By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Bobby Amaru, the new lead singer for rockers Saliva, knows there have been haters at the band’s shows on the current tour behind its new album, “Rise Up.” Amaru said he knows there are long-time fans of the band, who miss his predecessor Joey Scott. “I have something to prove every night,” said Amaru, who joined the band two years ago. “You know you have people coming who want to watch you fail. They don’t want to like it.” But on this tour, which has found the band crossing the country and landing this coming week at Bristol’s Bleachers on May 5, “By the end of the show, they’re jumping and rocking.” “The fans are great,” said Amaru of the audiences in general along this tour. “Without them, this band doesn’t exist. That’s why we have to bring it live every night.” Grammy-nominated/American Music Award-nominated hard rock band Saliva reached the national consciousness back in 2001 with its album “Every Six Seconds.” The band’s music subsequently found its way onto music soundtracks and video games. And they’ve seen their albums continually storm the charts. And “Rise Up,” the latest album by Saliva (which is now [...]
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