William Jacob "Jake" Luhrs is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of American

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

band

August Burns Red August Burns Red is an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, formed in 2003. The band's current lineup consists of lead guitarist John Benjamin "JB" Brubaker, rhythm guitarist Brent Rambler, drummer Matt Greiner, lead vocalist Ja ...

Background

Luhrs first entered the music scene in Columbia, South Carolina where he was the frontman for a band known as She Walks In Beauty. The band released two EPs on which Luhrs was featured but eventually disbanded. After vocalist Josh McManness left, Luhrs got in touch with

through Myspace which started his career with the band. Luhrs has performed on all the ABR albums except 2005's ''

Thrill Seeker ''Thrill Seeker'' is the debut studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on November 8, 2005, through Solid State Records and was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz. A music video was released for the opening track "Yo ...

'' and 2003's ''Looks Fragile After All''. Luhrs has performed both studio and live guest vocal spots for bands such as Pierce the Veil,

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, and

For Today For Today was an American Christian metalcore band from Sioux City, Iowa, formed in 2005. They released two EPs, ''Your Moment, Your Life, Your Time'' and ''Prevailer'', and six full-length albums: '' Ekklesia'' in, 2008, ''Portraits'' in 2009, ...

. Luhrs runs a charity called Heart Support. Luhrs, along with

Matt Greiner Matt Greiner, born Matthew Wilson Greiner, is an American metalcore drummer. He's most well known as a founding member for the band August Burns Red. Greiner was homeschooled as a child. Greiner cofounded the drum company ''Greiner&Kilmer'' wit ...

and JB Brubaker and members of

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and

, appear in parody metal band, Amidst the Grave's Demons video for "Save My Life".

Personal life

Luhrs married Kristen Michelle Welch in 2011 but they have since separated. Luhrs is a devout

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

. Luhrs also won the Artist Philanthropic Award at the APMA Awards of 2016. He is a part of a

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church, and is currently in seminary at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Discography

August Burns Red

* '' Messengers'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Leveler'' (2011) * '' August Burns Red Presents: Sleddin' Hill'' (2012) * ''

Rescue & Restore ''Rescue & Restore'' is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on June 25, 2013, through Solid State Records and was produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. The album peaked at No. 9 on the '' ...

'' (2013) * ''

Found in Far Away Places ''Found in Far Away Places'' is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on June 29, 2015, through Fearless Records and was produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. It is their first release on t ...

'' (2015) * ''

Phantom Anthem ''Phantom Anthem'' is the eighth studio album by American metalcore band August Burns Red. It was released on October 6, 2017, through Fearless Records and was produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. The album peaked at No. 19 on the ''Bi ...

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2020) * '' Death Below'' (2023)

Collaborations

Bibliography

* ''Mountains'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luhrs, Jake American performers of Christian music Living people Solid State Records artists Fearless Records artists Christian metal musicians August Burns Red 1985 births 21st-century American singers