Nikki Sixx has been rocking since his teens in the 70s, racking up a pile of hits with Motley Crue in the 80s. In his spare time during the last two decades, he's worked with many other artists and helmed numerous side projects, including 58 in 2000 and Brides of Destruction with Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns in 2002. In 2006, he formed yet another side project called Sixx: A.M., which has now released five studio albums and counting. Sixx A.M. is a modern hard rock band that stands strong among their contemporaries, combining Sixx's sense for arena-ready hooks with crushing guitars and thunderous percussion. I honestly have no idea why they haven't stormed up the charts. "You Have Come To The Right Place" is just one highlight of many in their growing catalogue. It comes from their 2016 album, "Prayers For The Damned."
Memphis hard rock and sometimes rap band Saliva formed in 1996 and was making waves by 2001 when their track "Your Disease" started to make inroads at radio. Their first chart appearance came in 2003 when "Always" hit #51. They'd see chart action just one more time when the stellar ballad written by Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue, Sixx A.M.), "Rest In Pieces," peaked at #93 - it deserved so much better! Despite a bevy of fist-pumping anthems about rock and roll, stardom, Southern girls, and being a badass, the band has yet to get back on the charts. Lead singer Josey Scott left by 2012, but the band carried on with Bobby Amaru as his replacement. Within the extensive catalog by the band, there are plenty of moments when they steer into more radio-friendly and melodic territory. Such is the case with "Twister," an infectious song from their 2007 record, "Blood Stained Love Story."
