As previously reported, MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx' SIXX: A.M. will record an album to be released in conjunction with Sixx's new book, This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx, with songs inspired by the bassist's photographs.

About the new album, Sixx spoke with the Artisan News recently: "Sixx: A.M. is an interesting band, we don't really have a sound, we have a complete open palate to what we want to do. This album feels like vintage QUEEN, a lot of '70s influence. There's some of the darker elements off of The Heroin Diaries; very dark lyrics with a positive message."

Check out the video report below:

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx is due out on April 12th via publisher William Morrow. According to a press release, This Is Gonna Hurt is part photo, part journal - but all Nikki Sixx. It is a collection of compelling snapshots and stories that capture the rage, love, optimism, darkness,and determination that shape his work. Told with the raw authenticity that defined his New York Times bestseller The Heroine Diaries, This Is Gonna Hurt chronicles Sixx's experience, from his early years filled with toxic waste to his success with Mötley Crüe, his death from an OD and rebirth to his addictions to music, photography, and love. Love story, bad-ass rock tell-all, social commentary, family memoir, This Is Gonna Hurt offers the compelling insights of an artist and a man struggling to survive, connect, and find a happy ending-a search that fuels Sixx's being. "I want to take you on the journey I am on, in real time," Sixx writes. "If you don't deal with your demons, they will deal with you, and it's gonna hurt."

Check out a trailer for This Is Gonna Hurt below: