''Where Moth and Rust Destroy'' is the seventh studio album by the American

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band

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. It was released on

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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

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guitarist

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except for the tracks "A Ghost at the Wheel" and "Convoluted Absolutes", which were performed by

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guitarist

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Track listing

: appears on ''The Epic Tracks'' (2019)

Personnel

Tourniquet *

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- drums, rhythm guitars, dulcimer, 8 string bazouki * Luke Easter - lead vocals * Steve Andino - bass Guest musicians *

- lead guitar *

- 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

References

External links

Where Moth and Rust Destroy at Tourniquet.net
{{Authority control Tourniquet (band) albums 2003 albums