Win Hands Down is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released on June 2, 2015.AllMusic The vocals were recorded at Bridge Recording in Los Angeles, guitars and bass were recorded at Travis Dickerson Studios in Chatsworth and drums were recorded at Clearlake Audio in Burbank.
Two videos have been released for the album: the title track and the song "An Exercise in Debauchery". The band toured extensively in summer 2015 with Saxon in support of the album.Armored Saint detail Win Hands Down, teamrock.com, 9 April 2015
Critical reception Metal.de rated the album 9 out of 10 points. Marek Protzak wrote, there was "no other band at the moment" who played "classical metal in such an inspired and versed manner".Armored Saint - Win Hands Down, metal.de, in German German Rock Hard magazine editors voted Win Hands Down as "Album of the Month". Editor-in-chief Boris Kaiser called Armored Saint "one of the most underrated bands in US Metal" and compared the album to 1991's Symbol of Salvation. He rated it 8.5 of 10.Armored Saint - Win Hands Down, rockhard.de, in German
Commercial performance The album sold double the number of copies as the previous album La Raza.ARMORED SAINT – Win Hands Down Debuts On Billboard Chart, bravewords.com, 10 June 2015
Track listing
Personnel Band Members John Bush – lead vocals Phil Sandoval – guitars Jeff Duncan – guitars Joey Vera – bass, backing vocals Gonzo Sandoval – drums
Additional musician Pearl Aday – guest vocals on "With a Full Head of Steam"
Production Joey Vera – production, engineering Jay Ruston – drum engineering, mixing Josh Newall – drum engineering
Charts
Chart (2015)Peakposition
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