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ARMORED SAINT To Join Metal Church On North American Co-Headlining Tour This Fall – Tickets On Sale Friday, May 29th!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on May 27, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Travis Shinn

ARMORED SAINT will join Metal Church for a North American co-headlining tour this Fall! The Metal Saint Tour 2026 will commence on November 2nd in San Juan Capistrano, California and runs through November 21st in Agoura Hills, California. Additional support will be provided by LiveKill.

Comments ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush, “Two classic metal bands from the ‘80s on tour together doing headline sets and both with brand new awesome records out [ARMORED SAINT with Emotion Factory Reset and Metal Church with Dead To Rights]. If you call yourself a metalhead and you don’t come to this show when we roll into your town, you better have a damn good excuse. AS and MC. Let’s do this!”

Comments Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, “It’s incredibly exciting to be getting back on the road with our friends and an honor to be sharing the stage with one of America’s finest metal bands! Definitely a show you won’t want to miss!”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 29th at 10:00am local time. VIP upgrades will be available at: 

https://nationalactsvip.com/armoredsaint.

See all confirmed dates below.

ARMORED SAINT + Metal Church w/ LiveKill:
11/02/2026 Coach House – San Juan Capistrano, CA
11/03/2026 The Glass House – Pomona, CA
11/04/2026 The Nile – Phoenix, AZ
11/06/2026 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
11/07/2026 Sunshine Studios – Colorado Springs, CO
11/08/2026 The Federal – Denver, CO
11/10/2026 Neurolux – Boise, ID
11/11/2026 The Newberry – Great Falls, MT
11/13/2026 Dantes – Portland, OR
11/14/2026 Redwood Theater – Bremerton, WA
11/15/2026 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC
11/17/2026 Great America Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
11/18/2026 Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA
11/19/2026 The Whisky – Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2026 Observatory North San Diego – San Diego, CA
11/21/2026 Canyon Club – Agoura Hills, CA

Additionally, ARMORED SAINT has performances confirmed throughout the Spring and Summer months both Stateside and abroad, including a special meet-and-greet at Grill ‘Em All in Long Beach, California. Set to take place on May 28th, the event is in celebration of the band’s Emotional Factory Resetfull-length, released last week on Metal Blade Records. The night will feature photo opps, raffles, ARMORED SAINT-inspirited fries, and more!

ARMORED SAINT Live:
5/28/2026 Grill ‘Em All – Long Beach, CA * Meet-and-Greet Event *
6/06/2026 Milwaukee Metalfest @ The Rave/Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI
7/30/2026 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK w/ Metal Church
7/31/2026 Skogsrojet Festival – Rejmyre, SE
8/01/2026 Pustervik – Gothenburg, SE w/ Testament, Metal Church
8/02/2026 Mejeriet – Lund, SE * w/ Testament, Metal Church
8/05/2026 Brutal Assault – Jaroměř, CZ
8/07/2026 Alcatraz Festival – Dessel, BE
8/08/2026 Poppodium Boerderij – Zoetermeer, NL *ARMORED SAINT headlining show
8/09/2026 Keep It True Legions – Geiselwind, DE
8/11/2026 Progresja – Warsaw, PL w/ Savatage, Nevermore
8/12/2026 Collosseum – Kosice, SK w/ Vio-Lence
8/13/2026 Klub Studio – Krakow, PL w/ Testament, Metal Church
8/29/2026 Stonedead Festival – Newark, UK

Emotion Factory Reset, ARMORED SAINT’s ninth studio album since 1984’s March Of The Saint, is a resurrection of sorts, a tearing down and a rebuilding in eleven songs of diverse

musicality and lyrical themes. Produced, as were the previous four albums, by bassist Joey Vera and mixed by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour), the record finds the quintet challenging themselves. Songs like “Close To The Bone,” “Hit A Moonshot,” and “Every Man-Any Man” have ARMORED SAINT honoring their past as one of the most respected and recognizable bands in heavy music while making forward-thinking music rooted in the present.

Emotion Factory Reset was recorded across several 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, and features cover art by DDKing.

The record is available now on CD digipack (w/ 20-page booklet) and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:

Amber Marble (US)
Orange and Red Marble (US)
Citron Smoke (US – Brutal Panda Exclusive)
180g Black (EU)
Beige Gray Marbled (EU)
Clear Black Gold Smoke (EU – Ltd. 500)
Metallic Gold Black Dust (EU – Ltd. 300)
Clear Gold Splatter (EU – Ltd. 200)

Additionally, a special European edition of the CD digipak includes the bonus track “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison),” only available digitally until now!

A special European edition of the single gatefold LP comes w/ insert and DL card + 7” vinyl  “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison),” (only available digitally until now!) w/ an etching on the B-side, a poster, and slipmat.

ARMORED SAINT:
John Bush – vocals
Joey Vera – bass
Jeff Duncan – guitars
Gonzo Sandoval – drums
Phil Sandoval – guitars

https://www.armoredsaint.com

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https://www.instagram.com/thearmoredsaint

https://www.metalblade.com

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Re-Emerge With “Starless” – New Single Arrives Ahead Of Band’s European Tour

Posted in alternative rock, alternative rock bands, alternative rock music, Hard Rock, Music, music news, news on May 27, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

2026 TOUR DATES INCLUDE EUROPE, U.K. LATIN AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, JAPAN & HAWAII

May 27, 2026 – A Perfect Circle return with “Starless” (https://apc.lnk.to/Starless), a new single from Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan that signals a new dawn for the band, arriving days before they launch their first European/U.K. tour in eight years.

