Militare Gun, the OOH! OOH! punk rock outfit and one of Post Malone’s favorites, is back with their sophomore album God Save the Gun, set for release on October 17th via Loma Vista.

Along with the album announcement, the band has shared its lead single and video, “B A D I D E A”, which frontman Ian Shelton directed himself. Watch and listen below:

Shelton had this to say about the process:

“I wanted to make a video that was a celebration of vices, a new iteration of yourself looking back at a moment you made a mistake while never truly reflecting. This was the most technically challenging video we’ve ever done and it only fits a song spelling out the words ‘bad idea.’”

With some lineup changes and help from collaborators Phillip Odom, Dazy’s James Goodson, and MSPAINT’s Nick Panella, God Save the Gun continues the sound that Shelton has been shaping for the past five years. Shelton shared this about the new record:

“I’m well aware that being this vulnerable turns my personal trauma into a marketing hook for this album. But I’m fine with it, if not provoking it. Over the past couple years, as I spoke about addiction from the perspective of someone affected by it, I became the one struggling with it. There’s a farcical logic to entering a situation, fully knowing the consequences, and doing it anyway – but that’s where my head was when I started leaning on drinking.”

God Save the Gun is out October 17th. Preorder here. Full tracklist:

1. Pt II
2. B A D I D E A
3. Fill Me With Paint
4. Throw Me Away
5. God Owes Me Money
6. Daydream
7. Maybe I’ll Burn My Life Down
8. Kick
9. Laugh At Me
10. Wake Up And Smile
11. I Won’t Murder Your Friend
12. Isaac’s Song
13. Thought You Were Waving
14. God Save The Gun

Tour Dates:

09/07 Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp +
09/19 Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest ^
09/20 Chicago, IL @ Metro #
09/24 Oxnard, CA @ The Elks Lodge ^
09/25 Bakersfield, CA @ Temblor Brewing ^
09/26 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Humdinger ^
09/27 Oakland, CA @ New Paris ^
09/28 Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial ^
09/30 Tacoma, WA @ Real Art Tacoma ^
10/01 Bellingham, WA @ Make.Shift ^
10/02 Portland, OR @ High Limit Room ^
10/03 Boise, ID @ Shrine Basement ^
10/04 Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell *
10/05 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater ^
10/15 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield !
10/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium !

+ with Gorilla Biscuits, Cosmic Joke, Start Today and more
! supporting Sex Pistols
# with Alkaline Trio
^ with Death Lens and Milly
* with Fleshwater & Angel Dust