ARMORED SAINT (Heavy Metal Icons! – USA 🇺🇸) – Release “Not On Your Life” Official Visualizer Video – Taken from the  album “Emotion Factory Reset” out NOW! via Metal Blade Records #ArmoredSaint #heavymetal

Buy here: http://www.metalblade.com/armoredsaint
“Emotion Factory Reset,” the lineup’s ninth studio album since 1984’s March Of The Saint, is a resurrection of sorts, a tearing down and a rebuilding in eleven songs of diverse musicality and lyrical themes. Produced, as were the previous four albums, by bassist Joey Vera and mixed by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour) the record finds the quintet challenging themselves.

Previous single/video:

Previous single/video:

Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Colorist, Post-Production FX:
David Brodsky for My Good Eye: Music Visuals
@mygoodeyevisuals

Producer, 1st AD, Cinematographer, Assistant Editor:
Allison Woest for My Good Eye: Music Visuals

Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double:
Kevin Barile

Buy the album here: http://www.metalblade.com/armoredsaint

Previous single/video:

Buy here: http://www.metalblade.com/armoredsaint

Director, Cinematographer, Colorist, Additional Editing, Post-Production FX:
David Brodsky for My Good Eye: Music Visuals
‪@mygoodeye‬

Producer, 1st AD, Cinematographer, Editor:
Allison Woest for My Good Eye: Music Visuals

Lighting Director:
Jason Kinnard

Gaffer:
Bradford Jamieson

Lighting Technicians:
Myles Jamieson
Chandler Tango
Tyler Tango

Production Assistants:
Sam Hamer
Ian Porter
Kyle Van Beek

Audio Playback Technician:
Tig Moore

Audio Playback Assistant:
Nick Miller

Location Manager:
John Smartz

Audio
Produced by Joey Vera
Mixed by Jay Ruston
Mastered by Paul Logus

Audio engineered by:
Oliver Roman, Bill Metoyer, Joey Vera and Jason Constantine

 

Armored Saint Presents “Not on Your Life” Visualizer

North American Co-Headlining Tour With Metal Church To Commence Next Month + Spring 2027 Leg Of Metal Saint Tour Announced!

ARMORED SAINT today presents their visualizer for “Not On Your Life.” The track comes by way of the band’s critically acclaimed new full-length, Emotion Factory Reset, released earlier this year on Metal Blade Records. The kaleidoscopic clip was created by Costin Chioreanu of TWILIGHT13MEDIA.

Comments vocalist John Bush, “The opening lyrics are, ‘You already know my name is John Doe / Yeah you already know but still give it a go.’ I think Phil [Sandoval] had the term, ‘you already know.’ Rhyming, I was, ‘oh, okay, this is cool, like, John Doe.’ There are a couple meanings to it: the cool guy from X is John Doe. It also means that you don’t know who this person is. It led to me thinking in terms of something a little vague, which sometimes I like to do. You already know, yet you don’t know at the same time.

Phil sent me the phrase ‘from dollars to donuts,’ and I got ‘Heavens to Betsy.’ My mom was named Betty, and it’s a little nod to [Bitch vocalist] Betsy Bitch because she’s on Metal Blade. I thought, ‘why not just have a little correlation here.’ It’s a cool, great rock song, and it seems to be some people’s favorite. The lyrics ‘dollars to donuts’ sounds like something somebody said on the streets of Manhattan in 1950. I also used the phrase ‘lying on the floor in the drunk tank.’ ‘Drunk tank’ is another term people don’t really use in 2026.”

Watch ARMORED SAINT‘s “Not On Your Life” visualizer HERE.

Watch the band’s previously released video for “Every Man-Any Man” HERE, “Close To The Bone” HERE, and “Hit A Moonshot” HERE.

Emotion Factory Reset, ARMORED SAINT‘s ninth studio album, is a resurrection of sorts, a tearing down and a rebuilding in eleven songs of diverse musicality and lyrical themes. Produced, as were the previous four albums, by bassist Joey Vera and mixed by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour), the record finds the quintet challenging themselves. Songs like “Close To The Bone,” “Hit A Moonshot,” and “Every Man-Any Man” have ARMORED SAINT honoring their past as one of the most respected and recognizable bands in heavy music while making forward-thinking music rooted in the present.

Emotion Factory Reset was recorded across several studios including 606 Studios, Secret Hand Studios, Skullseven Studios, Constantine Studios, and Bridge Recording, engineered by Oliver Roman, Bill Metoyer, Joey Vera, and Jason Constantine, and features cover art by DDKing.

