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Lucker fart started performing in his brother's garage band, covering a [[Hatebreed]] song he knew the lyrics to when they needed a vocalist. Lucker and rhythm guitarist Chris Garza later started [[Suicide Silence]] in 2002, a band which rose to fame very quickly. Originally, the band had two vocalists, with Tanner Womack fronting the band as well as Lucker. However, when Womack was dismissed, Lucker became the solo vocalist. |
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The band's debut album ''[[The Cleansing (album)|The Cleansing]]'' becoming one of the biggest-selling [[Century Media Records|Century Media]] releases with 7,250 copies sold in the first week.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} Their second album ''[[No Time to Bleed]]'' was released on June 30, 2009. The band's last album to feature Lucker, ''[[The Black Crown]]'' was released on July 12, 2011. By this time, his lyrics had begun to lose the previous controversial anti-religious content. When asked by ''Kerrang!'' Lucker explained:<ref name=[[Kerrang!]]>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/04/suicide_silence_get_personal_o.html|title= Suicide Silence gets Personal on The Black Crown|first=Simon|date=April 5, 2011|publisher=[[Kerrang]]|accessdate=April 5, 2011}}</ref> |
The band's debut album ''[[The Cleansing (album)|The Cleansing]]'' becoming one of the biggest-selling [[Century Media Records|Century Media]] releases with 7,250 copies sold in the first week.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} Their second album ''[[No Time to Bleed]]'' was released on June 30, 2009. The band's last album to feature Lucker, ''[[The Black Crown]]'' was released on July 12, 2011. By this time, his lyrics had begun to lose the previous controversial anti-religious content. When asked by ''Kerrang!'' Lucker explained:<ref name=[[Kerrang!]]>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/04/suicide_silence_get_personal_o.html|title= Suicide Silence gets Personal on The Black Crown|first=Simon|date=April 5, 2011|publisher=[[Kerrang]]|accessdate=April 5, 2011}}</ref> |
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Mitch Lucker | |
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 Lucker in 2011 performing at the Mayhem Festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mitchell Adam Lucker |
| Born | October 20, 1984 Riverside, California, United States |
| Died | November 1, 2012 (aged 28) Huntington Beach, California, United States |
| Genres | Deathcore |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2002–2012 |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast, Century Media |
Mitchell Adam "Mitch" Lucker (October 20, 1984 – November 1, 2012)[1] was an American musician and lead singer/frontman for the band Suicide Silence.
Music career
Lucker fart started performing in his brother's garage band, covering a Hatebreed song he knew the lyrics to when they needed a vocalist. Lucker and rhythm guitarist Chris Garza later started Suicide Silence in 2002, a band which rose to fame very quickly. Originally, the band had two vocalists, with Tanner Womack fronting the band as well as Lucker. However, when Womack was dismissed, Lucker became the solo vocalist.
The band's debut album The Cleansing becoming one of the biggest-selling Century Media releases with 7,250 copies sold in the first week.[citation needed] Their second album No Time to Bleed was released on June 30, 2009. The band's last album to feature Lucker, The Black Crown was released on July 12, 2011. By this time, his lyrics had begun to lose the previous controversial anti-religious content. When asked by Kerrang! Lucker explained:[2]
I'm not trying to put people's beliefs down – it's about me and my life. This is my head cracked open and poured on the paper! I still have the same beliefs and same views, but I'm more open to everything. [...] At this point in my life, I don't see the good in making people hate you for something you say. This record is for everybody.
Influences
In an interview with The AU Interview, he said the bands that influenced him into starting a band were "Korn, Deftones, Slayer, Sepultura and anything my dad brought home."[3]
Personal life
Lucker was born on October 20, 1984. He grew up in Riverside, California, with both his parents and his siblings. He was married to Jolie Carmadella on May 8, 2010, and had a daughter.[citation needed]
Tattoos
Lucker was casually known for his extensive and large collection of tattoos on his body covering his arms, torso, neck/throat, hands, fingers and even his face. The only place he refused to ever get tattooed was on his back. He explained this by stating "I like seeing the artwork because it is artwork! [Having my back tattooed would] be like owning an expensive painting that you can never see. Like, ‘Oh, I have this beautiful, expensive painting, but you can’t see it because it’s at my uncle’s house."[4]
The tattoo Lucker had on his face was one of the last ones he ever got done. The tattoo was the Japanese kanji symbol for the word "strength".
