New ARMORED SAINT - La Raza

Yesssssssssss!!!!!

I'm stoked about this as well!!! I've been a long time fan of this band!!!

I just recently picked up a brand new copy of their debut album for a great deal at Amazon.com.

Now I need to get "Delirious Nomad". Wish me luck!

It ain't cheap, but it's the cheapest I've seen it in awhile....


http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQprZ3070336QQcpidZ1701921

OUCH! I think I might wait a little while.

I don't mind paying up to $30.00 for something I really really want (I do that a lot actually), but ehh ... I might wait a bit for this one to get reissued.

I've been waiting for a reissue for this for a long time.

They Just Dropped in the studio:

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ARMORED SAINT begins recording new full-length studio album!

Legendary metalers Armored Saint enters Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA to record first studio album since 2000's ‘Revelation'

Los Angeles' sons of metal, ARMORED SAINT, are set to enter Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA to begin recording the band's 6th full-length studio album. Tranzformer Studios is owned by Dave Jerdan (Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, etc) who produced ARMORED SAINT's 1991 classic Symbol of Salvation and Bryan Carlstrom who handled engineering on the same album. The SAINT will be working with Bryan Carlstrom who will once again handle engineering duties with the bands very own Joey Vera producing, and both Joey and Bryan mixing the record. A partial song list for the upcoming album, which is expected to hit streets in the spring 2010 is: Black Feet, Chilled, Loose Cannon, Blues, La Raza, Head On, Get off the Fence, Left Hook From Right Field.

Here's what ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush had to say about how the new album came together:

"About a year and a half or so ago Joey asked me if I'd be interested in writing some songs. I was in the right mind finally, so I said send me something. To be quite honest, I wasn't thinking in terms of ARMORED SAINT but more like just writing rock music. I felt pretty free with that mentality and the ideas felt very organic. With every passing song things improved and next thing we knew we had about eight songs demoed. Although the idea of sparking something completely new was appealing it became clear that if it was Joey and I the reality was, let's not kid ourselves; this is ARMORED SAINT.

So here it comes. Embracing my inner R&B singer and coupling that with our influence of the great seventy's hard rock band's we grew up on."

ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera comments:

"John and I began writing over 14 months ago and in the beginning we had only a general musical direction in which we were going. Once we decided to keep writing and with more of an intention of turning it into an ARMORED SAINT project, we were faced with a few questions. One was, how does this new music we're writing fit into the current musical styles of today? And should we care? We quickly answered the latter. We realized we should do what we always did and that is to write good songs. And for ourselves first. We are not unaware of our parameters in which we have created over the past 25 years, but we are also not afraid to take chances and simply do what we do best. The idea of trying to continue where we left off over 10 years ago since our last release is not very appealing to me. I have to let go of what I did in 1991 and in 2000. Nothing at all against what we've recorded in the past but my head is in a different place now. Trust me; I still want to kill your senses with music, but just in a different way."

To get a taste of what the new ARMORED SAINT album will sound like, head over to the band's MySpace page HERE where ARMORED SAINT is streaming the demo version of Loose Cannon (performed with a drum program). Loose Cannon gives fans a glimpse into ARMORED SAINT's writing process and is also a nice taste of what's to come on the band's forthcoming full-length studio release.

Expect the new album from ARMORED SAINT to be released in the spring of 2010. Plenty of studio blogs, photos, and video will be posted to the band's MySpace page and fans can also keep up with the band in the studio through Twitter HERE.

Keep up to date on all things Saint at the following locations:
http://www.myspace.com/armoredsaint1
http://www.armoredsaint.com/
http://twitter.com/thearmoredsaint

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=4097101&blogID=512662475

http://www.metalbladerecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/metalbladerecords
http://twitter.com/MetalBlade

Early candidate for possible album of year for me.

SPECTREFATE wrote:

It ain't cheap, but it's the cheapest I've seen it in awhile....


http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQprZ3070336QQcpidZ1701921

When the hell did it go up that high? I have a copy I got for real cheap a few years ago!

see lots of alk bout Blabbermouth... so i scope it out today for the first time (still am by the way) and see this.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=130927

Awesome! I can't wait to hear "La Raza"!!!

From www.classicrockmagazine.com


Saint On The March Again



mdome / News / 24/11/2009 18:32pm




Armored Saint have a title for their new album.
It’s to be called La Raza, which literally means The Race. Expect a release next March through Metal Blade.

The record was produced by bassist Joey Vera at Tranzformer Studios.
The full track listing hasn’t been confirmed, but among those songs likely to be featured are:
Black Feet
Chilled
Loose Cannon
Blues
La Raza
Head On
Get Off The Fence
Left Hook From Right Field

In the meantime, Saint vocalist John Bush is inching towards a
return to Anthrax. He’ll be performing with the band on five shows in
Australia early next year.
For further info, go to www.armoredsaint.com

He needs to stay with the Saint, they are doing the better music these days.

