In a city filled with both pretentious indie-rock bands and over-the-top hard-rock bands, The Diemakers come off as a sort of healthy balance between two extremes. Their debut album Assault All Your Senses showcases this middle-ground with material that, though not genre-bending or defining, sounds fresh and fun while at the same time giving hardcore music lovers enough to appreciate.The album kicks off with “Get It (Love)” and wastes no time getting to the point: this is a rock band. The trio is led by singer and guitarist Dominic Harris, whose vocals recall Robin Zander and Cliff Johnson. His rhythm guitar work appropriately echoes the pop sensibilities of Cheap Trick and his solos would make Angus Young proud, giving the band a hard rock edge while still maintaining universal appeal. Additionally, Ben Smith's drums stand out during nearly every song, and Jay Harnish's bass comes in and out at all the right places, always serving the songs and never being flashy. He has a lot of slack to pick up as this record has an abundance of guitar solos, and he handles being the glue that binds everything together very well.
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