''Armored Saint'' is the first studio effort by American heavy metal band

Armored Saint Armored Saint is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1982. Since 1990, the band has consisted of John Bush on lead vocals, Joey Vera on bass, Jeff Duncan on guitar and the Sandoval brothers (Gonzo and Phil) on ...

. It was released in 1983 on

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signed the band in 1984 after listening to the EP. Opening track "Lesson Well Learned" was previously featured on Metal Blade's compilation ''

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'' in 1982. The EP is featured on the 2001 compilation '' Nod to the Old School''.

Track listing

All tracks by Armored Saint

Personnel

* John Bush – vocals *Dave Prichard – guitars *Phil Sandoval – guitars *

Joey Vera Joey Vera (born April 24, 1963) is an American bassist who is known as a member of the heavy metal band Armored Saint and progressive metal band Fates Warning. During 2004 and early 2005, he toured with Anthrax as a fill-in for Frank Bello, w ...

– bass *Gonzo Sandoval – drums ;Production *Bill Metoyer – engineering *John Georgopoulos – art direction, design *Dana Ross – photography

External links

Official Armored Saint site
* Armored Saint on ''Allmusic Guide''br>Armored Saint's first EP on ''Encyclopaedia Metallum''
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