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 Lions at the Gate is an American heavy metal band consisting of former Ill Niño Ill Niño (Spanish for "ill child"; stylized as ill niño) is an American nu metal band formed in Union City, New Jersey, in 1998 by drummer Dave Chavarri, w ...

, and was the lead guitarist for the

Ill Niño Ill Niño (Spanish for "ill child"; stylized as ill niño) is an American nu metal band formed in Union City, New Jersey, in 1998 by drummer Dave Chavarri, who remains the band's sole original member. They have released seven studio albums, two ...

.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 ...

, as well as

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and a

Bay Area thrash metal Bay Area thrash metal (also known as Bay Area thrash) referred to a steady following of heavy metal bands in the 1980s who formed and gained international status in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Along with Central Florida, the scene ...

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 a Dutch–American record label focused on Heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock music. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Formerly seen as ...

. In 2015, Luster joined the horror metal band Terror Universal founded by Ill Niño drummer

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

. He produced

Motograter Motograter is an American nu 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 painting the ...

's second studio album, '' Desolation'', which was released in August 2017. In September 2019,

Nonpoint Nonpoint is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band currently consists of vocalist Elias Soriano, drummer Robb Rivera, rhythm guitarist Rasheed Thomas, bassist Adam Woloszyn, and lead guitarist Ja ...

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

Discography

Machine Head

*'' The Burning Red'' (1999) *''

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'' (2001) *''

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 ...

'' (2003)

Ill Niño

*''

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'' (2003) *'' One Nation Underground'' (2005) *'' The Under Cover Sessions'' (2006) *'' Enigma'' (2008) *''

Dead New World ''Dead New World'' is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Ill Niño. The album was released on October 25, 2010, through Victory Records. The album has less Latin-music influence than their previous work. Album information The a ...

'' (2010) *''

Epidemia Epidemia (, 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 made in 1995. Histor ...

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

Lions at the Gate

*''The Excuses We Cannot Make'' (2023)

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