Ahrue Luster
Ahrue Ilustre (born September 17, 1968), commonly known as Ahrue Luster, is an American guitarist. He is a current guitarist of heavy metal band Lions at the Gate and was the lead guitarist for the Ill Niño. He is also a former guitarist for Machine Head, as well as Manmade God and a Bay Area thrash metal act called The Horde of Torment, who were originally called "Pestilence" but had to change their name because another Pestilence had signed to Roadrunner Records.
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Ahrue Luster
- Name
- Ahrue Luster
- Born
- 17 September 1968
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Occupation
- Guitarist
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- music
- Languages
- English
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Ahrue Ilustre (born September 17, 1968), commonly known as Ahrue Luster, is an American guitarist. He is a current guitarist of heavy metal band Lions at the Gate and was the lead guitarist for the Ill Niño. He is also a former guitarist for Machine Head, as well as Manmade God and a Bay Area thrash metal act called The Horde of Torment, who were originally called "Pestilence" but had to change their name because another Pestilence had signed to Roadrunner Records.
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Ahrue Luster (born 1968) is an American composer, guitarist and lyricist, among other activities. The composer was born in Chicago.
Ahrue Luster is a member of Ill Niño. The composer is active in music. Languages used include English.
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In 2015, Luster joined the horror metal band Terror Universal founded by Ill Niño drummer Dave Chavarri. He produced Motograter's second studio album, Desolation, which was released in August 2017. In September 2019, Nonpoint announced Luster would be their touring lead guitarist for their upcoming tour.
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• Name — Ahrue Luster • Born — 17 September 1968 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, U.S. • Current Member Of — Lions at the Gate • Occupation — Guitarist • Past Member Of — * Machine Head • Ill Nino
Machine Head
Machine Head
• The Burning Red (1999) • Supercharger (2001) • Hellalive (2003)
Ill Niño
Ill Niño
• Confession (2003) • One Nation Underground (2005) • The Under Cover Sessions (2006) • Enigma (2008) • Dead New World (2010) • Epidemia (2012) • Till Death, La Familia (2014)
Lions at the Gate
Lions at the Gate
• The Excuses We Cannot Make (2023)
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- 1.Dome, Malcolm. Ahrue Luster: My Life Story. Metal Hammer. Future plc. 72. 44–45. March 2000.
- 2.Boyce, Kevin (2003) "Ill Niño Confession", CMJ New Music Report, September 29, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2014
- 3."AHRUE LUSTER: "I Was Creatively Unfulfilled In MACHINE HEAD"", Blabbermouth.net, June 24, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2014
- 4.McIver, Joel (2012) Machine Head: Inside the Machine, Omnibus Press,
- 5.Ill NiÑo Members Launch Terror Universal. Blabbermouth.net. December 16, 2014.
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