ARMORED SAINT – European Tour Dates Announced

Coming November ARMORED SAINT will embark on a European tour, commemorating their classic ‘Symbol Of Salvation‘ album! On this special run, the band will perform ‘Symbol Of Salvation‘ in its entirety!

Frontman John Bush comments: “Looking forward to coming to Europe in November to play the Metal Hammer Paradise show and others! Plus were playing some cities for the first ever. Milan, Budapest and Zagreb! All this and ‘Symbol of Salvation’ in its entirety. Should be an awesome tour. Come on out Metal Heads. Saint will heat things up on these cold fall nights.”

ARMORED SAINT
02/11/18 NL – Enschede – Atak
03/11/18 DE – Weissenhäuser Strand – Metal Hammer Paradise
08/11/18 HU – Budapest – A38
10/11/18 HR – Zagreb – Mochvara Club
11/11/18 IT – Milan – Legend Club
More dates will be added shortly!

ARMORED SAINT will head over to Europe for selected festivals and headline shows in August. On the headline shows the SAINT will perform ‘Symbol Of Salvation‘ as well in its entirety!

ARMORED SAINT
+ ACT OF DEFIANCE
06/08/18 DE – Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
07/08/18 DE – München – Backstage Halle
08/08/17 CZ – Josefov – Brutal Assault Festival
10/08/18 NL – Eindhoven – Dynamo

After being dropped by Chrysalis Records in 1988, ARMORED SAINT began writing for a new record and searched for a new label. During 1989, founding guitarist, songwriter Dave Prichard was diagnosed with Leukemia. In January 1990, Dave went into the hospital for a bone marrow transplant but succumbed to the treatment, passing away on Feb 28th, 1990. By this time, the band was writing as a 4-piece, with Dave being the sole guitarist; they had written 25 songs and demoed all of them.

Metal Blade Records CEO/founder Brian Slagel approached ARMORED SAINT and offered a recording deal in late Spring of 1990. They regrouped with original guitarist Phil Sandoval and Jeff Duncan, who was hired as a touring guitarist during a 1989 tour with King Diamond. Recording of this new album – which would become Symbol Of Salvation – began in winter of 1990 with producer Dave Jerdan (Alice in Chains, Janes Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers), and it was engineered by Brain Carlstrom (Alice in Chains, The Offspring, Rob Zombie). During recording, the band used a guitar solo from a demo track played by Dave, and included it on the song “Tainted Past”.

ARMORED SAINT went on to tour with the likes of The Scorpions, Suicidal Tendencies,Wrathchild America, Sepultura, and more, in support of Symbol Of Salvation. Now, in 2018, the band is bringing back these classic tracks to the live setting, for fans to enjoy once again, in honor of Dave’s memory.

Source: Metal Rules

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