[9] 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.
[10] This exposure granted them the opportunity to work with Dan Weller and Justin Hill, from the influential progressive metal band Sikth, as producers.
[13] Despite touring and working with people from the hardcore and progressive metal music scene, the release contained more of a straightforward, melodic rock sound.
[14] 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.
[16] The touring, couple with positive coverage in the press, including a nomination from Kerrang magazine for "Best Newcomer Award" for 2009,[13] greatly raised the band's public profile,[15] leading to an opening spot for Bon Jovi at their residency at The O2 Arena,[12] and Guns N' Roses at that year's Reading Festival.
[17] The band's unexpectedly quick rise to popularity left them in a rush to create more music to sustain their frequent touring.
[15] The band once again chose to work with Weller as a producer, and recorded their first full album while still continuing their extensive touring.
[15] The song was well-received, with BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe praising it as "The Hottest Record in the World".
[15] Further singles "Sons of Apathy" and "Crystal Clear" were released in April and July respectively while the band worked on completing the album.
[5] The debut album, All Our Kings Are Dead, was released under their own label called Live Forever on 10 July 2010 and peaked at No.
[24] In February 2011, the band supported All Time Low with Yellowcard on another European Tour which ended in the UK, visiting venues such as the O2 Academy Brixton.
[12] The first single from the sessions, "Learn My Lesson", was released four months later in October 2011, being debuted on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show.
[29] After the initial European release, the band proceeded to tour across Europe for six months while working on securing a distribution deal for the album in the US - which they eventually did with Wind-Up Records.
[40] It was announced in February 2014 that the band had signed to the Virgin EMI record label and that they would be flying to San Francisco to work on the follow-up to Bones with the producer Dan the Automator.
[43] In August 2014, the band announced their plan on releasing a new album in early 2015,[44] and debuted the first single for their third album, "I Want Out", on BBC Radio 1 UK Zane Lowe's Hottest Record[45] The single hit number one on the iTunes Rock Chart,[43] and eventually peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
[30] The band recruited a new drummer, Chris Kamrada, and immediately began working on writing new material through the end of the year.
[51][52] The band, presented with the opportunity to work with music producer David Bendeth, decided to move quickly into recording another album, with sessions starting in February 2016 at the House of Loud studio.
[59] On 7 July 2022, Young Guns played their first show in almost 5 years at The Fighting Cocks,[60] followed by a performance the next day at 2000trees festival.