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Militarie Gun
Militarie Gun is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2020. The band currently consists of Ian Shelton (lead vocals), William Acuña (rhythm guitar), Waylon Trim (bass, backing vocals), David Stalsworth (drums) and Kevin Kiley (lead guitar, backing vocals).
The band has released two full-length albums, Life Under the Gun (2023) and God Save the Gun (2025), as well as four extended plays. They are currently signed to American record label Loma Vista Recordings.
Militarie Gun was initially founded in 2020 as a solo project of lead vocalist and primary songwriter, Ian Shelton, after his other musical project, Seattle hardcore band Regional Justice Center, went into a forced hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global lockdowns. During this period, Shelton wrote and recorded an EP, My Life Is Over, which was released September 10, 2020 via Denver DIY label Convulse Records. Following the EP's release, Shelton expanded the project by recruiting a full lineup including guitarists Nick Cogan and William Acuña, bassist Max Epstein, and drummer Vince Nguyen.
In 2021, Militarie Gun released their second and third EPs: All Roads Lead to the Gun on June 4, 2021, and All Roads Lead to the Gun II on September 10, 2021, via Alternatives Label. The following year, the group signed to Loma Vista Recordings and the pair of EPs were reissued through the label as a combined album, All Roads Lead to the Gun (Deluxe) on October 21, 2022, with additional b-sides, including lead single, Let Me Be Normal, released October 6, 2022 and featured appearances by Hattiesburg and Vancouver post-punk bands MSPAINT and Woolworm respectively.
Preceding the announcement of their record deal, the group would also release a pair of singles earlier in the year, including collaborative, standalone track, "Pressure Cooker" with Virginia musical artist and producer, Dazy on March 14, 2022 and a cover of John Lennon's 1971 protest song, "Gimme Some Truth", on July 26, 2022, serving as one-half of a split-release alongside, Santa Cruz hardcore band, Gulch and their cover of The Pixies, 1988 classic, "Monkey Gone To Heaven" for the soundtrack of Image Comics series, "What’s The Furthest Place From Here?". On January 23, 2023, a remixed version of the former, featuring, Missy Dabice of Philadelphia's, Mannequin Pussy was shared as a follow-up to the original, and would later go on to be featured in a commercial ad campaign for American fast-food chain, Taco Bell.
In support of these releases, Militarie Gun would tour extensively across North America, The United Kingdom and Europe, with the likes of Citizen, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Public Opinion, Fiddlehead, Touché Amoré and White Reaper to name a few, throughout 2022 into the next year.
In 2023, Militarie Gun would release their debut album, Life Under the Gun, on June 23, 2023 via Loma Vista, preceded by three singles ; "Do It Faster" (also featured in Taco Bell's campaign), premiered February 21, 2023 followed by "Very High" and "Will Logic" on April 18, and May 23, 2023, respectively. Following their debut's arrival, Militarie Gun would spend the remainder of the year on the road, accompanying Santa Cruz hardcore band, Scowl as direct support on their 2023 North American fall tour in promotion of that group's third EP, Psychic Dance Routine, along with MSPAINT and Milwaukee's Big Laugh, and immediately transition into their own international headlining tour behind the album, beginning in the UK and Europe, before eventually circling back through North America into early 2024, with support from San Francisco's, Spiritual Cramp and Pool Kids from Tallahassee.
Due to the demanding tour schedule ahead, band members, Cogan and Nguyen would quietly leave Militarie Gun without public statement, to re-focus on their original primary and respective post-hardcore bands, Drug Church and Modern Color, prior to the North American tour, with their last performance in the group in Tampa, Florida at the annual hardcore music festival, FYA Fest on January 7, 2024. After their departures, temporary fill-in guitarist, Dylan Mikres of Gumm and drummer, David Stalsworth of Oxnard powerviolence band, Torena would be brought on-board within a few weeks after to continue touring, while Kevin Kiley of Chicago bands, Lurk and Celebrity, would join the group a few months later, in-between tours as their new lead guitarist.
