Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway
Californian metal legends Armored Saint have announced they will embark on a North American tour commemorating the band’s classic ‘Symbol Of Salvation‘ album.
On this special run, the group will perform their 1991 ‘Symbol Of Salvation‘ album in its entirety, with select shows to be recorded for a live DVD release. Metal Blade Records label mates Act Of Defiance will provide support.
To further commemorate the legacy of the album, Metal Blade Records will reissue ‘Symbol Of Salvation‘ on CD and LP on May 18. The LP will feature a vinyl remastering from Patrick W. Engel as part of the “Metal Blade Originals” series. It will receive the special treatment of 400g heavy cardboard spine sleeves (inside-out print), 60x60cm two-sided artwork posters, and 250g inserts. The CD will include four bonus tracks.
* CD (tour edition digipak w/ 4 bonus tracks)
* 180g black vinyl
* dark red maroon marbled vinyl (ltd. to 300 copies – EU excl.)
* clear red/purple/black/white splattered vinyl (ltd. to 200 copies – EU excl.)
* violet rosy brown marbled vinyl (ltd. to 300 copies – USA excl.)
* pastel pink lilac marbled vinyl (ltd. to 200 copies – USA excl.)
CD tracklist:
01. Reign of Fire
02. Dropping Like Flies
03. Last Train Home
04. Tribal Dance
05. The Truth Always Hurts
06. Half Drawn Bridge
07. Another Day
08. Symbol of Salvation
09. Hanging Judge
10. Warzone
11. Burning Question
12. Tainted Past
13. Spineless
14. Medieval Nightmares (Demo)
15. Get Lost (Demo)
16. Tongue and Cheek (Demo)
17. Pirates (Demo)
Vinyl tracklist:
A1. Reign of Fire
A2. Dropping Like Flies
A3. Last Train Home
A4. Tribal Dance
A5. The Truth Always Hurts
A6. Half Drawn Bridge
A7. Another Day
B1. Symbol of Salvation
B2. Hanging Judge
B3. Warzone
B4. Burning Question
B5. Tainted Past
B6. Spineless
ARMORED SAINT “Symbol Of Salvation” Tour Dates
with ACT OF DEFIANCE:
Jul 10 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
Jul 11 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater
Jul 13 – New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
Jul 14 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Jul 15 – Montreal, QC – Petite Campus
Jul 17 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club
Jul 18 – Cleveland, OH – The Cambridge at House of Blues
Jul 20 – Detroit, MI – Shelter
Jul 21 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
Jul 22 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
Aug 16 – Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d
Aug 17 – Anaheim, CA – Parish at House of Blues
Aug 18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
