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 Tourniquet
Released	2003
Recorded	September – October 2002 in Wisconsin
Genre	Christian metal, thrash metal, progressive metal
Length	59:13
Label	Metal Blade Records
Producer	Bill 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
Source	Rating
HM Magazine	(favorable)[1]
Lords of Metal	85/100[2]
Matt Morrow	[3]
The Phantom Tollbooth	[4]
Imperiumi.net	[5]
Powermetal.de	(Highly favorable)[6]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
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 Easter	4:18
5.	"Architeuthis"		6:51
6.	"Melting the Golden Calf"		6:53
7.	"Convoluted Absolutes"	Easter	5:37
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

Tourniquet Ted Kirkpatrick - drums, rhythm guitars, dulcimer, 8 string bazouki, bass (uncredited) Luke Easter - lead vocals Steve Andino - bass (credited but did not perform) [7] Guest musicians Marty Friedman - lead guitar Bruce Franklin - lead guitar Dave Bullock - violin ("Architeuthis," "Drawn and Quartered," and "In Death We Rise")

Additional personnel Mixed, produced, and recorded by Bill Metoyer for Skull Seven Productions Co-produced by Ted Kirkpatrick Photography: Jim Muth Artwork: Brian J. Ames