On July 13th at Book Soup in West Hollywood, California, during a signing event for Brian Slagel's new book, Swing Of The Blade, Armored Saint frontman John Bush was asked about the possibility of new music from his band.
Bush replied, "We kind of started writing some songs a little bit, Joey Vera (bassist) and myself. We are kind of like the catalyst to get the songwriting going. We kind of move slow — very slow — but I say it's quality over quantity. So even though there's not a lot of Armored Saint records, they're all great. Tracy, who's Joey's wife and is the president of Metal Blade and is an amazing person, has kind of tried to give us a kick in the ass to hurry up a little bit. And I am gonna be turning 60 next month, so it's, like, time is not our side."
Video of the complete Q&A session, featuring Brian Slagel, John Bush, and Betsy Weiss from Bitch, can be viewed below, courtesy of The Metal Voice.
Armored Saint's last album, Punching The Sky, was released in 2020 via Metal Blade.
In live news, Armored Saint will be opening for W.A.S.P. across North America in August and September. Confirmed dates are as listed:
August
4 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theatre *
5 - Wheatland, CA - Hard Rock Live Sacramento
7 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
8 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre *
10 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
11 - Spokane, WA - The Podium
12 - Garden City, ID - Revolution Concert House and Event Center
13 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
15 - Omaha, NE - Steelhouse Omaha
16 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus
17 - Moline, IL - The Rust Belt *
18 - Eau Claire, WI - RCU Theater *
19 - Clive, IA - Horizon Events Center *
20 - Gary, IN - Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
22 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live @ 20 Monroe
23 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre
24 - Wheeling, WV - Capitol Theatre *
25 - Stroudsburg, PA - Sherman Theater *
26 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
27 - Hampton, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
29 - Wallingford, CT - The Dome At Oakdale Theatre
30 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
31 - Warren, OH - Packard Music Hall *
September
1 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
3 - Montreal, QC - Mtelus
5 - Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady Music Center
7 - Memphis, TN - The Soundstage at Graceland
8 - Little Rock, AR - The Hall
9 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
10 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion
13 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre *
14 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
16 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
* not a Live Nation Date
(Photo - Travis Shinn)
