Jun 9, 2026 · 20 min · 13 segments
Phil Sandoval of Armored Saint joins Hollie Nicole on Teaser Talk for a conversation about the band’s new album, *Emotion Factory Reset*, their creative process, and what keeps the band moving forward…
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What does that phrase mean to you personally, and how does it reflect where the band is at mentally right now?
I think the wh- whole world kinda is in chaos and, and has been for a long time and stuff, and it kinda needs an emotional factory reset.
And, uh, I think, uh, you know, choosing peace over chaos is important for everyone, you know, in, in life and stuff and to live a fulfilling life.
You would be surprised where the title came from, but, but it, it's, uh, an idea that I, um, a phrase I took from watching a trial, a murder trial, and stuff.
It was, it was a, a murder trial where, uh, Taylor Sh- Shabazz, this is her name, she, uh, dismembered her boyfriend's head and, uh, put it in a bucket, and while she was on trial, she got into a fight with the lawyer, and the commentator says, "Looks like she could use an emotional factory reset button."
[laughs] I was like, "Okay, that's something I've never heard before." So I gave that idea to John.
Uh, I said emotion factory reset, and then he used it in a, in a lyric for one of the songs, Close to the Bone.
And when it came time for us to choose a, a title for the album, you know, nobody can come up with anything better [laughs].
Phil, I actually like what you came up with, Emotion Factory Reset, and, uh, maybe that could be the title of the album." And, and sure enough, you know, we couldn't come up with anything different and stuff, and every- it started to grow on us, and that's what it, it became, uh-
What does that phrase mean to you personally, and how does it reflect where the band is at mentally right now?
I think the wh- whole world kinda is in chaos and, and has been for a long time and stuff, and it kinda needs an emotional factory reset.
And, uh, I think, uh, you know, choosing peace over chaos is important for everyone, you know, in, in life and stuff and to live a fulfilling life.
You would be surprised where the title came from, but, but it, it's, uh, an idea that I, um, a phrase I took from watching a trial, a murder trial, and stuff.
It was, it was a, a murder trial where, uh, Taylor Sh- Shabazz, this is her name, she, uh, dismembered her boyfriend's head and, uh, put it in a bucket, and while she was on trial, she got into a fight with the lawyer, and the commentator says, "Looks like she could use an emotional factory reset button."
[laughs] I was like, "Okay, that's something I've never heard before." So I gave that idea to John.
Uh, I said emotion factory reset, and then he used it in a, in a lyric for one of the songs, Close to the Bone.
And when it came time for us to choose a, a title for the album, you know, nobody can come up with anything better [laughs].
Phil, I actually like what you came up with, Emotion Factory Reset, and, uh, maybe that could be the title of the album." And, and sure enough, you know, we couldn't come up with anything different and stuff, and every- it started to grow on us, and that's what it, it became, uh-
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