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    Dust Eater Dogs

    Hardbiter's Inn

    (2003)

    Reviewed by Len Nash

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    Label Just RecordsThe Phantom Tollbooth2003
    folk rockhard rockhardcorepower metal

    Don't get fooled for a second by the song titles and subtitles on here. There is a deeper meaning to all the songs that represents reaching Christ and some of the struggles towards achieving that goal. Combining classic rock, classic metal, rapcore, and hair band era-power metal with some grunge and folk thrown in--along the lines of fellow Europeans Soapbox--Hardbiter's Inn is a well-produced album with some extras thrown in, including mandolin, guest vocals/background vocals, choirs, and some great additional programming to lift it above the ordinary.

    Brilliant, raspy, beautiful, heavy, unique, and a great team effort.

    Other coverage for this album

    HM Magazine #114Reviewed by UnknownRough, like Lemmy doing C-rock.Art for the Ears 2003Reviewed by Marco PovervestThis is the new album from Dust Eater Dogs and the first with Canine Christer who replaced guitarist Harri Heikkanen. The previous album was built around the theme 'oil'. The new one is all about food. The track listing is presented as the Hardbiter's Inn Menu. For example, the song Cementruck Slidin' is described as a truck drivers favorite. However, lyrically there's no direct connection with…

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