Militarie Gun Announce ‘God Save The Gun’ & Share Lead Single

Militarie Gun announce their anticipated new album, God Save The Gun, due October 17th via Loma Vista Recordings. Alongside the album announcement, Militarie Gun share the lead single, “B A D I D E A,” which aired on Apple Music’s “New Music Daily Radio” with Zane Lowe this morning, where vocalist and primary songwriter Ian Shelton joined Lowe on air to speak about the new song. “B A D I D E A” also arrives with a music video directed by Ian Shelton.

Speaking about “B A D I D E A” and the music video, Shelton shares:

“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.’”

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.

Shelton shares:

“I’m well aware that being this vulnerable turns my personal trauma into a marketing hook for this album. But I’m fine with it, if not provoking it. Over the past couple of 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.”

Militarie Gun’s 2023 debut album, Life Under The Gun, was centred around lifelong cycles of hurt, with the singer looking back at growing up with family members struggling with addiction, and while God Save The Gun is still tethered to that history, this time, he’s not the witness; he’s the protagonist. It wasn’t until the band was scheduled to enter the studio in early 2025 that Shelton realized he was the one who needed to hear God Save The Gun’s message.

Militarie Gun ‘God Save The Gun’ album artwork

Despite all of the inner turmoil leading to God Save The Gun, Shelton and his bandmates, guitarists William Acuña and Kevin Kiley, bassist Waylon Trim, and drummer David Stalsworth, more than rose to the challenge of following up Militarie Gun’s acclaimed debut. Stalsworth, Trim, and Kiley all joined during Life Under The Gun’s extensive touring cycle after a series of member shakeups that would hobble most bands, but only made Militarie Gun stronger.

Along with the honed-in lineup, God Save The Gun was created with a village of new and old collaborators. Shelton continued his creative relationship with songsmith Phillip Odom, co-wrote with longtime conspirator and frequent harmonizer James Goodson of Dazy, and newly tapped Nick Panella of MSPAINT, among others. Militarie Gun also worked with producer/engineer Riley MacIntyre (Adele, Arlo Parks, The Kills), who was chosen not only to make the songs sound huge, but also to access the sentiments behind them.

Following their performances at Garden Amp in Garden Grove, California, on September 7th with Gorilla Biscuits and Riot Fest in Chicago, Illinois, on September 19th, Miliatrie Gun will embark on a string of headline shows along the west coast with support from Death Lens, Milly, Angel Du$t, and Fleshwater on select dates. Full tour dates below and tickets available HERE.

Tour Dates:

+ with Gorilla Biscuits, Cosmic Joke, Start Today and more
# with Alkaline Trio
^ with Death Lens and Milly
* with Fleshwater & Angel Dust

September 07 – Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp +
September 19 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest ^
September 20 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest Late Night Show at Metro #
September 24 – Oxnard, CA – The Elks Lodge ^
September 25 – Bakersfield, CA – Temblor Brewing ^
September 26 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Humdinger ^
September 27 – Oakland, CA – New Paris ^
September 28 – Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial ^
September 30 – Tacoma, WA – Real Art Tacoma ^
October 01 – Bellingham, WA – Make.Shift ^
October 02 – Portland, OR – High Limit Room ^
October 03 – Boise, ID – Shrine Basement ^
October 04 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell *
October 05 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theater ^