ARMORED SAINT have unveiled the official music video for "Every Man-Any Man," the latest single taken from their critically acclaimed ninth studio album "Emotion Factory Reset," out now on Metal Blade Records. The video was directed by Robert Graves.
Vocalist John Bush opened up about the track's origins and its deceptively funky underpinning: "'Any man has his price' is a more familiar phrase and that's the theme, but we didn't want to call it that. It was too obvious. We said, 'How about we call the first part of the line every man-any man and then stop there.'"
Bush went on to highlight what makes the track's rhythm section so distinctive: "The intro guitar part almost has this Andy Summers/Police vibe. Then Joey [Vera] goes into the cool bass groove. That's vintage Joey; he's such a grooving bass player, and it sounds super unique — you probably won't hear a groove like that from too many metal bands. Combined with drummer Gonzo [Sandoval], sometimes the grooves that they combine on are essential to ARMORED SAINT's sound and have been for years. When those two guys are locked in, it's pretty awesome, because it's like they could be playing in the Commodores. That's the feeling that, I think, is the beauty of ARMORED SAINT; it takes it to another place that a lot of bands can't go to in the metal world. That's a perfect example of it."
Bassist and producer Joey Vera elaborated on the song's construction: "I liked the idea of having the verse, music, and chorus be the same music parts, but with different vocal parts. This idea was inspired by a song by THE POLICE. I also wanted to add all the kitchen sink ingredients, so there are nods to FOO FIGHTERS, THIN LIZZY, and it all ends with a crushing ARMORED SAINT riff."
"Emotion Factory Reset" — ARMORED SAINT's ninth studio album — is a bold statement of creative reinvention: eleven songs of diverse musicality and lyrical depth that honor the band's 40-year legacy while pointing squarely at the present. Produced, as were the previous four albums, by Joey Vera and mixed by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR), it was recorded across 606 Studios, Secret Hand Studios, Skullseven Studios, Constantine Studios, and Bridge Recording, and engineered by Oliver Roman, Bill Metoyer, Joey Vera, and Jason Constantine. Cover art was handled by DDKing.
Tracks like "Close To The Bone," "Hit A Moonshot," and "Every Man-Any Man" demonstrate why ARMORED SAINT remain one of the most respected and creatively restless bands in heavy music after four decades.