Psycho Surgery

Psycho Surgery was the second album by the Christian metal band Tourniquet, released in 1991. Out of all the band's first three albums, the critics consider Psycho Surgery as Tourniquet's most well-matched album. The album was independently rereleased in 2001 with digital remastering, bonus tracks and new cover art. The rerelease is now titled "Psychosurgery" as one word instead of two since Ted Kirkpatrick always felt that it should have been ju... more

Psycho Surgery was the second album by the Christian metal band Tourniquet, released in 1991. Out of all the band's first three albums, the critics consider Psycho Surgery as Tourniquet's most well-matched album. The album was independently rereleased in 2001 with digital remastering, bonus tracks and new cover art. The rerelease is now titled "Psychosurgery" as one word instead of two since Ted Kirkpatrick always felt that it should have been just one. Psycho Surgery was recorded at Mixing Lab A & B studios, Garden Grove, California, and was produced by Bill Metoyer. For this album the band was joined by the guitarist Erik Mendez and the bassist Victor Macias, forming the quintet that is known as Tourniquet's classic line up. After Stop the Bleeding, the band caught the attention of Metal Blade Records, which released this album to secular market. Intense Records released it to Christian market. Psycho Surgery represents the band's more modern and experimental, technical thrash metal... less