Saliva have one foot in modern metal and the other in vintage hard rock, and the group's catalogue pulses with versatility. Nu-metal rapping rubs shoulders with bluesy riffs, while grungy angst is shot through with the kind of hot licks heard on classic rock radio. The vets are committed to unleashing mosh pit anthems like 2002's “Always”, which put them on the map with explosive energy and jagged grooves. Yet they also veer into twangy, down-home self-reflection—2004's “Razor's Edge” is a passionate ballad simmering in Southern rock seasoning.