Armored Saint have announced a headlining North American tour commemorating their seminal full-length Symbol Of Salvation. The thirteen-date run will feature the group performing the effort in its entirety each night. Supporting them on the trek will be Act Of Defiance. Vocalist John Bush said of the upcoming tour:
“Symbol Of Salvation! Arguably Armored Saint’s most important record. These songs came out of us being dropped from Chrysalis Records and finding out about guitarist Dave Prichard developing Leukemia. The songs took on a much more emotional meaning than any other previous record. We wrote songs of desperation like ‘Another Day’ and ‘Last Train Home’, experimental tunes like ‘Tainted Past’ and ‘The Truth Always Hurts’, and classic Saint rockers like ‘Reign Of Fire’, ‘Dropping Like Flies’, and the title track. After Dave passed, the band regrouped with Phil and Jeff returning as the guitar tandem. It was a family again. Dave Jerden produced the record and this marked the beginning of Joey becoming the producer of the band. It’s going to be a memorable tour. Songs like ‘Burning Question’ and ‘Spineless’ we’ve never played live before. Come share it with us. Let’s make Dave proud.”
Metal Blade Records will be reissuing Symbol Of Salvation on CD and LP on May 18th. The LP will feature a vinyl remastering from Patrick W. Engel as part of the “Metal Blade Originals” series. Special treatment and 400-gram heavy cardboard spine sleeves (inside out print), 60x60cm two-sided artwork posters and 250-gram inserts guaranteed! The CD will include four bonus tracks. Pre-order your copies now via Indie Merch, EMP, or eBay!
7/10 – Poughkeepsie, NY | The Chance
7/11 – Sellersville, PA | Sellersville Theater
7/13 – New York, NY | The Gramercy Theatre
7/14 – Boston, MA | Brighton Music Hall
7/15 – Montreal, QC | Petite Campus
7/17 – Toronto, ON | Mod Club
7/18 – Cleveland, OH | House Of Blues
7/20 – Detroit, MI | Shelter
7/21 – Chicago, IL | Reggie’s
7/22 – Milwaukee, WI | Shank Hall
8/16 – Las Vegas, NV | Count’s Vamp’d
8/17 – Anaheim, CA | Parish
8/18 – Los Angeles, CA | The Regent
