{"id":85260,"date":"2020-10-23T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T23:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=85260"},"modified":"2021-08-25T22:00:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T21:00:23","slug":"news-armored-saint-release-eighth-studio-album-punching-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-armored-saint-release-eighth-studio-album-punching-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"ARMORED SAINT Release Eighth Studio Album \u2018Punching The Sky\u2019 (October 23rd, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARMORED SAINT Release Eighth Studio Album \u2018Punching The Sky\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nOctober 23rd, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Los Angeles, California-based heavy metal band Armored Saint issued eighth full-length studio album Punching The Sky<\/em> on October 23rd, 2020 through Metal Blade Records.<\/p>\n

The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to write really good music. I know I’m stating the obvious here but that\u2019s about the size of our agenda,\u201d said bassist Joey Vera. \u201cWe\u2019ve been able to shed a lot of expectations that sometimes plague a band like ours that has been around a long time, and we\u2019ve recently moved into a comfort zone with just being ourselves. We have this kind of freedom now that we didn\u2019t really have early in our career, and we can take some chances and make the kind of music that we want to hear. This record is a reflection of where we are at, right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re a band that began four decades ago, you really have to push yourself harder than ever when it comes to making a new record,\u201d stated vocalist John Bush. \u201cThe last thing you ever want is for it to appear as though you were going through the motions or that you\u2019re just putting a product out to do some touring. The records are immortal. They\u2019ll be here long after us. Every one needs to count in its own individual way.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Joey Vera acting as producer, he recruited the same engineering team that worked on Win Hands Down<\/em> [2015] with drums recorded by Josh Newell at El Dorado Studios in Burbank, California, guitars tracked by Bill Metoyer at Skullseven studios in North Hollywood, California, and vocals, bass and additional recordings by the bassist at his studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like working with people that I trust and have a good personal rapport with,\u201d revealed Vera. \u201cThat same reason is why I hired Jay Ruston to mix the record. It\u2019s important to be able to work with people who understand what the end goal is. At the end of the mixing stage, I always have a hard time walking away from the project we’ve been working on for so long. It\u2019s hard to let it go. The end result is good though. Everyone played and sang their asses off and it shows.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants\u2019
\n02. \u2018End Of The Attention Span\u2019
\n03. \u2018Bubble\u2019
\n04. \u2018My Jurisdiction\u2019
\n05. \u2018Do Wrong To None\u2019
\n06. \u2018Lone Wolf\u2019
\n07. \u2018Missile To Gun\u2019
\n08. \u2018Fly In The Ointment\u2019
\n09. \u2018Bark, No Bite\u2019
\n10. \u2018Unfair\u2019
\n11. \u2018Never You Fret\u2019<\/p>\n

Armored Saint\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

John Bush (vocals)
\nPhil Sandoval (guitar)
\nJeff Duncan (guitar)
\nJoey Vera (bass)
\nGonzo Sandoval (drums)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018End Of The Attention Span\u2019, \u2018Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants\u2019, \u2018Missile To Gun\u2019, \u2018Never You Fret\u2019 and \u2018Lone Wolf\u2019. All five clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Seventh studio record Win Hands Down<\/em><\/a> was released<\/a> in May 2015 via Metal Blade.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Travis Shinn.<\/em><\/p>\n