One of the band's best known songs from their early years, "Ark of Suffering" is the third track from Tourniquet's 1990 debut album Stop the Bleeding.
"Ark of Suffering" is still an almost constant part of the band's live set list, frequently as the opening or closing song.
Written by the band's co-founder and drummer Ted Kirkpatrick, "Ark of Suffering" has a more serious and darker atmosphere compared to rest of the album's songs.
A calmer interlude starts at 3:14, playing a complex riff till 3:30, when Ritter whispers: "Before they die..." Then with a deep baritone voice: "Who will hear their cry."
According to the liner notes of the album, Ted Kirkpatrick felt strongly about the subject, and has written: How could I convey my anger and sadness over the horrific world of animal abuse?
The band performs in a studio environment, and Guy Ritter and Gary Lenaire have a slight glam metal look with their eye mascara.
Additional video material includes violent footage of hunting, laboratory tests, meat houses and other situations portraying animal abuse.