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{{Short description|English alternative rock band}}
{{About|the British band|American hip hop duo|Young Gunz}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Young Guns
| image               = Young Guns, Facebar.jpg
| landscape           = yes
| caption             = Young Guns in 2009.
| background          = group_or_band
| origin              = [[High Wycombe]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| genre               = {{hlist|
[[Post-hardcore]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/funeral-for-a-friend-15-1298051 |title=Funeral For A Friend to play two 'Casually Dressed…' UK shows – ticket details |last=Adshead |first=Adam |website=[[NME]] |date=19 May 2010 |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>|[[alternative rock]]<ref name="Altpress Bulletproof">{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/warped_tour_band_young_guns_release_first_single_bulletproof |title=Young Guns premiere first single from upcoming album—listen |website=Altpress.com |first=Kiley |last=Wellendorf |date=2016-06-01 |access-date=2016-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theaureview.com/interviews/gustav-wood-of-young-guns-uk-talks-recording-process-for-ones-and-zeros-and-music-journey | title=The AU interview: Gustav Wood of Young Guns (UK) talks recording process for "Ones and Zeros" and music journey | date=30 June 2015 | first=Jana | last=Angeles | work=The AU Review | access-date=26 June 2016 }}</ref><ref name=Wind-up>{{cite web|title=Young Guns Hit #1|url=http://www.winduprecords.com/news/young-guns/young-guns-hit-1/|website=Wind-up Records|access-date=26 January 2015|date=11 March 2013|quote=Q Magazine also praised the band for being at the forefront of The New NEW Wave of British Heavy Metal and for “broadening the [genre’s] sound to the point where it’s closer to an amped-up version of alternative rock.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204235739/http://www.winduprecords.com/news/young-guns/young-guns-hit-1/|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>|{{nowrap|[[alternative metal]]}}<ref name=Wind-up/>|[[hard rock]]<ref name="Alterthepress">{{cite web|title=Album Review: Young Guns - All Our Kings Are Dead|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/06/album-review-young-guns-all-our-kings.html|website=Alter the Press!|access-date=10 February 2015|quote=Recent singles 'Sons Of Apathy' and 'Crystal Clear' kick off the record strongly with the bands tight, melodic hard rock style with the former bring a anthemic atmosphere that soars, whilst the latter is a pounding slice of radio rock that fits the bands style well.}}</ref>}}
| years_active        = 2008–present
| label               = {{hlist|Live Forever|[[Wind-up Records|Wind-up]]|[[PIAS Recordings|PIAS]]|[[Virgin EMI Records|Virgin EMI]]}}
| website             = {{URL|weareyoungguns.com}}
| current_members     =
* Gustav Wood
* Fraser Taylor
* John Taylor
* Simon Mitchell
* Ben Jolliffe
| past_members        =
* Chris Kamrada
}}
'''Young Guns''' are an English [[alternative rock]] band from [[High Wycombe]], [[Buckinghamshire]]. The members, working with each other in various musical interests throughout the 2000s, formally formed the band in 2008, and rose to prominence after their debut [[extended play|EP]], ''[[Mirrors (EP)|Mirrors]]'', earned them spots opening live shows for [[Bon Jovi]] and [[Guns N' Roses]]. Their debut album, ''[[All Our Kings Are Dead]]'', on 12 July 2010. Their second album, ''[[Bones (Young Guns album)|Bones]]'', was released in February 2012. Their single "[[Bones (Young Guns song)|Bones]]" reached no. 1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Active Rock]] charts in the US in May 2013. Their third album, ''[[Ones and Zeros (Young Guns album)|Ones and Zeros]]'', was released on 9 June 2015. The band's fourth album, ''[[Echoes (Young Guns album)|Echoes]]'', was released on 16 September 2016.
