Vanishing Lessons

Vanishing Lessons is the fourth studio album by Christian metal band Tourniquet, released in 1994. It is the first album to feature vocalist Luke Easter. The album was independently rereleased in 2004 with digital remastering, new artwork and bonus tracks.
In 1994, Tourniquet abandoned most of the medical terminology in their lyrics, altered their style to a more accessible heavy metal/hard rock sound. Erik Mendez had left the band after the tour for Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance, and so Vanishing Lessons was recorded by Tourniquet as a four-piece band.
Soon after the album's completion, Aaron Guerra joined Tourniquet as Mendez's replacement in 1994. Metal Blade Records opted to not distribute Vanishing Lessons, and Tourniquet continued to work exclusively with Intense Records until 1997. The album spawned the single "Twilight", which became the band's first CCM radio hit. A video was shot for the song "Bearing Gruesome Cargo", and was later released on the home video release Pushin' Broom (1995).

Lineup

Luke Easter - Vocals
Gary Lenaire (Holy Danger, Echo Hollow, Cripple Need Cane, Flood) - Guitars
Victor Macias (Deliverance) - Bass
Ted Kirkpatrick - Drums/Guitars/Backing Vocals

2000 Live Tracks
Luke Easter - Vocals
Aaron Guerra - Guitars/Vocals
Steve Andino - Bass
Ted Kirkpatrick - Drums

Guest Artists

Michael Russo - Guitars
Lavant Coppic - Backing Vocals