| Bite Down Hard | ||||
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| 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] | |||
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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.
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
All songs by Tommy Paris and Billy Childs except where noted.
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