This album draws primarily from several '70s metal and hard rock influences. I was a little surprised at how much of a Sabbath undercurrent was in the riffage and guitar grooves, despite the music being quite upbeat and never slowing down beyond mid-paced (with one notable exception). For music so boisterous and gruff-vocalled, I would have expected the Motörhead influence to be far greater here.
The boogier tracks like "Red Hot Woman" and "Dirty Dirty Hole" display some AC/DC influences, and "Frostbite" mixes heavier guitars with a Rose Tattoo swagger. "Beer Drugs & Bitches" initially sounds more fitting of the song's title, but 3/4 of the way through, they suddenly segue into a excellent piece of gloomy Sabbath worship.
The more intricate twin guitar parts are often reminiscent of NWOBHM, and closer "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll" is somewhat Saxonesque, at least until the more hard rock end section. It's seriously bugging me because the beginning of the track is super similar to some song (an NWOBHM tune, I think) that I can't come up with at the moment. I'll have to update the post if I ever remember.
This is fine for what it is, and if you're not gonna do classic doom, I think something like this is the next best use of Black Sabbath influence (certainly moreso than the umpteenth meh stoner metal/rock hybrid band). That said, this is an entertaining album rather than a great or special one. Decent enough find for two bucks, though.
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