Following two festival performances—Bangers Open Air in São Paulo, Brazil and Sonic Temple Festival in Columbus, Ohio—veteran metal band Armored Saint will enter the studio May 2025 to begin recording its ninth studio album, tentatively slated for a spring 2026 release through Metal Blade Records.
In September, the band will join W.A.S.P. for a trio of U.K. shows before returning to the United States to support guitarist Michael Schenker on his My Years with UFO U.S. Tour. Armored Saint will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its second album, “Delirious Nomad,” with a five-song micro set of songs from the record throughout the tour.
To further commemorate the cornerstone record, the band is making available a special “Delirious Nomad” wrapped guitar from Dean Guitars. Each guitar is signed by the band. Pre-sales will be announced in the coming weeks. In the meantime, check out additional “Delirious Nomad” merch items here.
“What up, Saints? We want to give you all a heads up with what’s happening with us this year,” vocalist John Bush said. “First, we’ve been writing songs for the upcoming new record, and we are just about done! We are going into 606 Studios next month to record drums for five songs. The plan still stands for an early spring 2026 release. We have two rad festivals dates in May: Bangers Open Air and Sonic Temple Festival. Then we’ll be joining our friends, W.A.S.P., for three shows in Britain in September, which includes Newcastle where we’ve never played, and London at the Eventim Apollo—formerly the legendary Hammersmith Odeon. We are psyched!
“Then we’ll do nine more shows in the U.S. in October with one of the best rock guitar players to ever walk the earth: Michael Schenker. We will be doing something special on these particular dates. In conjunction with the 40th anniversary of ‘Delirious Nomad,’ we will be playing micro sets from that record. We’ll play other classic Saint tunes, as well, of course!
“Finally, we will do three headlining shows at the end of this tour in El Paso, Texas, where we haven’t played since 1984, Las Vegas, Nevada, and at the infamous Glass House for the first time ever in Pomona, California. Lots on the plate. Thanks for all the love as always.”
Exclusive “Delirious Nomad” VIP upgrades for all U.S. dates are available at national-acts.com/armoredsaint.
Tour dates:
5/02/2025 Bangers Open Air – São Paulo, BR **
5/09/2025 Sonic Temple Fest – Columbus, OH **
with W.A.S.P.
9/26/2025 Newcastle O2 City Hall – Newcastle, GB
9/27/2025 O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, GB
9/28/2025 Eventim Apollo Hammersmith – London, GB
with Michael Schenker
10/02/2025 Canyon Club – Agora Hills, CA
10/03/2025 Saban Theater – Los Angeles, CA
10/04/2025 The Grove – Anaheim, CA
10/05/2025 Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
10/07/2025 Marquee Theater – Tempe, AZ
10/08/2025 National Hispanic Cultural Center – Albuquerque, NM
10/10/2025 Trees – Dallas, TX
10/11/2025 Tobin Center – San Antonio, TX
10/12/2025 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
10/14/2025 Rockhouse – El Paso, TX ^
10/16/2025 Count’s Vamp’d – Las Vegas, NV ^
10/17/2025 The Glass House – Pomona, CA ^
** festival date
^ Armored Saint headline date
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