Motley Crue: Saints Of Los Angeles Artwork Revealed
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Motley Crue have revealed the artwork for their upcoming album The Saints of Los Angeles, which can be seen to the right.
Motley Crue will release the album via their own Motley Records on June 17th.
The video for Saints of Los Angeles, the albums title track and first single can be seen below.
The new video also features appearances from Buckcherry's Josh Todd and Papa Roach mainman Jacoby Shaddix.
As previously reported Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx recently spoke to Rolling Stone about
the bands upcoming album Saints of Los Angeles which is set for release
on June 17th.
Several exceprts from the interview are included below.
Rollingstone.com: Tell me about the new record.
Sixx: "It's called Sink To Los Angeles. Mick Mars and I started
writing about four months ago. I had done a record with James Michael
and DJ Ash for my side project, and we had such an amazing chemistry
together that me and Mick and James and DJ were just on a songwriting
mission from hell. It was amazing. We brought in another friend called
Marty Frederickson. Doing the whole Heroin Diaries project really
helped me to focus on a specific issue. Like, instead of writing a love
song, make it about a moment. Make it about the kiss. So for this, what
we really wanted to do is take the concept of the autobiography, The
Dirt, and make it into songs. I was really trying lyrically to do that,
and to work so closely with Mick and really develop the phenomenal
songs working with James and Marty and DJ Ash. For the first record
we've done in 10 years, it's really, really, really good. I got to tell
ya. I'm very excited."
Rollingstone.com: Is the sound similar to any previous Mötley Crüe records that you could compare it to?
Sixx: "You know, there's a sound with Mötley Crüe, and it comes
with Vince's voice, which is such an important part of the show, and
Mick's guitar. And the way Tommy and me play together is an important
part of it. When we're all together, it really is Mötley Crüe, but
we've done albums, like Generation Swine, where we went left of center
just to see what it felt like. But this album feels a little truer our
core. You hear something like 'Saints Of Los Angeles' and you don't go,
'Who's this? It kind of sounds like Mötley Crüe.' You go, 'Fuck, new
Mötley Crüe!' It would be like AC/DC coming on the radio with a new
record, or Aerosmith. You either like the band or you don't like the
band. It's not the band trying to make you like them. It's the band
doing what they do. And that's our strong point."
Rollingstone.com: I think Mötley Crüe is entering a period where they are now a classic band. Do you agree?
Sixx: "I'm seeing it. I think we're still like a band that goes out
and tears it up and I don't really pay attention. That's my fucking
problem. Someone goes to me the other day, 'I don't think you've
realized what you've done' and I go, 'What do you mean?' and he says
'Well, you just walk around the streets like you're just some guy' and
I say, 'Well I am some guy!" and he goes 'No dude, you don't
understand. You guys are becoming those guys that you grew up with!'
And I'm like, 'Oh! Well that's kind of cool.' So yeah, it's kind of
cool."
Motley Crue will headline their own travelling festival - Crue Fest
- this summer. The band will be joined by Sixx's side project SIXX:AM,
Buckcherry, Papa Roach and Trapt.
The full touring schedule shapes up as follows:
July
1 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater
3 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater
5 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheater
9 - Buffalo, NY -Darien Lake Amphitheater
10 - Sarnia, ON - Bayfest
12 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
13 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
15 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Center
16 - Chicago, IL - FMB Pavilion
18 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
19 - Milwaukee, WI -Marcus Amphitheater
20 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
22 - Houston, TX - Woodlands/Toyota Ctr.
23 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
24 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Amphitheater
26 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
27 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
29 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA
31 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
August
1 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
2 - Los Angeles, CA - Glen Helen Pavilion
5 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater
6 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
8 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheater
9 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
11 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
13 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
14 - Calgary, AB - Saddledome
15 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
17 - Winnipeg, MB -MTS Centre
19 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheater
20 - Cleveland, OH -Blossom Music Center
22 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
23 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
24 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
28 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
29 - Albany, NY - SPAC
30 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
31 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
Motley Crue have revealed the artwork for their upcoming album The Saints of Los Angeles, which can be seen to the right.
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