Album Review: Sixx:AM - Prayers For The Damned: Volume 1

Before bassist Nikki Sixx smashed the final nail into Motley Crue's coffin, he'd already recorded two new Sixx:AM records with his buddies James Michael (frontman) and DJ Ashba (guitar solos that weep!).

Lead single Rise channels Muse: dense riffs, exultant vocals. True to Sixx:AM's trademark duality, darkness is never devoid of hope (except Everything Went To Hell, which is just plain bleak). Warning: secure mask to keep your face in place before the When We Were Gods chorus strikes. Volume 2 will drop later this year. Sixx:AM clearly buzz off each other's virtuosity. RIP Motley Crue (*mops up tears*). Long live Sixx:AM.