio album by the American Christian metal band Tourniquet. It was released on Metal Blade Records in 2003. The album's title is a reference to Matthew 6:19. Most of the guitar solos on this album were performed by former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman except for the tracks "A Ghost at the Wheel" and "Convoluted Absolutes", which were performed by Trouble guitarist Bruce Franklin.

Where Moth and Rust Destroy
Studio album by
Released2003
RecordedSeptember 2002–October 2002 in Wisconsin
GenreChristian metal, thrash metal
Length59:13
LabelMetal Blade Records
ProducerBill Metoyer
Ted Kirkpatrick
Tourniquet chronology
Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
(2000)
Where Moth and Rust Destroy
(2003)
Antiseptic Bloodbath
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HM Magazine(favorable)[1]
Lords of Metal85/100[2]
Matt Morrow[3]
The Phantom Tollbooth[4]
Imperiumi.net[5]
Powermetal.de(Highly favorable)[6]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Ted Kirkpatrick unless otherwise noted; all music is composed by Kirkpatrick

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Where Moth and Rust Destroy" 7:15
2."Restoring the Locust Years" 3:31
3."Drawn and Quartered" 8:11
4."A Ghost at the Wheel"Luke Easter4:18
5."Architeuthis" 6:51
6."Melting the Golden Calf" 6:53
7."Convoluted Absolutes"Easter5:37
8."Healing Waters of the Tigris[a]" 9:31
9."In Death We Rise" 7:02
Total length:59:13
a appears on The Epic Tracks (2019)

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Olson, Chad. "Tourniquet - Where Moth and Rust Destroy". HM Magazine. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ^ Smit, Bas. "Tourniquet - Where Moth And Rust Destroy". Lords of Metal. Horst Vonberg. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Morrow, Matt. "Tourniquet - Where Moth and Rust Destroy". The Whipping Post. Tripod.com. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. ^ Cadenhead, Trae (15 March 2003). "Where Moth and Rust Destroy". The Phantom Toolbooth. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  5. ^ Starbuck (26 February 2003). "Tourniquet - Where Moth And Rust Destroy" (in Finnish). Imperiumi.net. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  6. ^ Weihrauch, Georg (20 March 2003). "Tourniquet - Where Moth And Rust Destroy". Powermetal.de (in German). Weihrauch Median Verlang. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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