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 the
Ill Niño.[1] He is also a former guitarist for
Machine Head,[2][3] 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.[4] He produced
Motograter's second studio album, which was released in August 2017. In September 2019,
Nonpoint announced Luster will be their touring lead guitarist for their upcoming tour.