Young Guns (band)

This article is about the British band. For American hip hop duo, see Young Gunz.

Young Guns
Young Guns in 2009.
Young Guns in 2009.
Background information
OriginHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Genres
Years active2008–present
Labels
Members
  • Gustav Wood
  • Fraser Taylor
  • John Taylor
  • Simon Mitchell
  • Ben Jolliffe
Past members
  • Chris Kamrada
Websiteweareyoungguns.com

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 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, was released in February 2012. Their single "Bones" reached no. 1 on the Billboard Active Rock charts in the US in May 2013. Their third album, Ones and Zeros, was released on 9 June 2015. The band's fourth album, Echoes, was released on 16 September 2016.

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