Ahrue Ilustre (born \September 17, 1978), commonly known as Ahrue Luster, is an American heavy metal guitarist. He is a current guitarist of American heavy metal band

Lions at the Gate Lions at the Gate is an American heavy metal band consisting of former Ill Niño members Diego Verduzco (guitar), Cristian Machado (vocals), and Ahrue Luster (guitar), together with Stephen Brewer (bass), and Fern Lemus (drums). Since their f ...

, and was the lead guitarist for the heavy metal band

Ill Niño Ill Niño (stylized as ill niño) is an American metal band formed in Union City, New Jersey, in 1998 by drummer and percussionist Dave Chavarri. They have released seven studio albums, two EPs and one compilation album, totaling in over 1.3 mi ...

.Boyce, Kevin (2003)
Ill Niño ''Confession''
, ''

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'', September 29, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2014 He is also a former guitarist for

Machine Head A machine head (also referred to as a tuning machine, tuner, or gear head) is a geared apparatus for tuning stringed musical instruments by adjusting string tension. Machine heads are used on mandolins, guitars, double basses and others, and ar ...

, as well as

Manmade God Manmade God were an American hard rock band from Oakland, California. They gained prominence in 2003, touring with various mainstream acts and releasing one self-titled album in late summer. They disbanded the following year, however, with the ...

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 Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. History The label was launched in 1980 in t ...

. In 2015, Luster joined the horror metal band

Terror Universal Terror Universal is an American heavy metal supergroup consisting of current and former members of Soulfly, Upon a Burning Body and Ill Nino. Their first single, "Welcome to Hell", comes from their debut EP, ''Reign of Terror''. The EP was rele ...

founded by Ill Niño drummer

Dave Chavarri Dave Chavarri is a Peruvian American musician, and is the founder, producer, manager, and drummer for the band Ill Niño, and Terror Universal. He is also the former drummer for bands Soulfly, Pro-Pain, M.O.D., Merauder and Lȧȧz Rockit, and ...

. He produced

Motograter Motograter was an American heavy metal band formed in Santa Barbara, California in 1995. They are best known for their homemade, namesake instrument, designed with industrial cable and guitar pieces that creates a unique bass sound, and painti ...

's second studio album, which has been released on August 11, 2017. In September 2019,

Nonpoint Nonpoint is an American rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band currently consists of vocalist Elias Soriano, drummer Robb Rivera, lead guitarist Jaysin Zeilstra, rhythm guitarist Rasheed Thomas, and bassist Adam Woloszyn. History ...

announced Luster will be their touring lead guitarist for their upcoming tour.

Discography

Machine Head

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The Burning Red ''The Burning Red'' is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Machine Head. It is the band's second best selling album in the US, selling as many copies in three years as their debut album, ''Burn My Eyes'', sold in almost eigh ...

'' (1999) *''

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Hellalive ''Hellalive'' is the first live album by American heavy metal band Machine Head. The album was released to fulfill Machine Head's commitment to Roadrunner Records (the band released '' Through the Ashes of Empires'' shortly after). Former Vio-le ...

'' (2003)

Ill Niño

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Confession A confession is a statement – made by a person or by a group of persons – acknowledging some personal fact that the person (or the group) would ostensibly prefer to keep hidden. The term presumes that the speaker is providing information th ...

'' (2003) *'' One Nation Underground'' (2005) *''

The Under Cover Sessions ''The Under Cover Sessions'' is a five-track EP by American heavy metal band Ill Niño, released on November 7, 2006, via Cement Shoes Records. It is their first release on the label, after departing Roadrunner Records in June 2006. The EP was ...

'' (2006) *''

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'' (2008) *'' Dead New World'' (2010) *''

Epidemia Epidemia (russian: Эпидемия, sometimes referred to as 'Epi' by fans) is a Russian power metal band famous for doing the Elven Manuscript metal opera in 2004. It was formed by guitarist Yuri "Juron" Melisov in 1993, with the first songs ...

'' (2012) *'' Till Death, La Familia'' (2014)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luster, Ahrue 1968 births Ill Niño members Living people Alternative metal guitarists American musicians of Filipino descent American people of German descent American people of Italian descent American people of Finnish descent Machine Head (band) members