Saliva have released “Sadistic Love,” the fourth single from their upcoming album ‘Breaking Through,’ due August 14 via Judge & Jury Records. The track arrives with an official music video and a run of summer tour dates.
“Sadistic Love” is exactly what the title suggests: heavy, moody, and built around a mid-tempo groove that explodes into a hook-driven chorus. Bobby Amaru’s aggressive melodic vocals ride a wall of guitar as the song digs into the familiar tension of a relationship that destroys and pulls back in equal measure. It sounds like vintage Saliva, and that’s a very good thing.
Amaru puts it plainly: “Some relationships become a battlefield. You fight, you break, you swear it’s over, and then somehow you’re right back in the middle of it again.” The song captures that cycle with real grit, and the production backs it up.
Saliva built their name on anthems like “Click Click Boom” and the Grammy-nominated “Your Disease.” Their 2001 major-label debut ‘Every Six Seconds’ went double-platinum, and ‘Back Into Your System’ followed with hits including “Always” and “Rest In Pieces.” Since 2011, Amaru has led the band through a sustained creative run, with ‘Revelation: Retold’ arriving in 2025 via Judge & Jury Records.
The band also carries the memory of founding guitarist Wayne Swinny, who passed in 2023. His influence remains central to their sound and their shows.
Fresh off appearances at Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, Saliva head back out this summer with dates across the US ahead of ‘Breaking Through”s August 14 release.
Saliva 2026 Tour Dates:
Sat Jun 6 – Cape Girardeau, MO – Arena Park
Tue Jun 9 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
Wed Jun 10 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Thu Jun 11 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo House of Music
Sat Jun 13 – Sidney, MT – Richland County Fair & Rodeo
Sun Aug 9 – Oshkosh, WI – Hard Drive 2026
Wed Aug 13 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall
Thu Aug 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
Fri Aug 15 – San Diego, CA – SeaWorld San Diego