Militarie Gun

Selected press for "Life Under The Gun":

"By refusing to be boxed in, Militarie Gun have broken free and broken out. The results are nothing short of astonishing."
***** - UPSET

"A powerful, memorable collection... the standout band of the current hardcore punk scene." **** - NME

"A potent balancing act of grit, vulnerability and melody." **** - DIY

"Stunning, genre-defying debut." - KKKK - Kerrang!

"Subverting the expectations of hardcore like Fucked Up and Touche Amore before them, though sonically an outlier, Militarie Gun are something harder for the indie kid and an opportunity for the hardcore set to come up for air." - The Line Of Best Fit

"The unlikely resurgence of hardcore punk continued this year with some cracking albums, including the heavy pop of Militarie Gun."
The Guardian - The Guide

"Next-gen hardcore heroes mixing intense grooves with massive melodies."
Metal Hammer

"(Life Under The Gun) has arrived has arrived and offers the most fully formed look at the hardcore heroes so far."
Rolling Stone UK

"It’s shaping up to be a definitive statement from the group." - CLASH

“Thought You Were Waving”

Los Angeles’ Militarie Gun today share their anthemic new song “Thought You Were Waving” alongside a vibrant Neta Ben Ezra-directed video portraying the band in a series of unruly and dangerous situations.

“Thought You Were Waving” was featured by Zane Lowe today on his New Music Daily show and marks the first proper new music from the band since the release of their lauded debut album Life Under The Gun last year, ushering in a new chapter for the limitless band. “Thought You Were Waving” was created with Zachary Dawes (Lana Del Rey, Sharon Van Etten, Bully).

The song’s release also closely follows Militarie Gun’s track “Gun Under The Gun (MFG),” which was created for the new WWE 2K24 video game as the walk-in music for Post Malone’s wrestling character. Post Malone also included the band’s “Do It Faster” on his curated playlist for the WWE 2K24 soundtrack.

Just wrapping a run of headline and support shows with Hockey Dad in Australia, Militarie Gun continues to traverse the globe through the end of the year, which includes their highly anticipated headline hometown show in Los Angeles on July 25th with support from Gouge Away, Heart to Gold, and Human Garbage. The band will also perform at various festivals, including Reading & Leeds, Lollapalooza, Project Pabst, Thing Festival, Louder Than Life, Aftershock, and more, this year. Militarie Gun will also head across the pond for a string of European tour dates with Lip Critic, Pluto The Racer, Never Yours, Chiefland, daysdaysdays, and Tripsun on select dates. This September, Militarie Gun will join Manchester Orchestra during their 10 year anniversary COPE tour across North America. Tickets for all of Militarie Gun’s upcoming live dates can be found HERE.

Earlier this year, Militarie Gun released their mini-documentary Live Under The Sun, which sees the band and a host of their Life Under The Sun EP collaborators reunite at Manchester Orchestra’s Atlanta studio to further reimagine the tracks featured on their aforementioned EP, with guest performances from Manchester Orchestra, Marisa Dabice of Mannequin Pussy, and Christine Goodwyne of Pool Kids, who steps in for Alicia Bognanno of Bully for a performance of “Never Fucked Up Twice.” Live Under The Sun provides a window into the growing community around Militarie Gun while highlighting bandleader Ian Shelton’s dynamic and expectation-defying songwriting.

Life Under The Sun strips back a selection of songs from Militarie Gun’s breakout debut album Life Under The Gun, which was released last summer, putting Ian Shelton’s intensely personal songwriting centre stage. Life Under The Sun includes "Never Fucked Up Twice" featuring Bully's Alicia Bognanno, "Very High (Under The Sun)," "My Friends Are Having A Hard Time" featuring Manchester Orchestra, "Will Logic" featuring Mannequin Pussy, and the cover of NOFX track "Whoops I OD'd."

Life Under The Gun was one of 2023's most celebrated albums, released to praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NME, Revolver, Stereogum, SPIN, Paste, The FADER, and more. The album landed on multiple best albums of 2023 lists including Alternative Press, Kerrang!, The Ringer, UPROXX, Stereogum and Rolling Stone, who said Life Under The Gun has "taken everything that’s uniquely cathartic about the hardcore and lacquered it with insanely catchy melodies." That catchiness has been on full display on TV with Taco Bell's ad campaign that prominently features Life Under The Gun's "Do It Faster."