Although formed in September 1996, Saliva didn't hit the mainstream until 2001, when the band's mix of angsty hard rock and hip-hop helped
earn a double-platinum certification for its sophomore album, Every Six
Seconds. Two of the album's songs had already appeared on Saliva's
self-released debut, which was issued in 1997 on the band's own label.
Singer Josey Scott, guitarists Chris Dabaldo and Wayne Swinny, bassist
Dave Novotny, and drummer Paul Crosby were all veterans of the Memphis
music scene, and their shared experience helped the album become a local
hit. Island Records took notice and signed Saliva, who made an
appearance on the Dracula 2000 soundtrack before releasing their
major-label debut in 2001.
Josey Scott brought more attention to the band with "Hero," a duet with Nickelback vocalist Chad Kroeger that
appeared on the Spider-Man soundtrack and became an international hit in
2002. Meanwhile, Saliva put the finishing touches on Back into Your
System, which appeared later that year and combined the band's rap-metal
bedrock with touches of post-grunge, hard rock, and punk. For 2004's
Survival of the Sickest, though, the guys trimmed down their sound and
focused almost exclusively on hard rock, a decision that brought the
single "Rest in Pieces" into the Adult Top 40 charts. Dabaldo left the
band one year later and was replaced by former Full Devil Jacket
guitarist Jonathan Montoya, who made his official debut on 2007's Blood
Stained Love Story. After appearing on 2008's Cinco Diablo, though,
Montoya exited the lineup, leaving Saliva to move ahead as a
slimmed-down quartet on the band's seventh album, Under Your Skin. ~
Greg Prato & Andrew Leahey, Rovi

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