== History ==
==='' Mirrors ''EP and'' All Our Kings Are Dead ''(2008–2010) ===
While members of the band had been together dating back to 2003, during these years, they were more identified as just a number of musicians who shared a similar passion for music in the same London underground music scene, and did not form as a serious band until 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emurg.com/emurg-rock-on-the-range-special-interview-edition-young-guns/|title=EMURG Rock on the Range Special Interview Edition: Young Guns|date=13 May 2013|work=emurg.com|access-date=17 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006071307/http://www.emurg.com/emurg-rock-on-the-range-special-interview-edition-young-guns/|archive-date=6 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="GWint">{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-gustav-wood-and-john-taylor-young-guns-discuss-bones-and-uk-scene|title=Interview: Gustav Wood and John Taylor of Young Guns Discuss 'Bones' and the UK Scene|date=18 July 2012|work=guitarworld.com|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2014/09/26/young-guns-frontman-talks-music-space/16296729/|title=Young Guns frontman talks music and space|first=Kristen|last=Alligood|date=26 September 2014|work=floridatoday.com|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> The band's lineup, upon becoming a formal band, consisted of Gustav Wood as the lead vocalist, Fraser and John Taylor both as guitarists, Simon Mitchell as the bassist, and Ben Jolliffe on drums.<ref name="GWint"/> The band began playing local live shows at bars and small events featuring music from a variety of different music genre.<ref name="USInterview"/> They eventually began to garner more attention by securing spots in support of [[post-hardcore]] bands [[Funeral for a Friend]] and [[We Are the Ocean]].<ref name="atpreview"/> This exposure granted them the opportunity to work with [[Dan Weller]] and Justin Hill, from the influential [[progressive metal]] band [[Sikth]], as [[music producer|producers]].<ref name="atpreview"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sikth-mn0000377542/biography|title=Sikth - Biography & History - AllMusic|work=allmusic.com|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref>
The resulting work, the band's debut release, the [[extended play|EP]] ''[[Mirrors (EP)|Mirrors]]'', was released on 22 June 2009.<ref name="atpreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2009/04/album-review-young-guns-mirrors-ep.html|title=Album Review: Young Guns - Mirrors EP|work=alterthepress.com|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="AMYG"/> A single to promote the release, "In the Night", was also released in the same month.<ref name="CITCF"/> Despite touring and working with people from the hardcore and progressive metal music scene, the release contained more of a straightforward, melodic [[rock music|rock]] sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/200906/music/reviews/young-guns-mirrors-ep|title=Young Guns – Mirrors EP « Bring the Noise UK|work=bringthenoiseuk.com|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> The EP was not an immediate success, selling only 500 copies in its opening week, but the band continued to push forward with extensive touring.<ref name="gloucesterlive">{{cite web|url=http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/fired-young-guns/story-11894253-detail/story.html|title=Fired up for Young Guns|date=1 November 2010|work=gloucestershirelive.co.uk|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> Mirroring the EP's sound, the band began touring with more mainstream rock bands, eventually leading to popular Welsh rock band [[Lostprophets]] approaching Young Guns to open for them.<ref name="Kerrang!">{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2009/06/young_guns_to_support_lostprop.html |title=Young Guns supporting Lostprophets |work=Kerrang! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224111915/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2009/06/young_guns_to_support_lostprop.html |archive-date=24 December 2013 }}</ref> The touring, couple with positive coverage in the press, including a nomination from ''[[Kerrang]]'' magazine for "Best Newcomer Award" for 2009,<ref name="CITCF">{{cite web|url=http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/music/interviews-2/young-guns-interview/|title=Young Guns Interview - Interviews - Caught in the Crossfire|work=caughtinthecrossfire.com|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> greatly raised the band's public profile,<ref name="gloucesterlive"/> leading to an opening spot for [[Bon Jovi]] at their residency at [[The O2 Arena]],<ref name="AMYG"/> and [[Guns N' Roses]] at that year's [[Reading Festival]].<ref name="AOKADAM">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-our-kings-are-dead-mw0002043759|title=All Our Kings Are Dead - Young Guns - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|work=allmusic.com|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref>
