When fans absorb the album as a whole, they'll see that the tracklisting is divided up into 'sets' or 'suites', where a sonic style is explored across multiple songs before moving on to the next, making for a remarkable listening experience. Heavier songs are mixed with bluesier, boogie inducing tracks and dark, introspective ballads, often harkening back to the first three albums the band made, but also pushing the band forward. Written and recorded while the world was still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, the new studio album sees Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis, and company continuing with the darker lyrical tone of the preceding studio albums, 'The Devil You Know' and 'The Missing Peace', while incorporating their classic rock influences into the mix.

Guns have announced the release of their new studio album, 'Checkered Past'. Guns (1988) Cocked & Loaded (1989) Hollywood Vampires (1991) Vicious Circle (1995) American Hardcore (1996) Shrinking Violet (1999) Man in the Moon (2001) Waking the Dead (2002) Tales from the Strip (2005) and Hollywood Forever (2012), two extended plays – Cuts (1992) Wasted (1998) as well as a number of live and compilation albums.Long running hard rockers L.A. Guns has released ten studio albums – L.A. Guns moniker until 2012, when the Tracii Guns-led version of the group disbanded. Both groups continued to record and tour under the L.A. Guns members Black, Alexander as well as Jeremy Guns (though the lineup would eventually change), with the group eventually changing their name to L.A. The group's lineup consisted of former L.A. Guns continued without Guns, bringing in guitarist Stacey Blades, however, following his decision to put Brides of Destruction on hiatus in 2006, Guns formed The Tracii Guns Band. However, the group continued to change lineups and Guns eventually left to form the hard rock supergroup Brides of Destruction with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe in 2002. The 'classic lineup' of the group would reunite in 1999 and began recording new material. However, the group went through numerous lineup changes (with Riley being the most consistent member) and failed to regain mainstream attention. They achieved moderate chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. drummer Steve Riley with this being known as the 'classic lineup' of L.A. Later, Alexander would be replaced by former W.A.S.P. Black would soon be replaced by former Girl singer Phil Lewis while former Faster Pussycat bassist Kelly Nickels was added to the group. In 1985, the group was reformed by Guns and singer Paul Black adding Mick Cripps and Nickey Alexander. The first incarnation of the group was formed by Tracii Guns in 1983 and merged with fellow Los Angeles group Hollywood Rose to form Guns N' Roses in 1984. As of 2017, the lineup consists of Phil Lewis (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Tracii Guns (guitar), Michael Grant (guitar), Johnny Martin (bass, backing vocals) and Shane Fitzgibbon (drums). Guns are an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983.

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