This 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 this description. I guess they did it this way to enhance the package as if each song is a nice treat. It's funny. Lyrically funny is the song Chronic Redneck about a child who wants to hear Dust Eater Dogs rather than his mom singing a lullaby. Most of the other songs are quite serious, handling topics as greed (Hoofbeats) and God's strength versus the world's strength. The music is a mix of hardcore (most prominent in Hoofbeats), heavy rock, folk, punk and metal. You can't really put your finger on the style as Dust Eater Dogs succeeded in cooking their own style. Kari Nieminen produced the Hardbiter's Inn. Though I'm not familiar with this producer, he certainly managed to get another interesting DeD album done. Just listen to songs as Amateurs Built Titanic, Hoofbeats and The Bronze Snake. Those are the treats.
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #114Reviewed by UnknownRough, like Lemmy doing C-rock.The Phantom Tollbooth 2003Reviewed by Len NashDon'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…Similar sounding releases
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