By: Jesse Striewski
Sweden’s Crazy Lixx have been steadily climbing the ranks of rock for over two decades now, yet somehow feel as though they’re still one of rock’s best kept secrets. It’s been four years since the band’s last studio album, and Thrill of the Bite could not have come at a better time.
Kicking off their ninth full-length effort appropriately enough with “Highway Hurricane,” the band truly find their footing by the time they reach “Who Said Rock and Roll is Dead” and the six-minute “Little Miss Dangerous.”
Other tracks like “Hunt For Danger” and “Midnight Rebels” are fun enough. But the album’s finest moments find themselves sandwiched between the rest; “Call of the Wild,” “Recipe For Revolution,” and “Run Run Wild” are enough to make the likes of Whitesnake or Dokken proud just about any day of the week.
It might be easy for some to just write-off a band like Crazy Lixx and label them as “silly,” but make no mistake that this is the type of music with the power to motivate and make one take notice/feel alive again, and there’s not a damn thing silly about that.
Rating: 4/5 Stars
