Sixx:A.M. have scored their first #1 hit at Active Rock with “Lies of the Beautiful People,” the first single from their second album, This Is Gonna Hurt.  “Lies” has reached #1 after holding strong at the #2 spot for 6 weeks, according to Mediabase.  The track is also steadily positioned at #3 at Mainstream Rock and is poised to keep climbing.

Frontman James Michael says, “A number one single is a great accomplishment for me, Dj and Nikki.  Outside radio, using other media sources has helped us reach even more people and it’s amazing that the fans have reacted so strongly to the song and its message.  We are flattered and honored.”

This is Gonna Hurt, which Blabbermouth.net describes as “a deep, dark and intoxicatingly addictive mix of sounds and passion,” is the follow up to 2008’s The Heroin Diaries and gave the band their first Top 10 debut on The Billboard 200 chart. The 11-track CD that Billboard proclaims “redefines the meaning of beauty” and AOL adds is “boasting 11 radio-baiting tracks” is also the companion album to Nikki Sixx’s New York Times bestselling book “This Is Gonna Hurt,” which debuted at #4. Blabbermouth.net describes the album as “a deep, dark and

The band recently partnered with Hulu to premiere their series of documentaries, giving fans an introspective look into the creative process for the This Is Gonna Hurt project. The documentaries also feature commentary from Sixx’s photography subjects who were the inspiration for Sixx:A.M.’s music on This Is Gonna Hurt. To view the documentary series, please visit http://www.hulu.com/this-is-gonna-hurt-the-documentaries.

Sixx:A.M. is the rock band formed in 2007 by Nikki Sixx (bass), Dj Ashba (guitar) and James Michael (vocals). Their debut album, The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack, sold over 300,000 copies, and the single, “Life Is Beautiful,” became radio’s most played rock song of 2008.

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