Lions (band) for Allmusic, Eduardo Rivadavia states that Lions "boldly attempts to straddle the hard rock decades" making comparisons to the bands ZZ Top, Queens of the Stone Age, Nebula and Fu Manchu. He goes on to state that while "there's definite room for improvement" the EP "is a very promising first step [for the band]." The band soon gained record label attention from Rock Ridge Music and Roadrunner Records. Though Roadrunner helped to fund the recording of their debut album, they decided against signing the band. The band performed at SXSW '07, which led to the song "Metal Heavy Lady," from
Going Back to Memphis: A Biker Band Tribute to Elvis Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. All tracks by Mean Gene Kelton. Going Back to Memphis: A Biker Band Tribute to Elvis Going Back To Memphis: A Biker Band Tribute To Elvis is the third album for "Mean" Gene Kelton and the Die Hards. It was released in 2007 by JamBone Records. It contains 13 songs that are licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises in Los Angeles, California. All thirteen songs were recorded in a row, live and raw, just like at a motorcycle rally. Only the harmonica and background vocals were dubbed in. The CD was recorded, mixed, and mastered in