ARMORED SAINT has confirmed a North American co-headlining tour with METAL CHURCH, titled 'The Metal Saint Tour 2026'.

The tour will begin on November 2 in San Juan Capistrano, California and conclude on November 21 in Agoura Hills, California.

LIVEKILL will serve as the additional support act.

The band's ninth studio album, 'Emotion Factory Reset', is set for release.

Produced by bassist Joey Vera and mixed by Jay Ruston of ANTHRAX and STONE SOUR, the record features eleven tracks that blend classic ARMORED SAINT elements with modern musicality.

The album was recorded at multiple studios including 606 Studios, Secret Hand Studios, Skullseven Studios, Constantine Studios, and Bridge Recording, with engineering by Oliver Roman, Bill Metoyer, Joey Vera, and Jason Constantine.

A special European edition of the CD digipak includes the bonus track 'One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)', originally written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter and first released by PEOPLE in 1970.

The release also features covers by THE FOUR TOPS, SANTANA, and THE DOOBIE BROTHERS.

ARMORED SAINT's current lineup — singer John Bush, guitarists Phil Sandoval and Jeff Duncan, drummer Gonzo Sandoval, and bassist Joey Vera — has been together since 1989, despite previous hiatuses.

The band previously performed as support for TESTAMENT at a concert in Lund, Sweden in August.

In July 2023, ARMORED SAINT was inducted into the Metal Hall Of Fame at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California.

The band's documentary 'Armored Saint: Band Of Brothers' premiered in May 2023 at the Harmony Gold Theatre in Hollywood, California."