Two of heavy metal's most enduring American institutions — ARMORED SAINT and METAL CHURCH — have joined forces for "The Metal Saint Tour 2026", a 16-date North American co-headlining run beginning November 2 in San Juan Capistrano, California and closing November 21 in Agoura Hills, California. Additional support comes from LIVEKILL.
ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush is blunt about what this tour represents: "Two classic metal bands from the '80s on tour together doing headline sets and both with brand new awesome records out. 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."
METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof adds: "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!"
Both bands are riding the momentum of fresh studio material. ARMORED SAINT's ninth album, "Emotion Factory Reset", is produced by bassist Joey Vera and mixed by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR), featuring 11 tracks of diverse heavy metal that honors the band's 1984 origins while pushing forward. METAL CHURCH's new album is "Dead To Rights".
The tour covers the American West Coast, Southwest, Mountain states, Pacific Northwest, and Western Canada before looping back to Southern California for the finale — hitting cities including Phoenix, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Denver, Portland, Bremerton, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
Tickets go on sale May 29 at 10:00 a.m. local time.
For fans of traditional, no-nonsense heavy metal with pedigree, this tour is unmissable.