the way from Atlanta, Georgia the Biters descended on the UK at the end of last

month as part of their “Warriors Worldwide” tour in support of their full

length debut album “Electric Blood” which is out now on Earache Records. The

tour started off at the Barfly in London on the 25th September and

ended yesterday in Sheffield. I caught them at the Borderline in London on the

6th October and what a fine time I had watching their Ramones meets

Thin Lizzy via Cheap Trick style of Rawk! Catchy songs? Tick. Huge riffs? Tick,

Power Pop Heaven? Tick. The Biters certainly look to that most diverse of

decades that had Prog, Rock, Glam, Disco and Punk all vying for our attention

as the song “1975” encapsulates. Frontman Tuk doesn’t take himself seriously

taking the mick out of himself and various audience members, all in an

endearing way. With only the aforementioned “Electric Blood” and a spattering

of eps to draw from the band slipped in a Thin Lizzy cover with The Squirrel

claiming that the band played two Lizzy

covers, the other being “The Boys Are Back In Town”. Obviously she was talking

about “So Many Nights” which is an inadvertent cover……but whatever, as it was a

great night for all concerned as you will hear.