ARMORED SAINT has confirmed a North American co-headlining tour with METAL CHURCH, set to begin on November 2 in San Juan Capistrano, California and conclude on November 21 in Agoura Hills, California. The 'The Metal Saint Tour 2026' will feature LIVEKILL as additional support.

The band's ninth studio album, "Emotion Factory Reset", was released in May via Metal Blade Records. Described as a "resurrection of sorts, a tearing down and a rebuilding in eleven songs of diverse musicality and lyrical themes", the record was produced by bassist Joey Vera and mixed by Jay Ruston of ANTHRAX and STONE SOUR. It was recorded across multiple 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.

The album features cover art by DDKing and includes a special European edition CD digipak with 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. Additional covers feature THE FOUR TOPS (1974), SANTANA (1978) and THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (1989).

ARMORED SAINT's current lineup—singer John Bush, guitarists Phil Sandoval and Jeff Duncan, drummer Gonzo Sandoval and Joey Vera—has been together since 1989, including periods of hiatus while Bush served as ANTHRAX's lead singer. The band previously toured with METALLICA in the early 1980s and was inducted into the Metal Hall Of Fame at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood in July 2023. Their documentary "Armored Saint: Band Of Brothers" premiered at the Harmony Gold Theatre in Hollywood in May 2023.