Metal Blade Records has just released a new Rewind segment on YouTube in celebration of the label’s 40th anniversary. This Rewind features John Bush and Joey Vera reminiscing about the “Symbol of Salvation” era of the band! Check it out here and if you’re in CA be sure to catch the band live as they wrap up their US tour with W.A.S.P., including LA’s SOLD OUT show at The Wiltern!

W.A.S.P and Armored Saint
12/10 Fresno, CA – The Tower Theater
12/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern (sold out!)

In other tasty Armored Saint news, if you are a fan living in the Chicago area you can head to Kuma’s Corner (@originalkumascorner) where the restaurant will be serving up the ARMORED SAINT burger the entire month of December! The ARMORED SAINT burger is a 10oz Kuma’s Patty, Chipotle Mayo, Pepper Jack Cheese, Caramelized Onions, roasted red bell peppers, Roasted Poblano peppers, & a Farm Fresh Egg! Available at all Chicagoland locations. Kumascorner.com

And fans in the Alhambra area can head to Grill ‘Em All (@grillemall) where the restaurant will also be serving up a burger in honor of the band for the month of December. The ARMORED SAINT burger at Grill ‘Em All is served up with Jalapeño BBQ Ranch, Avocado, Pickled Habanero + Red Onions, Roasted Corn + Black Bean Salad, Cilantro and Cabbage on a Half Pound Burger! grillemallburgs.com

Metal Blade Records 40th Anniversary Small Batch Rum:
There isn’t a drink more fitting for the classic Metal Blade Pirate than some good ol’ rum! Which is why we’ve teamed up with the crew at Key West Legal Rum for the official ‘Metal Blade RUM‘! Distiller Paul Menta, Key West Legal Rum “This is like completing my metal and rum bucket list! Taking 2 things I love, metal and rum, and letting people have an experience.” Made from Florida demerara sugar, this two-year old stainless steel-aged rum will send your taste buds through one hell of an expedition! Notes of toasted caramel, pear and a buttery smooth finish. Drink it chilled or pair it with another beverage – there is no wrong way to drink it as long as the music is LOUD! Limited batch of 2000, these bad boys will go quick! The bottles have been hand dipped/sealed and are crowned with a Metal Blade 40th Anniversary collector’s edition medal. Grab yours NOW: MetalBladeRum.com

In other 40th Anniversary news, head to metalblade.com/40thanniversary for decade themed playlists, merch, and exclusive releases.

About Metal Blade Records:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel‘s enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it celebrates its fourth decade.

Metal Blade Records launched Metallica, Slayer, Armored Saint, Fates Warning, GWAR, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Cattle Decapitation, and dozens more genre giants, shaping four decades and counting of hard rock, metal, and extreme music culture. Brian Slagel worked as a record store clerk when he founded Metal Blade in 1982, reserving a spot for a young Lars Ulrich on his Metal Massacre compilation series. Metal Blade grew from humble beginnings in Los Angeles to become an international powerhouse, selling millions of albums while remaining fiercely independent. In 2017, Slayer‘s Kerry King inducted the label into the Hall of Heavy Metal History. Slagel‘s For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records arrived the same year.

Metal Blade Records, the fiercely independent label that launched Metallica, Slayer, Armored Saint, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, and dozens more iconic heavy metal bands, continues its 40th Anniversary Celebration in 2022 with the release of a new playlist featuring a selection of songs from the label’s 10’s catalog spanning 2010-2020.

In conjunction with the release of the label’s 10’s playlist, a brand-new merch design created by American artist Samwise Didier. Samwise serves as senior art director at Blizzard Entertainment, having acted as art director for the flagship games of the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises, the producer of several games, and an artistic contributor to almost every game released under the name Blizzard Entertainment.

Check out the new playlist, available on Spotify and Apple Music, and the new shirt design at: metalblade.com/40thanniversary

In other news; Metal Blade is proud to announce being the sponsor of Decibel Magazine’s Metal and Beer Fest 2023 in Philadelphia, PA. Thrash metal legends Suicidal Tendencies descend on Philadelphia to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut by playing the crossover classic in its entirety (along with a helping of other hits), while melodic death metal kings THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER make their triumphant east coast return as a Metal & Beer Fest headliner.

But the exclusive anniversary sets don’t end there. NOLA sludge lords Eyehategod will celebrate 30 years of bad times with the first-ever full performance of Take as Needed for Pain, while U.S. death metal progenitors Incantation will honor the 25th anniversary of masterwork Diabolical Conquest with an exclusive start-to-finish performance of the record. One more special set, honoring the 30th anniversary of an iconic album, will be revealed soon.

The already stacked artist bill, presented by Metal Blade Records, is rounded out by: Northwest black/doom force Mizmor; Fort Worth deathstorm Frozen Soul; old-school metallic hardcore heroes All Out War; New York death metal newjacks Undeath; Vermont’s metalcore finest Drowningman; blackened doom swamp dwellers Worm; crusty death metal cretins Fuming Mouth; cavernous death metal upstarts Phobophilic; and New England blast furnace Escuela Grind.

But that’s just the half of it! The weekend’s malt maelstrom is totally covered via America’s most metal breweries! The year’s beer lineup is presented by craft beer legends 3 Floyds (IN) and includes featured breweries Broken Goblet Brewing (PA), Wake Brewing (IL), WarPigs Brewing (IN), TRVE Brewing (CO), Widowmaker Brewing (MA), Bone Up Brewing (MA), Kings County Brewers Collective (NY), Yards Brewing (PA), Magnanimous Brewing (FL) and flagship meadery Brimming Horn Meadery (DE).

Get tickets here:
Fri 4/14: ticketmaster.com/event/02005D4DF95C7EA0
Sat 4/15: ticketmaster.com/event/02005D4DF9607EA4
2 Day Pass: ticketmaster.com/event/02005D4DF9627EAD

About Metal Blade Records:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel‘s enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it celebrates its fourth decade.

Metal Blade Records launched Metallica, Slayer, Armored Saint, Fates Warning, GWAR, Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Cattle Decapitation, and dozens more genre giants, shaping four decades and counting of hard rock, metal, and extreme music culture. Brian Slagel worked as a record store clerk when he founded Metal Blade in 1982, reserving a spot for a young Lars Ulrich on his Metal Massacre compilation series. Metal Blade grew from humble beginnings in Los Angeles to become an international powerhouse, selling millions of albums while remaining fiercely independent. In 2017, Slayer‘s Kerry King inducted the label into the Hall of Heavy Metal History. Slagel‘s For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records arrived the same year.