Diamond Lane
Save this City EP – 2008
1. Bite the Bullet (3:27)
2. I Got Nothing (2:43)
3. Lonely Road (4:14)
4. One More Minute (3:02)
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“This four-song EP fucking RULES, and lays any and all competition to waste as far as recapturing that good [rock] sound…it gets the sound just plain RIGHT, the songwriting is right on par with the stuff from the genre’s heyday and it leaves you absolutely starving for a full-length release. The fact that this band is even accepted on this site should tell you something about the music right off the bat, and this I must say is definitely the heaviest I’ve heard the style get. Bon Jovi this ain’t, needless to say. Every song is mainly centered around rock/metal grooves with a shitload of attitude and general asskickery injected into them. The great thing is that this heavy/rock-ish mix never clashes badly – what it does is that is adds diversity and pushed the boundaries of the genre, which is always a big plus when done well. Worthy of further praise is the production, which is total major label quality and packs a great punch.
Again, there are only four songs on here and highlights include all of them. “Bite the Bullet” – sounds like something straight out of Painkiller at its onset, a double bass romp of pure molten steel, before sliding into a Skid Row-esque chugging toughness for the verses. “I Got Nothing” – hellacious low-down groove, nasty as fuck. “Lonely Road” – the ballad, it’s great. Finally, “One More Minute” recalls the first Firehouse album at its most heavy and energetic (”Overnight Sensation”, anyone? Set phasers to ROCK!!!)…I have but few gripes to make here. This is an EP to show new and old bands alike how it’s done; rock hasn’t sounded this good in 15 years, I tell you. Don’t delay, buy this off iTunes or you’re [a fool].”
- Encyclopedia Metallum (www.metal-archives.com)