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Militarie Gun
Militarie Gun is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2020. The band currently consists of Ian Shelton (lead vocals), William Acuña (rhythm guitar), Waylon Trim (bass, backing vocals), David Stalsworth (drums) and Kevin Kiley (lead guitar, backing vocals).
The band has released two full-length albums, Life Under the Gun (2023) and God Save the Gun (2025), as well as four extended plays. They are currently signed to American record label Loma Vista Recordings.
Militarie Gun was initially founded in 2020 as a solo project of lead vocalist and primary songwriter, Ian Shelton, after his other musical project, Seattle hardcore band Regional Justice Center, went into a forced hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global lockdowns. During this period, Shelton wrote and recorded an EP, My Life Is Over, which was released September 10, 2020 via Denver DIY label Convulse Records. Following the EP's release, Shelton expanded the project by recruiting a full lineup including guitarists Nick Cogan and William Acuña, bassist Max Epstein, and drummer Vince Nguyen.
In 2021, Militarie Gun released their second and third EPs: All Roads Lead to the Gun on June 4, 2021, and All Roads Lead to the Gun II on September 10, 2021, via Alternatives Label. The following year, the group signed to Loma Vista Recordings and the pair of EPs were reissued through the label as a combined album, All Roads Lead to the Gun (Deluxe) on October 21, 2022, with additional b-sides, including lead single, Let Me Be Normal, released October 6, 2022 and featured appearances by Hattiesburg and Vancouver post-punk bands MSPAINT and Woolworm respectively.
Preceding the announcement of their record deal, the group would also release a pair of singles earlier in the year, including collaborative, standalone track, "Pressure Cooker" with Virginia musical artist and producer, Dazy on March 14, 2022 and a cover of John Lennon's 1971 protest song, "Gimme Some Truth", on July 26, 2022, serving as one-half of a split-release alongside, Santa Cruz hardcore band, Gulch and their cover of The Pixies, 1988 classic, "Monkey Gone To Heaven" for the soundtrack of Image Comics series, "What’s The Furthest Place From Here?". On January 23, 2023, a remixed version of the former, featuring, Missy Dabice of Philadelphia's, Mannequin Pussy was shared as a follow-up to the original, and would later go on to be featured in a commercial ad campaign for American fast-food chain, Taco Bell.
In support of these releases, Militarie Gun would tour extensively across North America, The United Kingdom and Europe, with the likes of Citizen, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Public Opinion, Fiddlehead, Touché Amoré and White Reaper to name a few, throughout 2022 into the next year.
In 2023, Militarie Gun would release their debut album, Life Under the Gun, on June 23, 2023 via Loma Vista, preceded by three singles ; "Do It Faster" (also featured in Taco Bell's campaign), premiered February 21, 2023 followed by "Very High" and "Will Logic" on April 18, and May 23, 2023, respectively. Following their debut's arrival, Militarie Gun would spend the remainder of the year on the road, accompanying Santa Cruz hardcore band, Scowl as direct support on their 2023 North American fall tour in promotion of that group's third EP, Psychic Dance Routine, along with MSPAINT and Milwaukee's Big Laugh, and immediately transition into their own international headlining tour behind the album, beginning in the UK and Europe, before eventually circling back through North America into early 2024, with support from San Francisco's, Spiritual Cramp and Pool Kids from Tallahassee.
Due to the demanding tour schedule ahead, band members, Cogan and Nguyen would quietly leave Militarie Gun without public statement, to re-focus on their original primary and respective post-hardcore bands, Drug Church and Modern Color, prior to the North American tour, with their last performance in the group in Tampa, Florida at the annual hardcore music festival, FYA Fest on January 7, 2024. After their departures, temporary fill-in guitarist, Dylan Mikres of Gumm and drummer, David Stalsworth of Oxnard powerviolence band, Torena would be brought on-board within a few weeks after to continue touring, while Kevin Kiley of Chicago bands, Lurk and Celebrity, would join the group a few months later, in-between tours as their new lead guitarist.
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