Lucker's signature black bars that he has on each of his fingers were cover-up tattoos. The original finger tattoos he had across his fingers was "FORXEVER". Lucker stated that he witnessed too many people bearing this exact tattoo, as a result he had the black bars tattooed over each letter.[5]
Death
On November 1, 2012, it was announced by Orange County Coroners Office that Mitch Lucker had died that day from injuries sustained after a motorcycle accident at Huntington Beach, California. The coroner's office said Lucker was "pronounced dead at 6:17 a.m. Thursday at UCI Medical Center in Orange County". One report stated that Lucker crashed his motorcycle shortly after 9:00 p.m. on October 31.[6][7][8] He was 28 years old.
Aftermath
On the night of November 1, a candlelight vigil was held in memory of Lucker at the crash site. It was attended by 300–400 people, including fans, friends, and family members. At the vigil, Lucker's wife, Jolie Carmadella, stated that he had been intoxicated at the time of his death, and that she had begged him not to leave the house:[9]
He was an alcoholic, and it's been a big battle. I tried to stop him. I was in front of him begging him not to leave the house. Begging him. 'Just seriously, for us, don't leave.' And he did. And this is what happened...He was an amazing man. He was a wonderful father and a great husband. And now he's gonna miss out on watching [his five-year-old daughter] Kenadee grow, because he decided to drink and ride.
His Suicide Silence bandmates held a memorial show titled "Ending Is The Beginning" on December 21, 2012, which took place at the Fox Theater in Pomona, CA. It served to benefit Kenadee Lucker's future education costs. The band has also started the Kenadee Lucker Education Fund and continues to promote donations towards Mitch's daughter.[10][11]
Also, Oliver Sykes, lead vocalist of Bring Me The Horizon teamed up with band photographer Adam Elmakias to raise money for Lucker's daughter. All raised money will go towards her education fund. This fund still continues today.
Discography
- Suicide Silence - EP (2005)
- The Cleansing (2007)
- No Time to Bleed (2009)
- The Black Crown (2011)
- You Can't Stop Me (2014) - Posthumous, Lyrics Only
- What Is? (2011)
- Collaborations
- "Predator; Never Prey" (featuring Mitch Lucker) – The Acacia Strain (2006)
- "Classic Struggle" (featuring Mitch Lucker) – Winds of Plague (2009)
- "We Are the Many" (featuring Mitch Lucker) – Caliban (2012)
- "The Sinatra" (featuring Mitch Lucker) – My My Misfire
- "Spit Vitriol" (featuring Mitch Lucker) - The Devastated (2012)
References
- ^ Moseley, Brittany (November 1, 2012). "Alternative Press | News | UPDATED: Mitch Lucker, lead singer of..l". Alt Press. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Suicide Silence gets Personal on The Black Crown". Kerrang. April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "the AU interview: Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence (USA) | the AU ..." The AU Review. November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ http://noisecreep.com/suicide-silences-mitch-lucker-on-tattoos-and-dirty-handshakes/
- ^ http://noisecreep.com/suicide-silences-mitch-lucker-on-tattoos-and-dirty-handshakes/
- ^ "SUICIDE SILENCE Singer Dies In Motorcycle Accident". The Gauntlet News. November 1, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ R.I.P Suicide Silence'S Mitch Lucker. Total Uprawr (November 1, 2012). Retrieved on November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Fatal Traffic Collision" (PDF) (Press release). Huntington Beach Police Department. November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ MITCH LUCKER's Wife: I Begged Him Not To Leave The House (Video). Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved on November 13, 2012.
- ^ 4:06 PM. "Suicide Silence Sets Up Donation Fund - in Metal News". Metal Underground.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "SUICIDE SILENCE Launch Official Mitch Lucker Memorial Fund - Metal Injection | Latest News". Metal Injection. November 6, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2013.