The band's unexpectedly quick rise to popularity left them in a rush to create more music to sustain their frequent touring.<ref name="GWint"/><ref name="USInterview"/><ref name="AMYG"/> In January 2010, the band began work on their first full album.<ref name="gloucesterlive"/> The band once again chose to work with Weller as a producer, and recorded their first full album while still continuing their extensive touring.<ref name="USInterview"/><ref name="AOKADAM"/> Their first order was to record and release a single right away to capitalize on their recent high-profile live shows, which ended up being the track "Winter Kiss", released in the same month.<ref name="gloucesterlive"/> The song was well-received, with [[BBC Radio 1]] DJ [[Zane Lowe]] praising it as "The Hottest Record in the World".<ref name="gloucesterlive"/> Further singles "Sons of Apathy" and "Crystal Clear" were released in April and July respectively while the band worked on completing the album.<ref name="Alterthepress"/> The debut album, ''[[All Our Kings Are Dead]]'', was released under their own label called Live Forever on 10 July 2010 and peaked at No. 43 in the [[UK Albums Chart]],<ref name="AOKADAM"/><ref name="Chartstats">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/All%20Our%20Kings%20Are%20Dead  |title=Young Guns – new album peaking at the UK charts |work=[[Official Charts Company]] }}</ref> and No. 3 in both the [[UK Rock Chart|UK Rock]] and [[UK Indie Chart|Indie]] album charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hardrockhaven.net/archives/2011/07/gustav-wood-of-young-guns/|title=Gustav Wood of Young Guns|website=hardrockhaven.net|first=Cameron|last=Edney}}</ref> Additional singles "Stitches" and "[[Weight of the World (Young Guns song)|Weight of the World]]" were also released in promotion of the album.<ref name="SBsingles">{{cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/161952/9|title=Young Guns To Release New Single 'Weight Of The World' + UK Tour & Tickets|first=Nigel|last=Sachdev|website=Stereoboard.com|date=19 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadpress.co.uk/4068/news-young-guns-announce-stitches-as-new-single|title=NEWS: Young Guns announce 'Stitches' as new single!|website=Deadpress.co.uk|first=Zach|last=Redrup|date=5 February 2011}}</ref> While all the singles received moderate radio play,<ref name="SBsingles"/> both "Crystal Clear" and "Weight of the World" managed to chart, peaking at ninth and twenty-seventh respectively on the UK Rock Singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/young-guns-all-our-kings-are-dead/820972|title=Young Guns – All Our Kings Are Dead|first=Malachi|last=Keecher|date=20 June 2011|work=FasterLouder|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923145254/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/young-guns-all-our-kings-are-dead/820972|archive-date=23 September 2017}}</ref>
To promote the album's release, the band played at some of the UK's largest festivals, including [[Download Festival]] and opening the main stage of the [[Reading Festival]].<ref name="Roomthirteen">{{cite web|url=http://www.roomthirteen.com/cgi-bin/tour_set.cgi?SetID=6603|title=Young Guns – Reading Festival|work=Roomthirteen|first=Lucy|last=Sanderson|date=2010-09-14|access-date=2015-04-23}}</ref> This was preceded by a European tour supporting [[Danko Jones]] and their own UK Tour.<ref name="Punk News">{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/39362  |title=Young Guns – UK Tour |work=PunkNews |date=7 August 2010 |access-date=2015-04-23}}</ref> In February 2011, the band supported [[All Time Low]] with [[Yellowcard]] on another European Tour which ended in the UK, visiting venues such as the [[O2 Academy Brixton]].