after a few months of writing and rehearsing as a four piece, the band booked their first shows. after several unsuccessful auditions for a bass player, they decided to go ahead with the shows, and have the bass parts recorded to a backing track until they found the right bass player. it was at their first hometown show at the barfly in liverpool that the sound of guns line-up was completed. john coley, a friend of nathan crowley, was in the crowd that night, and was so impressed with the raw energy and powerful performance from sound of guns that he joined the band there and then.