An intimate appearance in October promised at Inverness HNV from GUN who release a single from upcoming album The Calton Songs also a taster for Monsterfest headlining slot later that month
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Scottish rockers GUN will make an intimate in-store appearance on October 18 at HMV.
It will give people the chance to hear the band who will return to headline Monsterfest oat Eden Court.
GUN are releasing a "retooled" version of their classic single Higher Ground from their forthcoming album, The Calton Songs which is out on October 14.
The original version of Higher Ground was released a full 30 years ago on the band’s seminal Gallus album.
The single artwork features an image of Muhammad Ali, taken when he visited Paisley – not far from GUN HQ – in the 60s.
Some would claim that he lost his fight in Scotland because he visited every children’s hospital in the area and was exhausted by the time he needed to lace up his gloves.
He was beaten by Jimmy Ellis, his main sparring partner, who would become world champion in 1968 after Ali was stripped of his title for refusing to be drafted into the army during the Vietnam War.
A man of principles, Muhammad Ali was no stranger to the Higher Ground.
The Calton Songs’ is a full-blooded celebration of the band’s career so far with enthusiastic and brand new acoustic reinterpretations of the songs that made their name.
These classics are bolstered by Backstreet Brothers, a new and fully electric track that "basks in the joys of both lives and good times shared", and brings the GUN story up to date.
As guitarist Jools Gizzi says: “When the pandemic hit we realised that it was the perfect time to try and counteract the bleakness that was all around. It felt like we couldn’t write anything, or of course tour. Out of that darkness came a desire to completely rework these songs that we know the fans love, and bring a different, stripped down vibe”.
As frontman singer Dante Gizzi added, “It’s ironic that those feelings of negativity led to something so positive, a celebration of our career up to now”.
The Calton Songs takes its name from the area of Glasgow where the band grew up, and where they still write their music.
These new versions of some of their classic songs are cut through with un-ironic nostalgia.
But this is a band with an eye on the horizon for what’s to come. Taking On The World announced the band to a global audience in 1989, the follow up was Gallus which featured Higher Ground.
The Calton Songs is the latest milestone and follows-up Favourite Pleasures from 2017 which made the top 15, making it their biggest album in almost a quarter of a century, since Swagger in 1994.
With The Calton Songs album now ready, initial work on a potential new studio album has also now started with a set of live dates also planned. And the band says – GUN are truly firing once more!
They remain in the Top 50 modern hard rock artists in the world according to industry data specialists, Chartmetric, with top 20 albums and singles.
They have toured with The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi and Iron Maiden.
GUN in 2022 features Dante Gizzi [lead vocals], Giuliano ‘Jools’ Gizzi [guitar], Paul McManus [drums], Andy Carr [bass] and Tommy Gentry [guitar].
From Glasgow to the world was always the mentality, and their desire to entertain and reach the Higher Ground remains undimmed and on The Calton Songs; these ‘Backstreet Brothers’ remain serious contenders.
Around the release of The Calton Songs, GUN are delighted to announce their series of intimate HMV in-store gigs across Scotland, including Inverness.
They promise it will be a unique opportunity to catch the band signing their new album, chatting to fans and performing live – they are asking people to buy a copy of the album in-store on the day to guarantee access.
