Dog Eat Dog (Warrant album)
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| Studio album by Warrant | ||||
| Released | August 25, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | April 1992 at Scream Studios in Studio City, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 46:38 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Michael Wagener | |||
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| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
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Dog Eat Dog was the third studio album by American rock band Warrant. It was released on August 25, 1992 on the Columbia label of Sony Music. The album peaked at number 25 on The Billboard 200.
The album achieved "gold" status in the United States, but was significantly less successful in a commercial sense than the band's first two albums. It is, nonetheless, regarded by most critics as Warrant's strongest record, and a favorite among many devoted fans. The tone and style of the album could be said to be the last stage of the glam metal style during the 1980s. It is also the last album to feature all five original members.
While not a fundamental departure from the band's brand of melodic hard rock, Dog Eat Dog exhibited a heavier and darker sound than that found on the first two Warrant records, creating a style similar to Skid Row's Slave to the Grind. Parts of the record are ambitious and experimental, blending Hard Rock, progressive metal and alternative rock elements. The album was, above all, a showcase for the songwriting talents of vocalist Jani Lane.
Warrant began recording bass and drums for Dog Eat Dog in Los Angeles, California in February 1992. Overdubs were recorded at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida, in March 1992. The record was mixed in at Scream Studios in Studio City, California in April 1992 with producer Michael Wagener.
Apparently conscious of the widely circulated rumour that Joey Allen and Erik Turner had not played on the first two Warrant records, the band had Wagener include a statement in the liner notes that "no artist, except those listed, performed on this album in any capacity whatsoever". In this context, it is interesting that guitarist Rick Steier, formerly of Kingdom Come, apparently joined the band two and a half years after the recording of the album. Jani Lane wrote in the liner notes: "This album is dedicated to Joey Allen, one of the most under-rated guitarists in rock today."
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