Mirrors EP
| Mirrors | ||||
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| EP by Young Guns | ||||
| Released | June 22, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 15:49 | |||
| Label | Live Forever | |||
| Producer | Dan Weller, Justn Hill | |||
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Mirrors is the debut studio recording for alternative rock band Young Guns. The four song EP was released on June 22, 2009. While initial sales were low, its release, coupled with subsequent touring, is credited with getting them the positions of opening live shows for Bon Jovi and Guns N' Roses that are credited for kick-starting the band's music career.
While members of the band had been together dating back to 2003, during these years, they were more identified as just a number of musicians who shared a similar passion for music in the same London underground music scene, and did not form as a serious band until 2008. The band's lineup, upon becoming a formal band, consisted of Gustav Wood as the lead vocalist, Frasier and John Taylor both as guitarists, Simon Mitchell as the bassist, and Ben Jolliffe on drums. The band began playing local live shows at bars and small events featuring music from a variety of different music genre. They eventually began to garner more attention by securing spots in support of post-hardcore bands Funeral for a Friend and We Are the Ocean. This exposure granted them the opportunity to work with Dan Weller and Justin Hill, from the influential progressive metal band Sikth, as producers.
While the band's initial touring and producers were more related to the hardcore and progressive metal music scenes, the band chose to pursue a more straightforward, melodic rock sound with the EP.
The EP was released on June 22, 2009. A single to promote the release, "In the Night", was also released in the same month. The EP was not an immediate success, selling only 500 copies in its opening week, but the band continued to push forward with extensive touring. The band's EP and touring in support of it eventually caught the attention of popular Welsh rock band Lostprophets, who then asked the band Young Guns to open for them. This greatly raised the band's profile, which in turn lead to opening for Bon Jovi at their residency at The O2 Arena, and Guns N' Roses at that year's Reading Festival.
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