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 Ill Niño.Boyce, Kevin (2003) "Ill Niño Confession", CMJ New Music Report, September 29, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2014 He is also a former guitarist for Machine Head,"AHRUE LUSTER: "I Was Creatively Unfulfilled In MACHINE HEAD"", Blabbermouth.net, June 24, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2014McIver, Joel (2012) Machine Head: Inside the Machine, Omnibus Press, 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.
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.
Discography Machine Head The Burning Red (1999) Supercharger (2001) Hellalive (2003)
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 The Excuses We Cannot Make (2023)
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