MILITARIE GUN Announce New Album ‘God Save The Gun’ and Drop “B A D I D E A” Video

Los Angeles hardcore punk band Militarie Gun have announced their new album God Save The Gun, set for release on October 17th via Loma Vista Recordings. Alongside the album reveal, the band shared a video for the lead single “B A D I D E A”, directed by vocalist Ian Shelton.

Speaking on directing the video, Shelton said:

“I wanted to make a video that was a celebration of vices, a new iteration of yourself looking back at a moment you made a mistake while never truly reflecting. This was the most technically challenging video we’ve ever done and it only fits a song spelling out the words ‘bad idea.’”

Produced and engineered by Riley MacIntye (known for work with Adele and Arlo Parks), God Save The Gun digs deep into themes of vulnerability, self-destruction, and self-belief. The official press release explains:

“God Save The Gun is a very human document of being at your worst when you should be on top of the world – an absurdist guide to the intersection of self-destruction and self-belief. ‘I’m well aware that being this vulnerable turns my personal trauma into a marketing hook for this album,’ Shelton says. ‘But I’m fine with it, if not provoking it. Over the past couple years, as I spoke about addiction from the perspective of someone affected by it, I became the one struggling with it. There’s a farcical logic to entering a situation, fully knowing the consequences, and doing it anyway – but that’s where my head was when I started leaning on drinking.’”

Following their 2023 debut Life Under The Gun, which focused on cycles of hurt and addiction in Shelton’s family, this new album sees him stepping into the spotlight as the protagonist. Shelton realized he needed to hear the album’s message himself as the band prepared to enter the studio in early 2025.

God Save The Gun track listing:
01 – Pt II
02 – B A D I D E A
03 – Fill Me With Paint
04 – Throw Me Away
05 – God Owes Me Money
06 – Daydream
07 – Maybe I’ll Burn My Life Down
08 – Kick
09 – Laugh At Me
10 – Wake Up And Smile
11 – I Won’t Murder Your Friend
12 – Isaac’s Song
13 – Thought You Were Waving
14 – God Save The Gun

Pre-orders are live now at fm.militariegun.com/gstg.

Upcoming tour dates include:

09/07 Garden Grove, CA – Garden Amp (feat. Gorilla Biscuits, Cosmic Joke, Start Today, etc.)
09/19 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
09/20 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest Late Night Show at Metro (feat. Alkaline Trio)

With Death Lens & Milly:

09/24 Oxnard, CA – The Elks Lodge
09/25 Bakersfield, CA – Temblor Brewing
09/26 San Luis Obispo, CA – Humdinger
09/27 Oakland, CA – New Paris
09/28 Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
09/30 Tacoma, WA – Real Art Tacoma
10/01 Bellingham, WA – Make.Shift
10/02 Portland, OR – High Limit Room
10/03 Boise, ID – Shrine Basement

With Fleshwater & Angel Du$t:

10/04 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell

With Death Lens & Milly:

10/05 Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theater

With Sex Pistols:

10/15 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
10/16 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

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