Luke Easter (musician)
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Luke Easter is a singer and songwriter with the Christian metal
band Tourniquet
.
Easter grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, where he currently resides. He was a fan of Tourniquet as a youth, became a singer at age 19, and joined the band after an audition, shortly before they went on tour in support of their "Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance
" album. According to his liner notes in the re-issue of Vanishing Lessons
, Easter was previously a member of a more hard rock oriented band. His first three writing credits came on the 1997 album "Crawl to China
". He has continued to write, penning three tracks for "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
" and two more for "Where Moth and Rust Destroy
".
Christian metal
Christian metal, also known as white metal, is a form of heavy metal music usually defined by its message in a song's lyrics as well as the band's dedication to Christianity...
band Tourniquet
Tourniquet (band)
Tourniquet is a Christian thrash / heavy metal band that was formed in 1989 by Ted Kirkpatrick, Guy Ritter and Gary Lenaire in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are known for incorporating elements of thrash, neo-classical and progressive metal into their music...
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Easter grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, where he currently resides. He was a fan of Tourniquet as a youth, became a singer at age 19, and joined the band after an audition, shortly before they went on tour in support of their "Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance
Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance
Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance was the third album by the Christian metal band Tourniquet, released in 1992. It is the last album to feature vocalist Guy Ritter who left the band after the recording of the album...
" album. According to his liner notes in the re-issue of Vanishing Lessons
Vanishing Lessons
Vanishing Lessons is a 1994 album by Christian metal band Tourniquet. It is the first album to feature vocalist Luke Easter. The album was independently rereleased in 2004 with digital remastering, new artwork and bonus tracks.-Track listing:...
, Easter was previously a member of a more hard rock oriented band. His first three writing credits came on the 1997 album "Crawl to China
Crawl to China
Crawl to China is the 1997 album by the Christian metal band Tourniquet, released on Benson Records. This album took the band's style to a more simplistic rock sound and, as a result, Crawl to China was critically panned and disappointed many of the band's metal fans. The lyrics of the song "The...
". He has continued to write, penning three tracks for "Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm is an album by Tourniquet. It was released on Metal Blade Records in the year 2000.-Track listing:# "Besprinkled in Scarlet Horror" 7:40# "Drinking from the Poisoned Well" 7:34...
" and two more for "Where Moth and Rust Destroy
Where Moth and Rust Destroy
Where Moth and Rust Destroy is an album by Tourniquet. The title is a reference to Matthew 6:19. All guitar solos on this album were performed by former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman except tracks 4 and 7 which were done by Bruce Franklin....
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