History of Guns
History of Guns are an English metamodernist cross-genre group combining elements of industrial, punk, electronica, goth, edm, rock, metal and avant-garde from Hertfordshire, England. The current members are Del Alien, Max Rael, Caden Clarkson and Jamu.
History of Guns | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Industrial, dance, punk, goth, alternative rock, indie |
| Years active | 1996 – current |
| Labels | Liquid Len Records/Line Out Records |
| Members | Del Alien Max Rael Jamu (James)Knight Caden Clarkson |
| Past members | Gary Hughes, Stagger Lee, Fester Schuster, The Goose, Kevin Gerrish |
| Website | historyofguns.net |
Their name comes from the title of one of their earliest songs, an anti-gun song written about the Dunblane massacre.
Primarily a studio project, History of Guns played live sporadically throughout their career including the Whitby Gothic Weekend and both Futurepunk23 and Back to the Futurepunk.
They contributed the track Jezebel and the Philistines to the debut album The Excommunication of Christ by The Meads of Asphodel in 2001, and further contributed to their subsequent releases Jihad / Freezing Moon (2002), Exhuming the Grave of Yeshua (2003) and Damascus Steel (2005). (credited as either History Of Guns or Max Rael).
In 2007, their song Your Obedient Servants came in at no.19 in journalist Mick Mercer's list of Top 30 Goth Singles of All Time.
In April 2008, Line Out Records sponsored the Whitby Gothic Weekend bi-annual football tournament so teams were competing for, 'The History of Guns – Acedia Challenge Cup'.
Their third album ACEDIA was released on 7 July 2008 on Line Out Records and was awarded 9/10 by Rock Sound on 3 July 2008.
In August 2015 they were featured in the Beautiful Noise exhibition at Hertford Museum of notable bands from the area.
After going on hiatus in 2011 they returned in 2022 with an industrial rock/metal album Forever Dying in Your Eyes, and are due to follow it up with the long-planned electronic album Half Light in 2024.