Saliva is an American band from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1996. Best known for their Nu Metal, Rap Metal & Alternative Metal genre of rock. They started off as members of local bands before departing from their bands to join Saliva in September 1996 and then got their own major label A&R scouts.
Some of their songs have been used as themes for WWE, such as "Always" and "Ladies and Gentleman".
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Band members
Current Members:
- Paul Crosby – drums (2000–2018, 2019–present)
- Bobby Amaru – lead vocals (2011–present)
- Brad Stewart – bass, backing vocals (2015–2018, 2019–present)
Former Members:
- Todd Poole – drums, backing vocals (1996–2000)
- Chris D'Abaldo – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1996–2005)
- Jonathan Montoya – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2007–2010, 2015)
- Josey Scott – lead vocals (1996–2011)
- Dave Novotny - bass, backing vocals (1996–2015)
- Wayne Swinny – lead guitar, backing vocals (1996–2023; died in 2023)
Touring Musicians:
- Chris Hahn – rhythm guitar (2005–2006)
- Jake Stutevoss – rhythm guitar (2006–2007)
- Zach Myers – bass (2004, 2005)
- Eric Bice – drums (2009, 2012)
- Damien Starkey – bass, backing vocals (2018–2019)
- Tosha Jones – drums (2018–2019)
- Josh Kulack – lead guitar (2021–present)
Discography
- Saliva (1997)
- Every Six Seconds (2001)
- Back into Your System (2002)
- Survival of the Sickest (2004)
- Blood Stained Love Story (2007)
- Cinco Diablo (2008)
- Under Your Skin (2011)
- In It to Win It (2013)
- Rise Up (2014)
- Love, Lies & Therapy (2016)
- 10 Lives (2018)
Compilation
- Moving Forward in Reverse: Greatest Hits (2010)
EP
- Ladies and Gentlemen Hit Pack (2007)
- Every Twenty Years (2021)
Tropes found in their music:
- Bowdlerise: The censored version of Saliva's "Always" changes the lyrics "The pistol's shaking in my hands" to "The anger's shaking in my hand".
- Can't Live with Them, Can't Live Without Them: The song "Always" centers around a narrator and his love/hate relationship with a lover.
- Everyone Chasing You: The song "After Me".
- THE WORLD IS AFTER ME! THE WHOLE WORLD IS AFTER ME!
- Lead Drummer: Paul is the longest serving member, as Wayne is unable to tour due to contracting COVID-19.
- Video Full of Film Clips: The Spider-Man Trilogy had tie-in videos commissioned for each film, including Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott's "Hero" (Spider-Man)
