Jake Luhrs

William Jacob Luhrs is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of the metalcore band August Burns Red. He is also the founder and president of HeartSupport, a non-profit mental health organization.

Jake Luhrs
Luhrs performing with August Burns Red in 2017
Background information
Birth name	William Jacob Luhrs
Born	(1985-02-02) February 2, 1985 (age 40) Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Genres	Metalcore Christian metal
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2006–present
Member of	August Burns Red
Formerly of	She Walks in Beauty

Musical background

Luhrs was influenced to pursue music after attending a Strike Anywhere concert, where he had a memorable interaction with the band's lead singer, Thomas Barnett.^[2] He first entered the music scene in Columbia, South Carolina where he was the frontman for a band known as She Walks In Beauty.^[3] The band released two EPs on which Luhrs was featured but eventually disbanded. After vocalist Josh McManness left, Luhrs got in touch with August Burns Red through Myspace which started his career with the band. Luhrs has performed on all the ABR albums except 2005's Thrill Seeker and 2003's Looks Fragile After All.

Luhrs has performed both studio and live guest vocal spots for bands such as Pierce the Veil,^[4][5] Blessthefall,^[6] and For Today.^[7] Luhrs, along with Matt Greiner and JB Brubaker and members of We Came as Romans and Blessthefall, appear in parody metal band, Amidst the Grave's Demons video for "Save My Life".

Personal life

Luhrs is a devout Christian.^[8][9] He is a member of a non-denominational church, and was in seminary at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.^[10]

In 2011, Luhrs founded HeartSupport, a mental health-based non-profit organization that offers resources and peer support to individuals within the music community dealing with addiction, anxiety, depression, and self-harm.^[11][12][13]

Luhrs began using physical fitness to reshape his life in 2015.^[2] He would later open the YourLife Gym in August Burns Red's hometown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 2021. The gym was opened in response to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes the importance of both mental and physical health.^[14]

Discography

August Burns Red

Main article: August Burns Red discography

• Messengers (2007)
• Constellations (2009)
• Leveler (2011)
• August Burns Red Presents: Sleddin' Hill (2012)
• Rescue & Restore (2013)
• Found in Far Away Places (2015)
• Phantom Anthem (2017)
• Guardians (2020)
• Death Below (2023)

Collaborations

Year	Song	Album	Artist
2011	"Ruler of the Air" (featuring Jake Luhrs)	Kingdoms	Life in Your Way
2012	"Set Apart" (featuring Jake Luhrs)	Immortal	For Today
2013	"Carry On" (featuring Jake Luhrs)	Hollow Bodies	blessthefall
2016	"Dead Memory" (featuring Jake Luhrs)	Deathgrip	Fit for a King
2017	"Delusion" (featuring Jake Luhrs)	Aqua Vitae	The Voynich Code
2019	"Redefined" (featuring Jake Luhrs)	Shaped by Fire	As I Lay Dying
2021	"God of Fire" (featuring Jake Luhrs)	Guardians of the Path	Fit for a King
	"When Everything Means Nothing" (featuring Jake Luhrs)
2024	"Tides" (featuring Jake Luhrs)	Apologies Are for the Weak (15th Anniversary Edition)	Miss May I

Bibliography

• Mountains: 25 Devotionals with Jake Luhrs (2018) ISBN 9780999154533