<ref name="RockLouder">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/news/article/young-guns-to-support-all-time-low-and-yellowcard-on-uk-tour|title=Young Guns to support All Time Low and Yellowcard on UK tour|work=Rocklouder.co.uk|date=17 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822201818/http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/news/article/young-guns-to-support-all-time-low-and-yellowcard-on-uk-tour|archive-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> On 10 July 2011, the album was re-released as ''All Our Kings Are Dead: Gold Edition'', including a bonus DVD containing three acoustic sessions, three live videos, a documentary and the music videos for all five singles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/news/article/young-guns-start-recording-new-album-in-thailand|title=Young Guns start recording new album in Thailand|work=Rocklouder.co.uk|date=13 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027123417/http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/news/article/young-guns-start-recording-new-album-in-thailand|archive-date=27 October 2016}}</ref>
==='' Bones ''(2011–2013) ===
The band traveled to Karma Sound Studios in Thailand to start work on a second studio album in July 2011,<ref name="Bangsaraythailand">{{cite web|url=http://www.bangsaraythailand.com/blog/young-guns-issue-%E2%80%98all-our-kings-are-dead-gold-edition%E2%80%99-and-depart-for-thailand/ |title=YOUNG GUNS issue 'All Our Kings Are Dead: Gold Edition' and depart for Thailand |work=Bangsaray Thailand |date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104191243/http://www.bangsaraythailand.com/blog/young-guns-issue-%E2%80%98all-our-kings-are-dead-gold-edition%E2%80%99-and-depart-for-thailand/ |archive-date=4 November 2011 }}</ref> again working with Weller as a producer.<ref name="AMYG">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/young-guns-mn0000687381/biography|title=Young Guns - Biography & History - AllMusic|work=allmusic.com|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> The first single from the sessions, "Learn My Lesson", was released four months later in October 2011, being debuted on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show.<ref name="Our Zone Mag">{{cite web|url=http://ourzonemag.com/oz/young-guns-to-release-brand-new-single-%E2%80%98learn-my-lesson%E2%80%99|title=YOUNG GUNS to release brand new single 'LEARN MY LESSON'|publisher=Ourzonemag.com|date=13 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916030351/http://ourzonemag.com/oz/young-guns-to-release-brand-new-single-%E2%80%98learn-my-lesson%E2%80%99|archive-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> The following month, the band announced the new album would be titled  ''[[Bones (Young Guns album)|Bones]]'', and would be released on 6 February 2012 in Europe.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/11/young_guns_announce_uk_tour_an.html |title=Young Guns – announcing new album and UK tour |work=Kerrang! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119141410/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/11/young_guns_announce_uk_tour_an.html |archive-date=19 January 2012 }}</ref> After the initial European release, the band proceeded to tour across Europe for six months while working on securing a distribution deal for the album in the US - which they eventually did with [[Wind-Up Records]].<ref name="Altwire1"/><ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/young-guns/60427  |title=Young Guns announce UK tour and name new album – ticket details |work=NME.com |date=16 November 2011}}</ref> The first leg of the tour was labeled the ''Bare Bones Club Tour''; contrary to the band's large stadium shows with Bon Jovi, the initial shows were a number of intimate shows at small locations that the band had played in their earlier years.<ref name="Dead Press">{{cite web |url=http://www.deadpress.co.uk/8906/news-polar-to-support-young-guns-on-february-uk-tour/|title=NEWS: POLAR. to support Young Guns on February UK tour!|work=Deadpress.co.uk|first=Zach|last=Redrup|date=2011-11-18|access-date=2015-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/young-guns-reveal-bones-album-cover-and-uk-tour|title=Young Guns Reveal 'Bones' Album Cover And UK Tour|work=Rock Sound Magazine|first=Ben|last=Patashnik|date=16 November 2011}}</ref> ''Bones'' was released in the US on 4 September 2012.<ref name="Wind-Up Records - Official Site">{{cite web|url=http://www.Winduprecords.com|title=Wind-Up Records – Official Site|publisher=Winduprecords.com|access-date=2015-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618185924/http://www.winduprecords.com/|archive-date=18 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Prior to the US release, the band had released a second single, "[[Bones (Young Guns song)|Bones]]", 20 February 2012.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadpress.co.uk/9940/news-young-guns-announce-new-bones-single-for-feb-20th/|title=NEWS: Young Guns announce new 'Bones' single for Feb 20th!