Jake Luhrs

William Jacob "Jake" Luhrs is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of American metalcore band August Burns Red.

Musical background
Luhrs first entered the music scene in Columbia, South Carolina where he was the frontman for a band known as She Walks In Beauty. 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, Blessthefall, and For Today. 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".

HeartSupport
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.

In 2023, the organization hosted HeartSupport Fest in Orlando, Florida. The event was a mission-based metal music festival focusing on "diversity, acceptance, inclusion, self-love and self-care, and mental health as priority."

Personal life
Luhrs is a devout Christian. Luhrs also won the Artist Philanthropic Award at the APMA Awards of 2016. He is a member of a non-denominational church, and was in seminary at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

In 2021, Luhrs opened the YourLife Gym in August Burns Red's hometown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 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.

August Burns Red

 * 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)