Bite Down Hard

Bite Down Hard is the third studio album by American glam metal band Britny Fox, released on October 29, 1991,^[1] through East West.^[4]

Bite Down Hard
Studio album by Britny Fox
Released	October 29, 1991 (1991-10-29)[1][better source needed]
Recorded	September 1991
Studio	One On One Studios and Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock[2] glam metal[3]
Length	41:10
Label	East West[4]
Producer	John Purdell, Duane Baron[5]
Britny Fox chronology
Boys in Heat (1989) Bite Down Hard (1991) Springhead Motorshark (2003)

It is the first album to feature singer/rhythm guitarist Tommy Paris.^[6] It also features guest appearances by Zakk Wylde (track 1) and Poison drummer Rikki Rockett (track 10).

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[7]

The Chicago Tribune deemed the songs "fast, seamless bits of Sunset Strip rock."^[2]

The Washington Post wrote that, "the usual sexism aside, this is serviceable pop-metal."^[8]

Track listing

All songs by Tommy Paris and Billy Childs except where noted.

1. "Six Guns Loaded" (Paris, Michael Kelly Smith) - 3:46
2. "Louder" - 3:53
3. "Liar" - 4:42
4. "Closer to Your Love" - 3:48
5. "Over and Out" - 4:45
6. "Shot from My Gun" (Paris, Smith) - 4:07
7. "Black and White" (Paris, Smith, Childs, Johnny Dee) - 3:35
8. "Look My Way" - 4:32
9. "Lonely Too Long" (Paris, Smith) - 3:34
10. "Midnight Moses" (Alex Harvey) - 4:28 (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band cover)

Credits

Band members

• Tommy Paris - lead vocals, guitar, guitar solos on tracks 7 and 9
• Michael Kelly Smith - lead guitar, vocals
• Billy Childs - bass, acoustic guitar on tracks 3 and 5, vocals
• Johnny Dee - drums

Additional musicians

• Zakk Wylde - guitar solo at end of track 1
• Rikki Rockett - percussion break on track 10

Production

• John Purdell, Duane Baron - producers, engineers, mixing
• Sean Odwyer, Ulrich Wild - assistant engineers
• Howie Weinberg - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
• Bob Defrin - art direction
• John Scarpati - photography
• Brittney Powell - cover model