Mitch Lucker

Mitchell Adam "Mitch" Lucker (October 20, 1984 – November 1, 2012)[1] was an American vocalist and songwriter who was best known as the lead vocalist for the American deathcore band Suicide Silence.

Mitchell Lucker
Lucker performing with Suicide Silence in 2011
Background information
Birth nameMitchell Adam Lucker
Born(1984-10-20)October 20, 1984
Riverside, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 2012(2012-11-01) (aged 28)
Orange County, California, U.S.
GenresDeathcore
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Bass
Years active2002–2012
Labels
Associated acts

Music career

The debut album of Suicide Silence, titled The Cleansing, was one of the biggest-selling Century Media releases with 7,250 copies sold in the first week. 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. 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, Slipknot, Sepultura, Pantera, Black Sabbath, Dio, Nirvana, Van Halen, Cannibal Corpse, Death... everything that my dad would buy and bring home to me and my brother saying 'Hey, listen to this."[3]

Tattoos
Lucker performing with Suicide Silence in London, 2008

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]

Lucker's signature black bars that he had on each of his fingers were cover-ups. The original tattoos he had displayed across his fingers was "FORXEVER", a common word used within the straight edge community. Lucker had these tattoos covered with the black bars after he renounced his straight-edge lifestyle in 2007.[4]

Death

Mitch Lucker died on November 1, 2012 at precisely 6:17 in the morning in Huntington Beach, CA. It was announced by Orange County Coroners Office that he had suffered severe injuries incurred from a motorcycle accident. One report stated that Lucker crashed his motorcycle shortly after 9 p.m. on October 31 and was pronounced dead on November 1, 2012. [5][6][7]

Aftermath

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, California. It served to benefit his daughter's education costs. The band has also started the Kenadee Lucker Education Fund and continues to promote donations to her.[8][9]

Discography
Suicide Silence
Commissioner
  • What Is? (2011)

Collaborations
YearSongAlbumArtist
2006"Predator; Never Prey" (feat. Mitch Lucker)The Dead WalkThe Acacia Strain
2009"Classic Struggle" (feat. Mitch Lucker)The Great Stone WarWinds of Plague
2011"The Sinatra" (feat. Mitch Lucker)My My Misfire EPMy My Misfire
2012"We Are the Many" (feat. Mitch Lucker, Marcus Bischoff & Benny Richter)I Am NemesisCaliban
"Spit Vitriol" (feat. Mitch Lucker)The Devil's MessengerThe Devastated

References
  1. Moseley, Brittany (November 1, 2012). "Alternative Press | News | UPDATED: Mitch Lucker, lead singer of..l". Alt Press. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  2. Simon (April 5, 2011). "Suicide Silence gets Personal on The Black Crown". Kerrang. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  3. "the AU interview: Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence (USA) | the AU ..." The AU Review. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  4. http://noisecreep.com/suicide-silences-mitch-lucker-on-tattoos-and-dirty-handshakes/
  5. SUICIDE SILENCE Singer Dies In Motorcycle Accident - The Gauntlet News. Thegauntlet.com (2012-11-01). Retrieved on 2012-11-13.
  6. R.I.P Suicide Silence'S Mitch Lucker Archived February 4, 2013, at Archive.today. Total Uprawr (2012-11-01). Retrieved on 2012-11-13.
  7. "Fatal Traffic Collision" (PDF) (Press release). Huntington Beach Police Department. November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  8. "Suicide Silence Sets Up Donation Fund - in Metal News". Metal Underground.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  9. "SUICIDE SILENCE Launch Official Mitch Lucker Memorial Fund - Metal Injection | Latest News". Metal Injection. November 6, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  10. "SUICIDE SILENCE To Release 'You Can't Stop Me' Album In July". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
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