Tag: Bite The Bullet
1 Bullet – Bite the Bullet (Release Year – 2009)
Like your music fast, loud, proud, and heavy on the rock? Then Bullet is the band for you. Hailing from Sweden (where all the great metal bands seem to come from lately), Bullet is a kick in the balls, fast rocking, take no prisoners, all out assault metal band. With a lead singer whose vocals could be the love offspring of Blackie Lawless and Jessie James Dupree, with a sprinkle of Joel O’Keeffe, Bullet rocks hard, fast, and heavy.
Bite The Bullet kicks off with “Pay The Price” which sets the tone for the album and this band, hard rocking in the vein of old school metal. The track starts off with soft guitars that gradually build then lead singer Hell Hofer launches into a siren scream, and Pay The Price is off and running. An AC/DC tempo rocker, this is a nice lead off single that will bring you back for more.
“Road King” kicks the disc into the next gear and leaves it there for a while. An upbeat, fast tempo, hard rocking good time, Road King is sure to have feet tapping and fists pumping in no time. Complete with motor bike sound effects, this song makes you want to hit the highway, roll down the windows, romp on the gas, and move. The guitar solo sounds like a high speed chase on the interstate, and is punctuated with excellent riffs and a heavy drum beat to keep the pace. Without a doubt one of the best tracks on the disc and bound to have you singing along in no time.
“Dusk Til Dawn” keeps the record on track, opening with slamming drums and a mini scream from Hell. The 1-2 boogie beat in this song is more AC/DC (or Airbourne) than anything else, but still with the unique flavor that makes Bullet original. Another excellent track, “Dusk Til Dawn” fights hard for the honor of best song on the disc.
“Nailed To The Ground” keeps the music traveling at the lightning pace this band likes to work at, and includes even more slick guitar playing from Hampus Klang and Erik Almstrom. Their combination assault on the senses helps launch this record to the next stratosphere and keep it there without fear of falling on their face. Talent and dedication are the trademarks of this CD.
Hell Hofer’s vocals are a unique experience and definitely add to the flavor of Bite The Bullet. A unique blend of former metal singers serve his pipes well, comparable to a high pitch Lemmy, that can hit the Bruce Dickinson siren-like notes, listening to him sing is a pleasurable experience.
Bullet is a party band that has brought the party to their music. It translates well on Bite The Bullet, which is an excellent CD, chock full of little nuggets of greatness. If you’re looking for some new rock that stands apart from the mass marketed, mainstream music that saturates the airwaves, give Bite The Bullet a try. You’ll be glad that you did.
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing
- Pay The Price
- Road King
- Bite The Bullet
- Dusk Til Dawn
- Nailed To The Ground
- City Of Sins
- Waste My Time
- Rock N Roll Remedy
- Rock Us Tonight
- Wheels Keep On Turning
- The Rebels Return
Bullet is:
Hell Hofer – Vocals
Hampus Klang – Guitar
Erik Almstrom – Guitar
Gustav Hjortsjo – Drums
Adam Hector – Bass
Reviewed by Ryo Vie
0 Street Legal – Bite The Bullet (Release Year – 2009)
It has been nine long years since Street Legal’s debut CD, “Thunderdome”. Was their sophomore effort “Bite The Bullet” worth the wait? Absolutely!
On this new disc, Street Legal has gained the help of axeman Tore Ostby. Ostby may not be a household name amongst many of you, but for those of us who have been long time Jorn Lande fans, we know Tore as Jorn Lande’s band mate from the band Ark, as well as Jorn’s debut solo CD, “Starfire”. He is an extremely talented guitarist whose music I have been enjoying for several years now. Must like the past releases he has played on, Ostby’s guitar work shines and helps Street Legal craft one hell of a good CD.
There are several cool tunes on this disc that are worth checking out, with no real duds in the bunch. “Loading Up is as solid of an opening cut as I have heard all year. The title track “Bite the Bullet” is one really good rockin’ cut. The cover of the tune “Maniac” from the Flashdance soundtrack was completely unexpected. Street Legal isn’t the first band to cover this tune (Firewind did it first) but they absolutely nailed it. This is a pretty fun tune.
Street Legal’s music on this disc is just hard enough to keep a lot of hard rock fans happy, and melodic enough to appeal to the AOR crowd as well. I hear a lot of similarities to Thin Lizzy, with a few Whitesnakeisms thrown in for good measure. Singer Bjorn Boge isn’t a dead ringer for Phil Lynott vocally, but he does sound a lot like him.
“Bite the Bullet” is a solid release from a pretty good band. I hope to hear more from Street Legal in the future. You can check out Street Legal on myspace at this link. You can purchase “Bite the Bullet” from NEH Records here.
Rating:
Out of 10
Track Listing:
01. Loading Up
02. Somebody Up There Likes Me
03. Unconditional Love
04. Warriors Of Genghis Khan
05. Shadow In My Heart
06. Bite The Bullet
07. Starship Trooper
08. Trapped
09. The Battle Of Kringen
10. Maniac
11. Silent Tear
Street Legal is:
Bjorn Boge – vocals, bass
Oysten Boge – drums
Tore Osby, Rolf Bjorseth – guitars
1 New Video – Bullet – Dusk Til Dawn
Swedish metal band Bullet has a brand new video “Dusk Til Dawn” in support of their newly released album, “Bite the Bullet”.
2 Have You Heard the New Song By Bullet?!
Bullet has released their first single, “Dusk Til Dawn“, off of their up and coming album, Bite the Bullet.
Check out the new song on Bullet’s myspace page.
Let us know what you think!
