The Gun Show (In This Moment Song)
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"The Gun Show" is a song by American metalcore
band In This Moment
. It is the first promotional single released from their third studio album, A Star-Crossed Wasteland
. The song was released to iTunes
on June 1, premiered on Sirius XM Radio Liquid Metal channel, and was also available for streaming on their Myspace
page for 24 hours.
A teaser trailer was released on May 19 containing a small snippet of the song. A few weeks later, a new trailer was released featuring a extended clip of the song and a first look at the music video.
It was the official theme song of TNA Against All Odds 2011
, and was later re-used by the promotion for their show Xplosion
.
and Myspace
asking their Los Angeles area fans to come out in full cowboy costume for the music video. The video was directed by David Brodsky and debuted on Revolver TV June 23.
Brink describes the song and video shoot: "It's kind of a western ranch feel video for sure. I dressed up as a cowgirl and have these cowgirls in the video with me. We had so much fun doing it. It's just, I think it's one of the heaviest songs and we really love it, and its just a fun, awesome, summertime kick ass song."
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band In This Moment
In This Moment
In This Moment is an American metalcore band from North Hollywood , California. Formed in 2005, the group has released three albums to date, all through Century Media Records.-Founding:...
. It is the first promotional single released from their third studio album, A Star-Crossed Wasteland
A Star-Crossed Wasteland
-Critical reception:The album received overwhelmingly positive reviews upon its release. The NewReview gave the album a 4 out of 5 and stated "The band have put out a monumental work that is utterly and completely enjoyable that sets the standard— and boy is it high." The Boston Herald gave it a...
. The song was released to iTunes
ITunes
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on June 1, premiered on Sirius XM Radio Liquid Metal channel, and was also available for streaming on their Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page for 24 hours.
A teaser trailer was released on May 19 containing a small snippet of the song. A few weeks later, a new trailer was released featuring a extended clip of the song and a first look at the music video.
It was the official theme song of TNA Against All Odds 2011
Against All Odds (2011)
Against All Odds was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , which took place on February 13, 2011 at TNA Impact! Zone in Universal Studios Florida...
, and was later re-used by the promotion for their show Xplosion
TNA Xplosion
TNA Xplosion is a television program produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , featuring both highlights from Impact Wrestling and exclusive taped matches. It is now produced only for international markets, no longer airing in the United States...
.
Style
"The Gun Show" represents the bands return to a heavier sound. Guitarist Chris Howorth says, "we just wanted to come out with a really heavy metal track to show everybody that In This Moment is back in metal and we’re embracing that part of ourselves." It contains screaming by lead vocalist Maria Brink throughout the song with no clean vocals, a first for the band.Music video
On May 1, 2010, the band posted a flyer on their TwitterTwitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
and Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
asking their Los Angeles area fans to come out in full cowboy costume for the music video. The video was directed by David Brodsky and debuted on Revolver TV June 23.
Brink describes the song and video shoot: "It's kind of a western ranch feel video for sure. I dressed up as a cowgirl and have these cowgirls in the video with me. We had so much fun doing it. It's just, I think it's one of the heaviest songs and we really love it, and its just a fun, awesome, summertime kick ass song."
Personnel
In This Moment- Vocals - Maria Brink
- Guitar, Vocals - Chris Howorth
- Bass - Kyle Konkiel
- Guitar - Blake Bunzel
- Drums - Jeff