“[the album] What A Fucking Nightmare will undoubtedly make you angry. But, somewhat ironically, if you’re a fan of old school punk rock the way it was meant to be rolled, it will also make you very happy. What a fucking dream.”
4/5 KERRANG!

“anthemic, no-frills punk realm, and they’re still writing face-value lyrics “about dickheads, working class people, punching people, getting punched,”
BROOKLYN VEGAN

The Chisel formed in 2020 out of the same pool of talented friends and collaborators that bore bands like Violent Reaction, Arms Race, and Chubby & The Gang. After a series of singles and EPs, the band–whose current line up is vocalist Cal Graham, guitarists Luke Younger and Charlie Manning Walker, bassist Momo, and drummer Lee Munday released their debut full-length, Retaliation, in 2021 and secured their reputation as one of the most exciting new punk bands coming out of the UK. With more attention often comes more pressure, but The Chisel approached their second album with something very key in mind: “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it,” says Younger, explaining, “after we recorded the first record we just didn’t stop writing. So by the time it came out we already had even more new songs.” That prolific streak didn’t stop and the result is What A F*cking Nightmare–a behemoth of a punk record that doubles down on everything that makes The Chisel such a compelling band.

“Overflows with singular, soaring and soulful energy.” 8/10 CLASH MUSIC

“Genre-defying angst never sounded so good” 8/10 CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE

“Ginormous hooks”

“Life Under the Gun may frequently taste like candy, but, in the end, it’s a lollipop whittled into a shiv.” 9/ 10 Rolling Stone

“Life Under the Gun explodes out of the basement show without abandoning its energy and essence.” 8/10 Pitchfork

8/10 KERRANG!, 8/10 NME

Militarie Gun can’t be stopped.

In just two short years since their inception, the Los Angeles-based group have been turning heads with a menacing-yet-melodic sound that’s impossible to ignore and a creative drive that borders onobsession. Now Militarie Gun are teaming with Loma Vista Recordings to release “All Roads Lead To The Gun(Deluxe)”: a collection that combines their dual 2021 EPs, All Roads Lead To The Gun and and All Roads Lead To TheGun II, along with four new songs, capturing the essential first chapter of one of the most unique and prolific new bands.

Formed in 2020, Militarie Gun is defined by the musical restlessness of vocalist/mastermind Ian Shelton. “I’ve always been the kind of person who’s very compelled to do things,” he explains. “Everything suddenly become surgent, and that’s how I feel about songwriting—it’s just something I have to do when the inspiration comes.”

The band–whose lineup has expanded to include guitarists Nick Cogan and William Acuña, drummer Vince Nguyen, and bassist Max Epstein–draw on a wide range of influences to make something that sounds combative yet accessible, and undeniably their own.

There’s the unhinged guitar work of Born Against, the propulsive cadences of hip hop, the up-front bass of Fugazi–and most importantly, the hooks. Militarie Gun’s songs are instantly memorable, employing a melodic sensibility that’s just as informed by the work of Robert Pollard and Paul McCartney as it is by Black Flag.