THE DROP
Saliva just dropped "Longshot" featuring Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and it's the lead single off their new album *Breaking Through* hitting August 14 †. The track pairs Bobby Amaru's post-2011 Saliva with southern rock royalty — a collaboration nobody saw coming but makes sense for a band still grinding 15 years into the Amaru era †.
WHAT TO KNOW
- *Breaking Through* drops August 14 via Judge & Jury Records (the label founded by producer Howard Benson and Three Days Grace's Neil Sanderson) with 13 tracks †
- Guest spots include Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch and Austin John Winkler of The Founder alongside Van Zant †
- Bobby Amaru has fronted Saliva since 2011; founding guitarist Wayne Swinny died in 2023 †
- The band's 2001 major-label debut *Every Six Seconds* went double-platinum and "Your Disease" earned a Grammy nod †
THE TAKE
Saliva pairing with Van Zant is a smart play — southern rock credibility meets post-grunge persistence, and after 15 years Amaru has more than earned his spot behind the mic. The real test is whether *Breaking Through* justifies the guest list or leans too hard on nostalgia for a band that's been rebuilding since Swinny's death.
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