“Absolutely chuffed to debut this new track on stage in the U.K.,” Keenan shares. “Of course I’m excited to release the recordings but our songs always take on an expanded personality once we start playing them live.”

Unmistakably A Perfect Circle, “Starless” moves between muscular, guitar-driven intensity and delicate, intricate passages, with the precision that has long defined the band’s work.

Recorded at Howerdel’s Lankershim Ranch Studio in Studio City, Calif., “Starless” was written earlier this year, produced by Howerdel and mixed by Matty Green (U2, Florence + the Machine, TV on the Radio) and features longtime collaborator Josh Freese on drums.

“Some songs get kicked around and massaged for years,” Howerdel says. “But once in a while, one takes shape quickly, as if it had been there all along.”

A limited-edition “Starless” 7-inch single is also available now via Revolver. Featuring a custom etching of the band’s famous crescent logo on the B-side and a custom 7-inch adapter, the vinyl release arrives on two variants: silver/black, and white with sea blue and black splatter.

Tickets for all shows except Japan are available now via APerfectCircle.com. Japanese tickets are available June 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Puscifer appears on dates from Nov. 25 to Dec. 19. Jehnny Beth, Reclus.É, and A.A. Williams open on various dates throughout Europe.

A Perfect Circle tour dates:

3 June London, UK O2 Academy Brixton SOLD OUT ^&
4 June London, UK O2 Academy Brixton SOLD OUT ^&
6 June Nürnberg, DE Rock Im Park
7 June Nürburg, DE Rock Am Ring
9 June München, DE Zenith ^
10 June Warszawa, PL Torwar ^
12 June Wien, AT Nova Rock Festival
13 June Ferrara, IT Ferrara Summer Festival ^#
15 June Budapest, HU Budapest Park ^
16 June Zagreb, HR SRC Šalata #
18 June Zürich, CH Halle622 ^
20 June Clisson, FR Hellfest
21 June Düsseldorf, DE Mitsubishi Hall ^
23 June Tilburg, NL Poppodium 013 #
24 June Amsterdam, NL AFAS Live #
26 June København, DK Copenhell
27 June Oslo, NO Tons of Rock
28 June Stockholm, SE Gröna Lund
1 July Berlin, DE Zitadelle ^
2 July Praha, CZ Forum Karlín ^
4 July Esch-sur-Alzette, LU Rockhal
5 July Werchter, BE Rock Werchter 2026
7 July Paris, FR Zenith Paris ^
9 July Oeiras, PT NOS Alive 2026
10 July Madrid, ES Mad Cool Festival

With Puscifer:

25 November Mexico City, MX Estadio Fray Nano %
28 November Buenos Aires, AR Microestadio Argentinos Juniors %
29 November Santiago, CL Hipodromo de Chile %

4 December Adelaide, AU The Drive %
6 December Melbourne, AU Rod Laver Arena %
8 December Brisbane, AU Riverstage %
10 December Sydney, AU Carriageworks %
11 December Sydney, AU TikTok Entertainment Centre SOLD OUT %
13 December Auckland, NZ Spark Arena %

15 December Tokyo, JP Zepp DiverCity %
17 December Osaka, JP Zepp Bayside %

19 December Honolulu, HI Neal S. Blaisdell Arena %

^ – Jehnny Beth

& – Reclus.É

# – A.A. Williams

% – Puscifer

Photo credit: Travis Shinn

Formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and vocalist Maynard James Keenan, A Perfect Circle quickly established themselves as a powerful new voice in alternative rock with the release of Mer de Noms (2000), which debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 and became the highest-charting debut rock album of its time. Featuring fan favorites “Judith,” “3 Libras,” and “The Hollow,” the platinum-selling album remains a defining release.

Their catalog has continued to resonate, from Thirteenth Step (2003) and eMOTIVe (2004), to 2018’s Eat the Elephant, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200.

A Perfect Circle has headlined festivals worldwide, sold out iconic venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and appeared on late night television shows including “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Tonight Show.”

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GORGE: Italian Death Metallers Sign to Time To Kill Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on May 27, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Italian death metal act GORGE has officially signed with Time To Kill Records for the release of their forthcoming debut full-length album, marking a decisive step forward for one of the most exciting new names to emerge from the Italian underground.

Formed in 2025, GORGE was born from an idea by Edoardo Nicoloso (Fulci, Jorelia, TV-Crimes) and Roberto Sava (Jorelia), with a clear intent to strip death metal down to its most essential and violent form. The project pays tribute to raw two-piece acts such as Retch, Mortician and Christ Denied, as well as solo assaults in the vein of Putrid Pile, while channeling the spirit of ’90s American death metal.

The band’s approach is rooted in a direct, riff-driven philosophy that draws heavily from the foundational era of Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Gorguts and Malevolent Creation, updated with just the right amount of modern weight without compromising its original identity. 

GORGE blends death metal with a gritty hardcore sensibility, resulting in a groovy yet ferocious sound that avoids overused slam dynamics in favour of tighter songwriting and internal rhythmic variation. At the centre of everything lies the riff, treated as the primary narrative force across all compositions, supported by a constant attention to structural tension and release.

Further details regarding the album, tracklist and first single will be revealed in the coming months as GORGE prepare to fully introduce their debut statement.

Line-up:

Edoardo Nicoloso – Guitar, Vocals, Drum Programming
Roberto Sava – Guitar, Vocals

GORGE:

https://www.instagram.com/gorgebrutality

Time To Kill Records:

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/timetokillrecords/

https://www.facebook.com/timetokillrecords/

https://www.youtube.com/c/TIMETOKILLRECORDS

https://timetokillrecords.com/

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