|work=Deadpress.co.uk |first=Zach|last=Redrup|date=2012-01-10|access-date=2015-04-23}}</ref> The song, the band's first single in the US, started off modestly in Europe, but upon release in the US, steadily grew until, after 32 weeks on the chart, topped the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Active Rock]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/young-guns-history-bones-no-1-active-rock-chart/|title=Young Guns Make History With 'Bones' Climbing to No. 1 on Active Rock Chart|work=Loudwire|first=Mary|last=Ouellette|date=11 March 2013}}</ref> The song also hit number 2 on the UK Rock charts. With the song being a massive hit, the band spent over two years touring in support of the album in total.,<ref name="Altwire1"/> including a North American tour with rock band [[Seether]] in late 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/call-me-no-one-vs-young-guns-cage-match/|title=Call Me No One vs. Young Guns – Cage Match|first=Liz|last=Ramanand|date=24 August 2012|work=Loudwire|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> and additional touring with [[10 Years (band)|10 Years]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/10-years-young-guns-tour-prize-pack/|title=Win a 10 Years / Young Guns Tour Prize Pack!|first=Chad|last=Childers|date=14 February 2013|work=Loudwire|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> [[Bullet For My Valentine]]<ref name="loudwire29"/> and [[Halestorm]] in 2013.<ref name="loudwire29"/> Additional promotion came in the form of the song "Bones" being chosen as one of the main theme songs for [[WWE]]'s 29th annual [[Wrestlemania]] event, [[WrestleMania 29]], on 7 April 2013.<ref name="loudwire29">{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/young-guns-bones-wrestlemania-29-theme-song/|title=Young Guns' 'Bones' Chosen as 'Wrestlemania 29′ Theme Song|first=Chad|last=Childers|date=4 April 2013|work=Loudwire|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref> Further singles "Dearly Departed", "Towers (On My Way)", and "You Are Not (Lonely)" were also released, the latter two charting more modestly at 31 and 33 on the US Active Rock charts.<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431672/young-guns/chart?f=376|title=Young Guns - Chart history - Billboard|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=18 October 2016|archive-date=27 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127214145/http://www.billboard.com/artist/431672/young-guns/chart?f=376|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==='' Ones and Zeros ''(2014–2015) ===
It was announced in February 2014 that the band had signed to the [[Virgin EMI Records|Virgin EMI]] record label and that they would be flying to San Francisco to work on the follow-up to ''Bones'' with the producer [[Dan the Automator]].<ref name="Label deal with Virgin EMI">{{cite web|title=MUSIC NEWS: Young Guns Sign With Virgin EMI|url=http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201402/music/news/music-news-young-guns-sign-with-virgin-emi|work=Bring The Noise UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611012135/http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201402/music/news/music-news-young-guns-sign-with-virgin-emi|archive-date=11 June 2017}}</ref> Unfortunately, while the band found the sessions interesting, they ultimately felt their sound was incompatible Dan the Automator's [[hip-hop]] background and approach to music, with the band instead choosing to work with [[Steve Osborne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2015-03-14/interview_young_guns.html|title=Interview: Young Guns|work=TheNationalStudent.com|first=Lizzie|last=Cooper-Smith|date=19 March 2015}}</ref> The band spent 6 months straight on writing and recording the album, without touring, a rarity for the band.<ref name="1057thepoint.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.1057thepoint.com/news/music-news/young-guns-premiere-new-song-third-album|title=YOUNG GUNS PREMIERE NEW SONG FROM THIRD ALBUM|work=105.7 The Point - Everything Alternative|date=11 August 2014}}</ref> In August 2014, the band announced their plan on releasing a new album in early 2015,<ref name="Alternative Press - Young Guns Song Premiere">{{cite web|title=Young Guns - "I Want Out" song premiere|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/young_guns_i_want_out_song_premiere|first=Cassie|last=Whitt|publisher=Alternative Press|date=7 August 2014|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> and debuted the first single for their third album, "I Want Out", on BBC Radio 1 UK [[Zane Lowe]]'s Hottest Record<ref name="Zane Lowe's Hottest Record">{{cite web|title=BBC Radio 1 - Zane Lowe, The Return Of Young Guns, Young Guns - I Want Out|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p024csxv|work=www.bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> The single hit number one on the iTunes Rock Chart,<ref name="1057thepoint.com"/> and eventually peaked at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart.