History of Guns

History Of Guns are an English metamodern cross-genre group combining elements of Industrial, punk, electronica, ebm, edm, goth, rock, metal and avant-garde from Hertfordshire, England. They were a part of the early 00s underground UK industrial/gothic scene before going on hiatus in 2011 and returning in 2022.

Their name comes from the title of one of their earliest songs, written from an imagined future where guns no longer exist, about the Dunblane massacre.

Primarily a studio project, History of Guns played live sporadically throughout their career including the Whitby Goth Weekend in 2006 and both London UK Industrial events: Futurepunk23 and Back to the Futurepunk.

They contributed the track Jezebel and the Philistines to the debut album The Excommunication of Christ by The Meads of Asphodel in 2001, and further contributed to their subsequent releases Jihad / Freezing Moon (2002), Exhuming the Grave of Yeshua (2003) and Damascus Steel (2005). (credited as either History Of Guns or Max Rael).

In 2007, their song Your Obedient Servants came in at no.19 in journalist Mick Mercer's list of Top 30 Goth Singles of All Time.

In August 2015 they were featured in the Beautiful Noise exhibition at Hertford Museum of notable bands from the area.

After going on hiatus in 2011 they returned in 2022 with an industrial rock/metal album Forever Dying in Your Eyes, and long-planned album Half Light in 2024. They are currently working on a new album to be titled, Rage and Reflect.