after andrew metcalfe and simon finley's band split up in the summer of 2007, the pair set up a small studio in a disused social club in liverpool and spent the next few months writing and recording some new material. at the end of 2007 they were introduced to nathan crowley, whose previous band had recently ended too. by the start of 2008, the three had begun writing and recording songs together, some of which would eventually end up on sound of gun's debut album 'what came from fire'. in need of other musicians to complete the line-up, crowley played the new recordings for lee glynn, a guitarist with whom he had played previously. glynn had made plans to return home to his family in perth, western australia, but on hearing the recordings, decided to stay and join sound of guns on guitar.