Armored Saint has announced that guitarist Phil Sandoval will not be joining the band on their European tour next week. An official statement reads:

"Phil has chosen to stay home and be with his girlfriend while they expect their first child together which is due during this time. We have enlisted the help of guitarist Matt Price from Behold! The Monolith to step up and fill in for Phil for these threee festivals in Germany. Phil will miss seeing all of you this time but he promises to 'Deliver' once he returns for the dates we have booked in the fall. Please help us wish Phil and his girlfriend a positive and safe delivery. Thank you!"

The aforementioned festivals are as listed:

July
28 - Headbangers Open Air - Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany
29 - Saarmagedon Festival - Saarbrucken, Germany
30 - Noord Open Air - Essen, Germany

The rest of Armored Saint's 2016 tour schedule looks like this:

October
8 - Loud Park Fest - Saitama Shi, Japan   

With Queensryche and Midnight Eternal:

November 
15 - Showbox at The Market - Seattle, WA     
16 - Ace Of Spades - Sacramento, CA    
17 - Riverside Municipal Auditorium - Riverside, CA    
18 - House Of Blues - San Diego, CA     
22 - Alamo City Music Hall - San Antonio, TX     
23 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX    
25 - Clicks - Tyler, TX    
26 - Trees - Dallas, TX    
29 - Mavericks at The Landing - Jacksonville, FL    
30 - Culture Room - Fort Lauderdale, FL

December    
1 - The Cuban Club - Tampa, FL   
2 - The Music Farm - Charleston, SC       
3 - Baltimore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD     
4 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA   
6 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY     
7 - Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA     
8 - Diesel Concert Lounge - Chesterfield, MI       
9 - Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL      
10 - Anthem at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Sioux City, IA        
11 - Limelight - Peoria, IL     
13 - The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE     
14 - Kanza Hall - Overland Park, KS      
15 - The Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO