Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm

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.

Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
Studio album by
Tourniquet
Released2000
RecordedJuly 16, 1999–September 5, 1999
StudioTopanga, California
Frankie's Hideaway in North Hollywood, California
GenreChristian metal, thrash metal, neoclassical metal, progressive metal
Length69:52
LabelMetal Blade Records
ProducerBill Metoyer
Tourniquet
Tourniquet chronology
Acoustic Archives
(1998)		 Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
(2000)		 Where Moth and Rust Destroy
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
7ball[1]
Allmusic [2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Matt Morrow[4]
The Phantom TollboothReview 1: [5]

Review 2: (somewhat favorable)[6]

Review 3: [7]
Johannes Jonsson(highly favorable)[8]
Powermetal.de(Highly favorable)[9]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
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 EasterAaron Guerra4:56
6."Erratic Palpitations of the Human Spirit"  6:25
7."Martyr's Pose"EasterGuerra4:18
8."Immunity Vector" (Instrumental)  5:10
9."Indulgence by Proxy"  5:55
10."Caixa de Raiva"EasterGuerra4:11
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

References
  1. Macintosh, Dan (July–August 2000). "reviews / Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". 7ball (31): 47. ISSN 1082-3980.
  2. Huey, Steve. Microscopic View Of Telescopic Realm at AllMusic
  3. Figgis, Alex (1 June 2000). "Tourniquet - Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm". Cross Rhythms (57). Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  4. Morrow, Matt. "Tourniquet- Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". The Whipping Post. Tripod.com. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  5. LaFianza, Tony (9 April 2000). "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  6. Spencer, Josh (27 June 2000). "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  7. Teems, Scotty (9 April 2001). "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  8. Jonsson, Johannes. "TOURNIQUET - Microscopic View of A Telescopic Realm". Christian Metal History. Metal for Jesus!. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  9. Weihrauch, Georg (11 November 2000). "Tourniquet - Microscopic View Of A Telescopic Realm". Powermetal.de (in German). Weihrauch Median Verlang. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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