<ref name="billboard.com"/> Later in the month, a music video for "I Want Out" was also released.<ref name="I Want Out video">{{cite web|title=Young Guns get psychedelic in 'I Want Out' video|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/young-guns-get-psychedelic-in-i-want-out-video|website=Rocksound.tv|publisher=Rocksound|date=21 August 2014|access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> Work on the album continued through the rest of the year, with the band taking occasional breaks to perform live shows, most notably supporting [[Bring Me the Horizon]] for a sold out show at [[Wembley Arena]] in [[London]] in December.<ref name="Wembley performance">{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Emily|title=Bring Me The Horizon announce Wembley supports|url=http://www.kerrang.com/21964/bring-horizon-announce-wembley-supports/|work=Kerrang!|date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130054720/http://www.kerrang.com/21964/bring-horizon-announce-wembley-supports/|archive-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>
In February 2015, the band announced that the album's name would be ''[[Ones and Zeros (Young Guns album)|Ones and Zeros]]'', and that its release was pushed back to 8 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/28044/young-guns-confirm-new-album-ones-zeros/|title=Young Guns Confirm New Album, Ones And Zeros|work=Kerrang!|date=5 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130054719/http://www.kerrang.com/28044/young-guns-confirm-new-album-ones-zeros/|archive-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> The band started the promotion for the album at the same time, releasing the second single "Speaking In Tongues".<ref name="kerrangtour">{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/28051/young-guns-stream-new-single-speaking-in-tongues/|title=Young Guns Unveil New Single, Speaking In Tongues|date=6 February 2015|work=Kerrang!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009214603/http://www.kerrang.com/28051/young-guns-stream-new-single-speaking-in-tongues/|archive-date=9 October 2016}}</ref> and embarking on that years [[Kerrang! Tour]].<ref name="kerrangtour"/> Following that, they began a tour of their own around the UK.  In April 2015 they began touring with [[Breaking Benjamin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/music/stories/1331716265561/listen-young-guns-daylight-song-premire-interview|title=Young Guns: 'Daylight' Song Premiere|first=Elliott|last=Sharp|publisher=Redbull|date=13 April 2015}}</ref> for the first leg of their US Tour with dates set through August. The band wrapped up their touring in support of the album in October 2015.<ref name="NewEngland">{{cite web|url=http://newenglandsounds.com/2016/08/25/interview-young-guns-chats-their-new-record-echoes/|title=Interview: Young Guns chats their new record 'Echoes'!|first=Colleen|last=Johnson|work=New England Sounds|date=25 August 2016}}</ref> Shortly after, the band amicably parted with their drummer, Ben Jolliffe, stating that Jolliffe and the band were heading in "different directions",<ref name="NewEngland"/><ref name="APDrummer">{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/young_guns_part_ways_with_drummer_have_finished_fourth_album|title=Young Guns part ways with drummer, have finished fourth album|publisher=Alternative Press|first=Caitlyn|last=Ralph|date=25 May 2016}}</ref> later being revealed that he wanted to focus on his family life.<ref name="Altwire1">{{cite web|url=http://www.altwire.net/2016/07/17/altwire-warped-tour-interview-young-guns/|title=Warped Tour '16 - AltWire Interview - Gus of Young Guns|work=AltWire|first=Derek|last=Oswald|date=17 July 2016}}</ref> The band recruited a new drummer, Chris Kamrada, and immediately began working on writing new material through the end of the year.<ref name="NewEngland"/><ref name="APDrummer"/>
===''Echoes'' and future releases (2016–present)===
