Group
GUN
MTV EMA Award winning band from Glasgow
- From
- Glasgow
- Since
- 1987–present
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 36
- hard rock
- alternative rock
About
Gun are a Scottish hard rock band formed by guitarist Giuliano Gizzi. The band's music has charted across Europe. In the UK, the band has had 4 UK top-20 albums and 8 UK top-40 singles, including a cover of Cameo's "Word Up" that reached the UK top 10. Gun has toured extensively, most notably with the Rolling Stones on their Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour of 1989–1990.
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The band's latest album, Hombres, reached the UK top 10 and Number 1 in their homeland, Scotland. Two tracks from the album were used in the Samuel L. Jackson film Damaged.
The current lineup has two of the original members, Dante Gizzi (vocals) and Giuliano Gizzi (guitar), along with Paul McManus (drums), Andy Carr (bass), and Ruaraidh MacFarlane (guitar). The band continue to tour through 2024 with their European and UK tours.
Members
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Dante Gizzi lead vocals
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Giuliano Gizzi guitar
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Andy D Carr bass guitar
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Mark Rankin lead vocals
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Toby Jepson lead vocals
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
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Word Up 2022
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Whisky and A Prayer
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Rock the Casbah
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Crazy You
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My Sweet Jane
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Something Worthwhile
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The Only One
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Don’t Say It’s Over
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Word Up
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Welcome to the Real World
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Higher Ground
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Watching the World Go By
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Steal Your Fire
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Shame on You
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Taking on the World Apple Music
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Money (Everybody Loves Her)
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Better Days
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Inside Out
Live
Compilations
Links
Official
Concerts
Tags
- scotland
- uk
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 4507dabf-b525-4969-8d8a-c0fcf52f83b4
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.