Saints of Los Angeles
is the ninth
studio album
by the American
heavy metal band
released on
June 24, 2008,
by Mötley Records
and
Eleven Seven Music.
This was the only
full-length
studio album
with the band's
original lineup
since 1997's
Generation Swine,
following the return of
drummer
Tommy Lee,
the last to feature
guitarist
Mick Mars
before his dismissal
from Mötley Crüe
in 2022,
and the last
before their initial
dissolution in 2015.
Following its release,
the band has
concentrated on releasing
singles over albums,
although they didn't rule out
future albums.
Saints of Los Angeles
debuted at No. 4
on the
Billboard chart,
selling about
100,000 copies
in its first week.
It debuted at No. 14
on the Australian
ARIA chart,
No. 5
in Sweden,
No. 3
in Canada,
No. 47
in Italy,
and No. 9
in Finland
(although it climbed
to number 6
in its second week).
The album's first single,
its title track,
was their second
highest-charting single
in the
US mainstream rock charts,
peaking at number 5.
However, subsequent singles
fared less well:
"Mutherfucker of the Year"
peaked at number 29
and
"White Trash Circus"
at number 37
on mainstream rock charts.
Writing and Recording
Bassist
Nikki Sixx
stated in his blog
that he believed the band were
"on to some of the better songs
we've had in years".
A tentative working title
– The Dirt –
was eventually scrapped.
"The album is loosely based on
The Dirt,"
said Sixx.
"Each song is like a
mini-story,
and you can plug it
into the book.
Some of its funny,
some of its serious
and in-your-face.
It's like a typical,
successful
Mötley Crüe record.
"The album features production
and songwriting from
members of Sixx's
other band
Sixx:A.M.,
as singer
James Michael
and guitarist
DJ Ashba
are involved in
almost every song.
Frequent Aerosmith
collaborator
Marti Frederiksen
also was heavily involved
TRACKLIST
Face Down in the Dirt
What's It Gonna Take
Down at the Whisky
Saints of Los Angeles
(Gang Vocal version)
Mutherfucker of the Year
The Animal in Me
Welcome to the Machine
Just Another Psycho
Chicks = Trouble
This Ain't a Love Song
White Trash Circus
Goin' Out Swingin
Saints of Los Angeles
(Single Version) [*]
S.E.X. [*]
BONUS
is an EP
by the American
heavy metal band
released on
October 4, 2024,
through
Big Machine Records.
It is their first release
with guitarist
John 5,
who replaced
Mick Mars
following
his retirement
from the band in
October 2022.
TRACKLIST
Dogs Of War [*]
Cancelled ]*]
Fight For Your Right [*]
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