In October 2009 Los Angeles' sons of metal, ARMORED SAINT, entered Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA to begin recording the band's 6th full-length studio album, and first since 2000's Revelation. Tranzformer Studios is owned by Dave Jerdan (Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction) who produced ARMORED SAINT's 1991 classic Symbol of Salvation, with Bryan Carlstrom engineering. Carlstrom once again handled engineering duties on La Raza, with the band's very own Joey Vera producing.