Just got this in my e-mail:

Armored Saint completes work on new record, “La Raza”! Los Angeles metal legends, Armored Saint, have completed work on their first new album since 2001'a Nod To The Old School. Joey, John, Gonzo, Phil and Jeff finished up La Raza at Tranzformer Studios in Burbank “After 6 weeks, the new Armored Saint record is done. Well, not entirely…we still have to have it mastered which should be done in the next 2 weeks. So technically, there's plenty of time for more arbitrary bouts of stress. But all of the tunes have been recorded and mixed. And I have the dark circles under my eyes to prove it! As the producer of the record, I did in fact work very long and hard on this. But I didn't work alone. Everyone involved worked their asses off. Gonzo, John, Phil and Jeff all came in and gave it everything. Engineer Bryan Carlstrom and his assistant John Nuss were the work horses who kept up the pace in this session which for the most part meant putting in 12 – 14 hour days. I can't say enough about Bryan, Nuss and Annette Cisneros from Tranzformer Studios in Burbank. This is a first class operation and to boot, they all gave heart and soul into the project which these days you just cannot even pay for. We are in much debt with them. Truly wonderful people. The result is just amazing, and I may be hasty when I say that this may be our best record ever. But all dopes in bands say that right? Well this time I think it's true and although my reasons may be purely personal, I still deem it truth. The songs are great and it sounds great. The title of our new record is “La Raza” which means, “The Race”. For all of you tech nerds out there, a few quick bits on how we made this one: We used nothing but analog gear, most of which was custom built by Rupert Neve for Bryan Carlstrom. We hit every signal (drum mics, guitars, vocals) with custom or vintage analog gear before recording into Pro Tools. We even used rare vintage amps for most of the guitar overdubs. At mix time, we mixed on an SSL 4000E console and went to a 1 inch tape reel (one of only 2 on the west coast) for our final masters. Uh… you DO know what tape is, don't you? What does this all mean? It means we spit in the ear of the age of the mp3, teenie, tiny ear bud listening culture that has turned its back on what it means to experience music. This record is FAT. We mean, obese! Full on cardiovascular failure stuff! Old School, Baby! We are finishing up the other crap that goes with making records. Photo shoots, CD artwork (you DO know what a CD is still, right?), mastering, the running order of the tunes. After that, we wait until it is released. I'm told it's coming out in March 2010 on Metal Blade Records. More news coming soon…” Joey Vera, Armored Saint La Raza will be available everywhere early 2010! http://www.myspace.com/armoredsaint1 http://www.twitter.com/thearmoredsaint

Awesome news.

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For all of you tech nerds out there, a few quick bits on how we made
this one: We used nothing but analog gear, most of which was custom
built by Rupert Neve for Bryan Carlstrom. We hit every signal (drum
mics, guitars, vocals) with custom or vintage analog gear before
recording into Pro Tools. We even used rare vintage amps for most of
the guitar overdubs. At mix time, we mixed on an SSL 4000E console and
went to a 1 inch tape reel (one of only 2 on the west coast) for our
final masters. Uh… you DO know what tape is, don't you?

What does this all mean? It means we spit in the ear of the age of the
mp3, teenie, tiny ear bud listening culture that has turned its back on
what it means to experience music. This record is FAT. We mean, obese!
Full on cardiovascular failure stuff! Old School, Baby!

That makes me as excited as anything!!
I only wish more metal artists would do this instead of the compressed-to-hell stuff most bands put out these days.

Oh wow. Now I got two albums to look forward to early next year. This one and the new Heathen.

http://www.myspace.com/armoredsaint1

New song posted online. I've always liked Sound of White Noise, so this is cool. Haha.

Oh my gawd!!!

That new song KILLS!!!!

La Raza cover...

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To complete the package, the band employed photographer Stephanie Cabral and Metal Blade’s own Brian Ames. Joey Vera comments further, “Metal Blade is doing a really cool digi pack package for us. We felt like the city of Los Angeles is such a big part of our fabric that we wanted to use that in the design of the artwork. So with the help of our good friend and photographer Stephanie Cabral and Brian Ames from the Metal Blade art department, we came up with a really cool package that represents our band and the music on this record. We also wanted to incorporate a 'green' action by leaving out the plastic CD tray and using recycled paper. The result is a classy and poignant package.”

No cd tray? I don't like the sound of that. I listend to a little bit of the new song. Sounds great. This is a no-brainer purchase anyway, but it's nice to hear they still got it.

"Green"

How is not using the sturdy plastic tray good for the environment? I have a hard time believing that our landfills are piling up with digi-packs with plastic CD trays. Record companies can spin it any way they want, but the end result is CHEAP packaging.

This whole thing sounds ridiculous to me. The new song (average at best and something that would garner an unknown band no attention), the packaging, the title of the album, the song titles ....

But if people like it, more power to em.

I'm diggin' the new song "Left Hook From Right Field". On first listen I thought it was just okay until about 2 minutes and 40 seconds into the track, then the chorus kicked in and the Saints separated themselves from the boys. The song rocks.

Plus I've always liked the voice of John Bush. Very cool.

ultmetal wrote:

"Green"

How is not using the sturdy plastic tray good for the environment? I have a hard time believing that our landfills are piling up with digi-packs with plastic CD trays. Record companies can spin it any way they want, but the end result is CHEAP packaging.

I 100% agree with this, most people (collector's and non collector's) keep their CD cases, there are no landfills filled with nothing but jewel cases.

It's about marketing not fact. This is my most anticipated album of the year.

TheNazgul wrote:

It's about marketing not fact. This is my most anticipated album of the year.

Are you going to "Raza" to the store when it's released?