Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
| Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | July 16, 1999–September 5, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Topanga, California Frankie's Hideaway in North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Christian metal, thrash metal, neoclassical metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 69:52 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
| Producer | Bill Metoyer Tourniquet | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 7ball | [1] |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Cross Rhythms |  [3] |
| Matt Morrow |  [4] |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | Review 1: [5]
Review 2: (somewhat favorable)[6] Review 3:[7] |
| Johannes Jonsson | (highly favorable)[8] |
| Powermetal.de | (Highly favorable)[9] |
Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm is the sixth studio album by the American Christian metal band Tourniquet. It was released on Metal Blade Records in 2000. The title track includes Steve Rowe 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 Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance. This album marks the return to the band's neo-classical technical thrash style of metal.
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 |
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| 1. | "Besprinkled in Scarlet Horror[a]" | 7:39 | ||
| 2. | "Drinking from the Poisoned Well" | 7:32 | ||
| 3. | "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm" (featuring Steve Rowe) | 6:13 | ||
| 4. | "The Tomb of Gilgamesh[a]" | 7:35 | ||
| 5. | "Servant of the Bones" | Luke Easter | Aaron Guerra | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Erratic Palpitations of the Human Spirit" | 6:25 | ||
| 7. | "Martyr's Pose" | Easter | Guerra | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Immunity Vector" (Instrumental) | 5:10 | ||
| 9. | "Indulgence by Proxy" | 5:55 | ||
| 10. | "Caixa de Raiva" | Easter | Guerra | 4:11 |
| 11. | "The Skeezix Dilemma Part II (The Improbable Testimony of the Pipsisewah)[a]" | 9:58 | ||
| Total length: | 69:52 | |||
- a appears on The Epic Tracks (2019)
Personnel[edit]
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Tourniquet
Guest musicians
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Additional personnel
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References[edit]
- ^ Macintosh, Dan (July–August 2000). "reviews / Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". 7ball (31): 47. ISSN 1082-3980.
- ^ Huey, Steve. Microscopic View Of Telescopic Realm at AllMusic
- ^ Figgis, Alex (1 June 2000). "Tourniquet - Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm". Cross Rhythms (57). Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Morrow, Matt. "Tourniquet- Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". The Whipping Post. Tripod.com. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ LaFianza, Tony (9 April 2000). "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Spencer, Josh (27 June 2000). "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Teems, Scotty (9 April 2001). "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Jonsson, Johannes. "TOURNIQUET - Microscopic View of A Telescopic Realm". Christian Metal History. Metal for Jesus!. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Weihrauch, Georg (11 November 2000). "Tourniquet - Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm". Powermetal.de (in German). Weihrauch Median Verlang. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
