Young Guns (band)
| Young Guns | |
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| Origin | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Post-Hardcore |
| Years active | 2003 - Present |
| Labels | Live Forever |
| Website | Young Guns, Facebook |
| Members | |
| Gustav Wood Fraser Taylor John Taylor Simon Mitchell Ben Jolliffe |
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| Past members | |
| Joe Wilkins Tom Ford Alex Greenhill Pete Little |
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Young Guns are an English alternative rock band from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. On 22 June 2009 they released their debut EP Mirrors, and their debut album All Our Kings Are Dead was released a year later on 12 July 2010, peaking at #43 in the UK Albums Chart, and #3 in both the UK Rock and Indie album charts. The success of the album and its singles to date has resulted in magazine covers, the band playing sell-out headline tours, as well as landing high profile support slots with Bon Jovi and Lostprophets. They have also played at many festivals (in both the UK and Europe), culminating in an appearance on the main stage at the Reading Festival, where the band shared a stage with the likes of Guns N' Roses and Queens of the Stone Age.
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Band Members
- Gustav Wood - Lead Vocals (2003 – Present)
- Fraser Taylor - Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar (2003 - Present)
- John Taylor - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar (2007 - Present)
- Simon Mitchell - Bass (2008 - Present)
- Ben Jolliffe - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals (2007 - Present)
Former Members
- Joe Wilkins - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers (2003 – 2007)
- Tom Ford - Rhythm Guitar (2004 – 2008)
- Alex Greenhill - Drums, Percussion (2004 – 2007)
- Pete Little - Drums, Percussion (2003 – 2004)
History
All Our Kings Are Dead
After the success of their EP Mirrors, which included popular songs such as Weight of the World & Daughter of the Sea, Young Guns decided to move onto their first Album under their own label. This was released on 12 July 2010 featuring the singles, "Winter Kiss", "Sons of Apathy", "Crystal Clear" as well as Weight of the World and Daughter of the Sea from Mirrors. Soon after the release of the album Young Guns released music videos of Weight of the World and Stitches. During the summer Young Guns played at some of the UK's largest festivals, including Download Festival and opening the main stage of Reading Festival. This was proceeded by a European Tour supporting Danko Jones & their own UK Tour (supported by The Swellers and Japanese Voyeurs). Starting on the 15 February Young Guns supported All Time Low with Yellowcard on another European Tour which ended up in the UK, visiting venues such as The O2 Academy in Brixton. On the 10 July 2011 the album was re-released and retitled "All Our Kings Are Dead: Gold Edition. This version included the original album as well as a bonus disc DVD. The DVD contained 3 acoustic sessions, 3 live videos and a documentary as well as the music videos for all 5 singles.
Bones
The band released their debut single from their second record on October 13, 2011. it is entitled "Learn My Lesson". It premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show and was made available for iTunes soon after. On 9th November 2011, Young Guns announced the name of their second album,"Bones" and that it would be released on 6 February 2012. They also simultaneous announced that they would be visiting a small number of small venues around the UK before a headlining tour with Enter Shikari, starting in their hometown. This would be known as the Bare Bones Club Tour and was designed to provide a more intimate experience for their more dedicated fans. it was announced the next day that the UK band Polar. would be the support act for all of the UK dates of the "Bare Bones Club Tour".
Timeline
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak Chart Position | ||
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| UK | UK IND |
UK ROCK |
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| 2010 | All Our Kings Are Dead | 43 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | Bones | - | - | - |
Extended Plays
| Year | Release details |
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| 2009 | Mirrors |
| 2010 | Sons of Apathy
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| 2010 | Crystal Clear
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| UK | UK ROCK |
UK IND |
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| 2009 | "Weight of the World" | – | – | – | Mirrors EP |
| 2010 | "Winter Kiss" | – | – | – | All Our Kings Are Dead |
| "Sons of Apathy" | – | – | – | ||
| "Crystal Clear" | – | 9 | 27 | ||
| "Weight of the World" | – | 27 | – | ||
| 2011 | "Stitches" | – | – | – | |
| "Learn My Lesson" | – | – | – | Bones | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "In the Night"[1] | Lawrence Hardy | Mirrors EP |
| "Weight of the World"[2] | Lawrence Hardy | ||
| 2010 | "Winter Kiss"[3] | Ben Thornley/Paul Burrows | All Our Kings Are Dead |
| "Sons of Apathy"[4] | Spence Nicholson | ||
| "Crystal Clear"[5] | Unknown | ||
| "Weight of the World"[6] | Lawrence Hardy | ||
| 2011 | "Stitches"[7] | Tim Mattia | |
| 2011 | "Learn My Lesson"[8] | Bones |
External links
References
- ^ "Young Guns - "In the Night" Music Video". Young Guns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOeK2_O_CjE. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Young Guns - "Weight of the World" Music Video". Young Guns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn_eG0MkSjY. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Young Guns - "Winter Kiss" Music Video". Young Guns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ciIFY5eQU. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Young Guns - "Sons of Apathy" Music Video". Young Guns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeoZgX-fuNs. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Young Guns - "Crystal Clear" Music Video". Young Guns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOQ0F105otA. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Young Guns - "Weight of the World" Music Video". Young Guns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVg5GFINVpk. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Young Guns - "Stitches" Music Video". Young Guns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKyBOYBn07g. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ "Young Guns - "Learn My Lesson" Music Video". Young Guns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27-dRST1ExE. Retrieved 2011-03-27.