Luke Easter (musician)

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Luke Easter
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Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Years active1992-present
Website www.lukeeaster.com

Luke Easter is an American singer and songwriter. Before becoming a solo artist, he was the lead singer of the Christian metal band Tourniquet.

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History

Easter had been a part of a band called Heaven's Gate, prior to the cult's formation. [1] Easter joined Tourniquet during their 1992 Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance tour, replacing former vocalist Guy Ritter. [2] According to Easter, Bryan Gray (The Blamed, Rocks in Pink Cement) was the reason for his induction, directing him to bassist Victor Macias. [1] With his addition, the band changed musical direction with the first album to feature Easter, Vanishing Lessons . With Easter on Vocals, the band shifted, with the lineup consisting of Easter, drummer Ted Kirkpatrick, guitarist Aaron Guerra, bassist Victor Macias, and guitarist Gary Lenaire. In 1997, the band released Crawl to China , however, this was without Macias and Lenaire, as the two quit the band due to differences with Kirkpatrick. [3] Lenaire and Easter's relationship was also rough by the time of Lenaire's departure. [4] Easter recorded with the band on their 2012 release, Antiseptic Bloodbath , marking Tourniquet's 7th album and Easter' fifth. He would also contribute on their 2014 release, Onward to Freedom , which was under the name of The Tourniquet Ark. He continued as the lead singer of the band until 2015. [2] [5] In December 2015, the band announced that Easter had left the band [2] [5] due to shifts in musical direction. [6] Kirkpatrick stated that Easter's departure had to do with his musical path not aligning with the band's. [7]

In 2018, Easter released a crowdfunded EP, The Pop Disaster. [8] In a change of direction from the progressive metal of Tourniquet, the new EP featured pop-influenced rock. [9] The EP featured performances by Tim Gaines (ex-Stryper), David Bach (Guardian) on bass, Josiah Prince (Disciple) on lead guitars, Jesse Sprinkle (ex-Poor Old Lu, ex-Demon Hunter) on drums, and Kris Kanoho on guitars. [10] [11] In 2020, it was announced by Gary Lenaire that Easter, Guy Ritter, and original Tourniquet guitarist Erik Mendez would perform on Lenaire's newest solo album, alongside David Husvik (Extol, Azusa) on drums. [12] Lenaire, Easter, Ritter, Mendez, and Husvik are also hoping to reach out to former bassist Victor Macias (ex-Tourniquet, ex-Deliverance, 2050) to perform on the release as well. [12]

Discography

Solo

Tourniquet

Videography

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  2. 1 2 3 "Vocalist 'Luke Easter' Leaves 'Tourniquet' (Statement Available)". The Metal Resource - mauce.nl. December 29, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Mendez, Erik (July 10, 2016). "Erik Mendez of Tourniquet (Part One)". As The Story Grows Podcast. Interviewed by Travis Turner. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH LUKE EASTER (ex-Tourniquet)". Positive Rock Review. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Luke Easter steps away from Tourniquet - HM Magazine". HM Magazine. December 28, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Former 'Tourniquet' Singer 'Luke Easter' to Release Debut Solo Album "The Pop Disaster' on June 15th". The Metal Resource - mauce.nl. May 23, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ Van Pelt, Doug (April 19, 2018). "LUKE EASTER Solo CD Details". Heaven's Metal Magazine . Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ Jones, Brandon (April 21, 2018). "Luke Easter (Former Vocalist for Tourniquet) Returns With a New EP Campaign". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Former TOURNIQUET Vocalist LUKE EASTER Returns With New Solo Project". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. May 22, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Former Tourniquet Vocalist Luke Easter, returns with a new solo project". Classic Christian Rock Zine. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Former TOURNIQUET Vocalist LUKE EASTER Returns With A New Solo Project". Blabbermouth.net. May 22, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Beard, Mason (August 24, 2020). "Bringing the Band Back Together". The Metal Onslaught Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
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