[3] After Andrew Metcalfe and Simon Finley's band split up in the summer of 2007, the pair set up a small studio in a disused social club in Liverpool and spent the next few months writing and recording some new material.

Glynn had made plans to return home to his family in Perth, Western Australia, but on hearing the recordings, decided to stay and join Sound of Guns on guitar.

John Coley, a friend of Nathan Crowley, was in the crowd that night, and was so impressed with the raw energy and powerful performance from Sound of Guns that he joined the band there and then.

It consisted of four tracks, "Elementary of Youth", "Lightspeed" (both mixed by Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers/Idlewild)), "Dead Sea Scrolls" and "Gallantry".

The lead track "Elementary of Youth" was quickly picked up by BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe and given the title of 'Hottest Record in the World'[6] as well as XFM's 'Single of the Week' by Steve Harris.

During a UK tour in March 2009 Sound of Guns found themselves surrounded by armed police in Wakefield after a mix up involving the band's name led to the group being mistaken for gangsters, as reported by NME.

The second single "Sometimes" was released on the same day as the album and has been championed by BBC Radio 1 (Zane Lowe) and XFM (Mary Anne Hobbs).

FMV Magazine's Dan Jenko described the record as "an excellent return for Sound of Guns: one that not only gives their die-hard fans the crowd-pleasing anthems they wanted, but also provides another stepping stone as they attempt to break into the mainstream fold".

The iTunes bonus track "Violets"[13] was a fan favourite, yet was only played once at the band's final gig at Whitehaven Civic Hall on 11 October 2013.

[14] On April 16, 2016, Astronaut Tim Peake played Sound Of Guns’ Antarctica single while orbiting Earth, tweeting them from space.