Elephant Gun

There are two bands going by the name Elephant Gun:

1) Elephant Gun are a hard rock band based in Melbourne, Australia.

Elephant Gun have gained a name for themselves through powerful live sets, and catchy melodic rock tunes that gained high rotation on Triple J and other national stations. After numerous live appearances on Channel V, and the release of their first single, Cataract , Elephant Gun set out on a rigorous tour of the Eastern seaboard and Southern States of Australia, whilst also claiming the opening spot on tour for some of Australia's biggest bands: Powderfinger, Shihad, and Grinspoon. Following on from appearances at the Big Day Out and the Falls Festival, Elephant Gun parted ways with Roadrunner Records having released an EP (Elephant Gun) and a full length album, Albino, through the label. Albino received critical acclaim and rave reviews in the nations music press. Following an extended hiatus in which Elephant Gun have written and recorded more than a full length album worth of material, the band has produced some of it's most edgy and in your face songs with the assistance of producer Matt Maddock (Something for Kate/Dan Kelly). They have been performing recently which has brought many new fans to the fold after a number of their new tracks were made available on their Myspace page. The band have a new lease on life, and now display a more mature sound to their music. They have just completed a 5 track promo E.P entitled Now To Survive which is sure to turn some heads in the Australian music scene.

2) Elephant Gun is a folk-punk band from Northeastern Illinois.