After graduating La Jolla High in 2011, singer/songwriter Josh Blevins attended Pepperdine. “My mom owns a gym and my dad and mom were both ballet dancers. In high school I was super athletic and did some modeling. In my sophomore year [at Pepperdine] I started gaining weight. Then I started having side effects like blurred vision, depression, insomnia, and asthma. No one could explain it. The doctors always diagnosed it as something else. I told my mom there was something else wrong with me. I went through four months of tests. They finally found a tumor on my pituitary gland. I had 12 times the growth hormone called cortisol in my system.”
After surgery in December of 2012 and a year of recovery, Blevins enrolled at SDSU. He launched Gunner Gunner the following year. The group's hard rock sound pays homage to classic, throwback rock and roll while infusing relentless guitar riffs, gritty energy, and powerful vocals. The group is heavily inspired by 70s and 80s arena rock, delivering high-octane anthems designed for live performances. Gunner Gunner's album Lock 'n' Load dropped in 2014.
The double-Gunners released a new music video in May 2026 for their track “Anthem For a Rebel,” taken from a 4-song EP titled Honey that was preceded by a single for “Come Down.”