Track List:

01. Close to the Bone
02. Every Man-Any Man
03. Not on Your Life
04. Hit a Moonshot
05. Buckeye
06. Compromise
07. It’s a Buzzkill
08. Throwing Caution to the Wind
09. Ladders and Slides
10. Bottom Feeder
11. Epilogue

The record is available now on CD digipack (w/ 20-page booklet) and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:

Amber Marble (US)
Orange and Red Marble (US)
Citron Smoke (US – Boone’s Overstock Exclusive)
180g Black (EU)
Beige Gray Marbled (EU)
Clear Black Gold Smoke (EU – Ltd. 500)
Metallic Gold Black Dust (EU – Ltd. 300)
Clear Gold Splatter (EU – Ltd. 200)

Additionally, a special European edition of the CD digipak includes the bonus track “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison),” only available digitally until now!

A special European edition of the single gatefold LP comes w/ insert and DL card + 7″ vinyl “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison),” (only available digitally until now!) w/ an etching on the B-side, a poster, and slipmat.

Preview/purchase the record at: metalblade.com/armoredsaint

Album & Merch can be ordered HERE!!!!!

ARMORED SAINT will kick off their North American co-headlining tour with Metal Church this November. The Metal Saint Tour 2026 begins on November 2nd in San Juan Capistrano, California and runs through November 21st in Agoura Hills, California with support provided by LiveKill.

Following the fiery response both bands received during their recent shows together in Europe and fans’ excitement for the upcoming Fall shows, a Spring 2027 leg of this killer metal package has also been announced. The journey will commence on March 19th in Austin, Texas and close on April 10th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Support will be provided by One Machine.

Offers ARMORED SAINT vocalist, John Bush, “Three weeks in the Fall just didn’t seem enough so we decided to do another run of the Metal Saint tour in the Spring of 2027. Celebrating two classic bands from the ’80s who also have new records out in 2026 is a no-brainer for any metal fan. Plus, there is still a lot of the country to cover. See you at the show!”

Comments Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, “We are stoked to be heading back out on the road with our friends in ARMORED SAINT for another round of the Metal Saint Tour!”

Adds Metal Church drummer Ken Mary, “We are really looking forward to so many fans and friends on tour on this run and we are honored to be with our brothers in metal, ARMORED SAINT!”

Tickets + VIP upgrades are available now at: nationalactsvip.com/armoredsaint. See all confirmed dates below.

w/ Metal Church, LiveKill:
11/02/2026 Coach House – San Juan Capistrano, CA
11/03/2026 The Glass House – Pomona, CA
11/04/2026 The Nile – Phoenix, AZ
11/06/2026 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
11/07/2026 Sunshine Studios – Colorado Springs, CO
11/08/2026 The Federal – Denver, CO
11/10/2026 Neurolux – Boise, ID
11/11/2026 The Newberry – Great Falls, MT
11/13/2026 Dantes – Portland, OR
11/14/2026 Redwood Theater – Bremerton, WA
11/15/2026 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC
11/17/2026 Great America Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
11/18/2026 Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA
11/19/2026 The Whisky – Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2026 Observatory North San Diego – San Diego, CA
11/21/2026 Canyon Club – Agoura Hills, CA

ARMORED SAINT + METAL CHURCH w/ One Machine:

3/19/2027 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
3/20/2027 Hells Heroes – Houston, TX *
3/21/2027 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
3/23/2027 Radio Room – Greenville, SC
3/24/2027 Chapel Of Bonus – Raleigh, NC
3/25/2027 Tally Ho Theater – Leesburg, VA
3/26/2027 Ridgefield Theater – Ridgefield, CT
3/27/2027 St. Vitus – Brooklyn, NY
3/3/29/2027 Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
3/30/2027 Mercury – Lakewood, OH
4/01/2027 The Kings Of Clubs – Columbus, OH
4/02/2027 Machine Shop – Flint, MI
4/03/2027 Arcada Theater St – Charles, IL
4/04/2027 EPIC Events Center – Green Bay, WI
4/06/2027 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
4/07/2027 Matchbox – Omaha, NE
4/09/2027 Liquid Joe’s – Salt Lake City, UT
4/10/2027 House Of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
** No One Machine

ARMORED SAINT is:

Vocals: John Bush
Bass: Joey Vera
Guitar: Jeff Duncan
Guitar: Phil Sandoval
Drums: Gonzo Sandoval

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