Luke Easter (musician)

Luke Easter
Luke Easter
Genres	Heavy metal; hard rock; Christian metal; neo-classical metal; speed metal; thrash metal; progressive metal; power metal;
Instruments	vocals
Associated acts	Tourniquet
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.

Career with Tourniquet

Easter joined Tourniquet during their 1992 Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance tour, replacing former vocalist Guy Ritter.[1] With his addition, the band changed musical direction with the first album to feature Luke, Vanishing Lessons. He continued as the lead singer of the band until 2015. His final full album with the band was their 2012 release, Antiseptic Bloodbath. His final appearance with the band was on their 2014 release, Onward to Freedom.

In December 2015, the band announced that Easter had left the band[2] due to shifts in musical direction.[3]

Solo

In 2018, Easter released a crowdfunded EP, The Pop Disaster. In a change of direction from the progressive metal of Tourniquet, the new EP featured pop-influenced rock.[4]

Discography

Solo

The Pop Disaster (EP) (2018)

With Tourniquet

Albums

Vanishing Lessons (1994)
Carry the Wounded (EP) (1995)
The Collected Works of Tourniquet (1996)
Crawl to China (1997)
Acoustic Archives (1998)
Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm (2000)
Where Moth and Rust Destroy (2003)
Live in California - 1998 (2010)
Antiseptic Bloodbath (2012)
Onward to Freedom (2014; as The Tourniquet Ark)

Videos

Pushin' Broom Video (1995) - VHS
Tourniquet Live in California (1998) - VHS
Ocular Digital (2003) - DVD
Till Sverige Med Kärlek (To Sweden With Love) (2006) - DVD

References

"Vocalist 'Luke Easter' Leaves 'Tourniquet' (Statement Available)". The Metal Resource - mauce.nl. December 29, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
"Luke Easter steps away from Tourniquet - HM Magazine". HM Magazine. December 28, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
"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.
"Former TOURNIQUET Vocalist LUKE EASTER Returns With New Solo Project". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. May 22, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Vocalist 'Luke Easter' Leaves 'Tourniquet' (Statement Available)". The Metal Resource - mauce.nl. December 29, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[2] "Luke Easter steps away from Tourniquet - HM Magazine". HM Magazine. December 28, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[3] "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.

[4] "Former TOURNIQUET Vocalist LUKE EASTER Returns With New Solo Project". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. May 22, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.