Ambassador Gun sign to Prosthetic Records

Minnesota-based grind outfit Ambassador Gun have signed with Prosthetic Records. The group are described as a mix of grindcore with death metal-infused thrash, blended with some punk and crust elements.

Ambassador Gun, whose name stems from a certain style of sunglasses for pilots, was formed by high school buddies Tim Sieler and Luke Olson. After having both played in similar punk and metal bands throughout the mid-'90s, the pair relocated to Minnesota in 2000. "From there," Olson recalls, "we started to write a lot of psychedelic, experimental metal in the vein of Neurosis and Today Is The Day and somehow blended it with the stylings of Slayer and old-school Hatebreed."

This led to the 2007 release of their first EP, 'The Streets Have Eyes' (This Dark Reign Recordings). It was not until 2009, however, that the band released their first full-length studio album, 'When In Hell,' through Pangea Recordings/Relapse Records. 

The band will be releasing a new album later this year.