A1968 was a good year for music. Jimi Hendrix released Electric Ladyland, and Velvet Underground released White Light/White Heat. But amongst these well known artists was a small band from London that never made it big. That band's name was Gun, or The Gun. The late 60s were a turbulent era for music, the pop rock music made famous by The Beatles was fading slowly, to be replaced by proto-metal bands such as Led Zeppelin and progressive rock like Pink Floyd. Gun hold a very small niche in between these two genres, and can very easily be seen as one of the first metal bands in existence. Gun released their self titled album in 1968, it made one top ten hit and the band released a second album in 1969, but Gun broke up soon after and its members moved on to different projects. Their debut album's cover is noteworthy as an early example of the work of Roger Dean, who was later responsible for producing trademark covers for super bands such as Yes, Greenslade and Asia. The Gun wouldn't survive to the 70s, and this little gem began to slowly fade into obscurity as the years rolled on by. Looking back on it now, it is a shame that Gun weren't able to continue their crusade of psychedelic proto-metal, because it would have been a very fun ride if they had.

There were few more hard hitting, aggressive bands than the Gun. When the power packed trio blasted their way into the charts with Race With The Devil a U.K. Top Ten hit in 1968, it looked like the new British band were going to be a major force in rock music. They had a lot going for them. The highly talented Gurvitz brothers fronted the band. Paul played bass, and wrote the arrangements and Adrian hammered out fiery lead guitar solos.