The band, presented with the opportunity to work with music producer [[David Bendeth]], decided to move quickly into recording another album, with sessions starting in February 2016 at the House of Loud studio.<ref name="Altpress Bulletproof"/> The sessions wrapped up in May 2016, and the band announced that the album was tentatively scheduled for release around August or September.<ref name="APDrummer"/> To promote the release, the album's first single, "Bulletproof", was released in June 2016,<ref name="KSep16">{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/44156/young-guns-reveal-new-album-details/ |title=Young Guns Reveal New Album Details |work=[[Kerrang!]] |date=2016-06-22 |access-date=2016-07-20}}</ref>  while the second single, "Mad World", was released the next month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/AANewsArticle/young-guns-release-new-single-mad-world|title=Young Guns Release New Single, "Mad World"|work=Alternative Addiction}}</ref> Additionally, the band toured as part of the 2016 iteration of the [[Vans Warped Tour]] through August.<ref name="APDrummer"/> Their fourth album, titled ''[[Echoes (Young Guns album)|Echoes]]'', was released on 16 September 2016.<ref name="KSep16"/> In the months following the album's release, the band alternated touring between the United States and the UK.<ref name="ADI1"/> Wood states he would ideally like to start writing new material for a fifth studio album towards the end of 2016, but not necessarily have an album to release right away.<ref name="Altwire1"/>
The band spent 2017 split between touring and creating new music. The band toured the UK with [[Lower Than Atlantis]] in March, and did their own acoustic tour in the latter half of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/lower-atlantis-young-guns-announce-european-co-headline-tour/|title=Lower Than Atlantis and Young Guns announce European co-headline tour|first=Ali|last=Shutler|work=Upset Magazine|date=6 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814222838/https://www.upsetmagazine.com/news/lower-atlantis-young-guns-announce-european-co-headline-tour/|archive-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="YGOCT17interivew">{{cite web|url=http://www.backseatmafia.com/interview-gustav-wood-young-guns-2592017/|title=INTERVIEW: Gustav Wood, Young Guns, 25/9/2017|work=Backseat Mafia|author=EmmaLouise|date=4 October 2017}}</ref> As of October 2017, Wood reported that the band had written 18 or 19 songs, planned on writing 5 or 6 more, and had 4 song far enough along that they played their demos over the speakers before and after their live performances.<ref name="YGOCT17interivew"/> He reiterated that the band plans on releasing new music in 2018, but was unsure if it would be in the form of an album, an EP, or a series of singles.<ref name="YGOCT17interivew"/> No release occurred in 2018, but as of April 2019, Wood and Taylor spoke of still actively writing new music for the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-young-guns-seem-to-be-teasing-new-music-for-2019/ |title=NEWS: Young Guns seem to be teasing new music for 2019! &#124; DEAD PRESS! &#124; It's more than "just music" to us |website=Deadpress.co.uk |access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref> As of 2020, the material still remained unreleased and without any specific plans for release, though the band planned to remain active, touring and playing ''All Our Kings Are Dead'' in its entirety for its tenth anniversary, until lockdown happened and the festivals they were due to play were cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/young-guns-are-playing-all-our-kings-are-dead-in-full-at-slam-dunk-2020/|title=Young Guns Are Playing All Our Kings Are Dead In Full At Slam Dunk 2020|website=Kerrang.com|date=27 November 2019 |access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref> On 7 July 2022, Young Guns played their first show in almost 5 years at [[The Fighting Cocks]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.banquetrecords.com/young-guns/the-fighting-cocks%2C-8%3A00pm-%2818%2B%29/YG070722 | title=Young Guns - Thursday 7th July at the Fighting Cocks, 8:00pm (18+) }}</ref> followed by a performance the next day at [[2000trees]] festival.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/idles-young-guns-crossfaith-rolo-tomassi-more-have-been-added-to-2000trees | title=IDLES, Young Guns, Crossfaith, Rolo Tomassi & More Have Been Added to 2000trees 2022 - News }}</ref>
== Musical style and influences ==
