ARMORED SAINT have been confirmed as the support act on SAXON's "Gods Of Thunder" tour of the UK and Ireland in February 2027. The run covers 11 shows, opening at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall on February 13 and wrapping up at the Eventim Apollo in London on February 27.
The tour takes its name from Gods Of Thunder, SAXON's new studio album, due in January 2027.
SAXON — "Gods Of Thunder" UK & Ireland 2027, with ARMORED SAINT:
- Feb 13 — Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
- Feb 14 — Glasgow, O2 Academy
- Feb 16 — Belfast, Telegraph Building
- Feb 17 — Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
- Feb 19 — Manchester, O2 Apollo
- Feb 20 — Newcastle, O2 City Hall
- Feb 21 — Sheffield, City Hall
- Feb 23 — Cardiff, The Great Hall
- Feb 24 — Bristol, Bristol Beacon
- Feb 25 — Southampton, O2 Guildhall
- Feb 27 — London, Eventim Apollo
It's a busy stretch for ARMORED SAINT. Before crossing the Atlantic, John Bush and company co-headline "The Metal Saint Tour 2026" across North America with METAL CHURCH, running November 2–21 from San Juan Capistrano to Agoura Hills, California, with LIVEKILL in support. A spring 2027 leg of the same package follows from March 19 in Austin, Texas, to April 10 in Las Vegas, with ONE MACHINE opening.
All of it is in support of Emotion Factory Reset, the band's ninth studio album, released in May via Metal Blade Records. As with the four records before it, bassist Joey Vera produced the album, while Jay Ruston handled the mix. The lineup of Bush, guitarists Phil Sandoval and Jeff Duncan, drummer Gonzo Sandoval and Vera has stayed together since 1989, give or take the years Bush spent fronting ANTHRAX.