Bite Down Hard

Bite Down Hard is the third studio album by American glam metal band Britny Fox and the first to feature singer Tommy Paris.^[3] It also features guest appearances by Zakk Wylde and Poison drummer Rikki Rockett.

Bite Down Hard
Studio album by Britny Fox
Released	1991
Studio	One On One Studios and Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Glam metal, pop metal
Length	41:10
Label	East West[1]
Producer	John Purdell, Duane Baron[2]
Britny Fox chronology
Boys in Heat (1989) Bite Down Hard (1991) Springhead Motorshark (2003)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Chicago Tribune	[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[6]

The Chicago Tribune deemed the songs "fast, seamless bits of Sunset Strip rock."^[5] The Washington Post wrote that, "the usual sexism aside, this is serviceable pop-metal."^[7]

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

Additional musicians

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