The band has often been described as a general [[rock music|rock]] band that arose with the rest of the wave of [[British people|British]] rock bands, but have also been labeled as "melodic rock"<ref name="BBC Bones review">{{cite web|title=London-based prospects return with an energetic second album.|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z6gw|publisher=BBC|access-date=30 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="Drowned In Sound Bones review">{{cite web|last1=Yau|first1=Alex|title=Young Guns Bones|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16790/reviews/4144428|work=Drowned In Sound|date=3 February 2012|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141902/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16790/reviews/4144428|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[hard rock]].<ref name="Alterthepress"/><ref name="Sputnik Music Bones review">{{cite web|last1=Boy|first1=Davey|title=Young Guns Bones|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/47970/Young-Guns-Bones/|website=Sputnikmusic.com|access-date=30 June 2014}}</ref>
Wood reflected on the labels given to the band over time in 2013, stating:
<blockquote> When we started the band...We’d play with like tech metal bands or pop punk bands and be stuck on all of these different bills and we just never seemed to find a group of bands that we sonically worked with...So, people were always putting labels on us and we were kind of surprised by all of this, because as far as we’re concerned, we’re just a rock band. We’re just a five piece rock band. We write melodic rock songs, it’s not like we are re-inventing the wheel. People have always struggled to kind of pigeon hole us I think. That seems to still be continuing. We’ve had a degree of connection at Active Rock radio and that’s amazing, but I don’t consider us an Active Rock band. I just consider us a rock band. I’m happy to be at the forefront of the [[New Wave of British Heavy Metal]] if that’s what people say, but I don’t consider us a [[heavy metal music|metal]] band. I don’t really even want us to be limited to being a British band. I just want us to be a band, but whatever anyone else wants to call us is fine by me.<ref name="USInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.unsungmelody.com/interviews/i-can-feel-it-in-my-bones-an-interview-with-gustav-wood-from-young-guns/|title=I can feel it in my bones. An interview with Gustav Wood from Young Guns.|first=Jonathan|last=Newsome|date=13 February 2013|work=Unsung Melody|access-date=17 October 2016}}</ref></blockquote>
Wood commented on the band's approach to music and sound again in 2016, stating:
<blockquote> I think we play a relatively American minded style of music but I think we’re British and that seems to do something to it that makes people think this is different...I think also that at the moment the world has so many labels, [[pop punk]], [[hardcore punk|hardcore]], metal. The fact that we’re just a rock band seems to help us stand apart. Especially at a festival like this with pop punk and [[ska]] bands there aren’t as many of us around...We’re almost different by just not aligning ourselves.<ref name="ADI1">{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirectinterviews.com/rock/young-guns-gustav-wood-echoes-interview|title=Young Guns Talk "Echoes"|first=Adriana|last=Roda-Stuart|work=ARTISTdirect|date=25 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111084012/http://www.artistdirectinterviews.com/rock/young-guns-gustav-wood-echoes-interview|archive-date=11 January 2017}}</ref></blockquote>
== Band members ==
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* Gustav Wood – [[lead vocals]] <small>(2008–present)</small>
* Fraser Taylor – [[lead guitar]] <small>(2008–present)</small>
* John Taylor – [[rhythm guitar]], [[backing vocals]] <small>(2008–present)</small>
* Simon Mitchell – [[bass guitar]] <small>(2008–present)</small>
* Ben Jolliffe – drums, percussion, backing vocals <small>(2008–2015, 2020–present)</small>
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* Chris Kamrada – drums, percussion <small>(2015–2017)</small>
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===Timeline===
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== Discography ==
{{Main article|Young Guns discography}}
* ''[[All Our Kings Are Dead]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Bones (Young Guns album)|Bones]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Ones and Zeros (Young Guns album)|Ones and Zeros]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Echoes (Young Guns album)|Echoes]]'' (2016)
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://weareyoungguns.com/ We Are Young Guns - Music Is the Soul of Life]
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