Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent, D.I.Y ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music. At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended from punk rock (including some examples of punk itself, as well as new wave, and post-punk.
21 guns-Green Day was actually Released on May 25, 2009 by digital download. By July 14, 2009 It was in a CD Single.
It's Genre can also be related to Alternative rock, and Of course it is also related to Punk. The Songwriters in it are Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, John Phillips, and Tre Cool and the producers are Butch Vig and Green Day.
21 guns may refer to:-
21-gun salute, an arms salute as a military honor
21 Guns (band), a 1990s rock band formed by Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham
21 Guns (song), a song from Green Day's 2009 21st Century Breakdown
Twenty-One Guns" (ER), a 2006 episode from the 12th season of the medical drama ER
"Twenty-One Guns", a song on the 1996 split EP Ignite/ Good Riddance.
The artists are:-
1989-
Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals,guitar) 1987-
Mike Dirnt (Micheal Pritchard) (bass) 1987-
Tre Cool (Frank Edwin Wright 3) (drums) 1990-
John Kiffmayer (drums) 1987-1990
Jason White (guitar,backing vocals)2012-
21 guns song was labelled as reprise and was recorded in 2008.