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Tuesday, 07 July 2009 16:02 |
 The Barker-Karpis Gang were gun-toting outlaws robbing as they pleased. As a child, Dallas Taylor would accompany his grandfather to the small Florida town of Ocklawaha to watch annual reenactments of the FBI shootout that ended the illustrious career of this early 20th century crime family, allegedly led by Kate "Ma" Barker, in a hail of bullets.
Which makes it fitting that as an adult, Dallas Taylor would lead a band of musical outlaws who rob and steal the best parts of heavy metal, punk rock, down-home classic rock n' roll and bluegrass and reshape it in their own image with the true-life morality tale of Maylene and the Sons Of Disaster as their backdrop, muse and namesake.
On the Birmingham, Alabama boys' third album -- entitled, with beautiful simplicity, III -- the reconfigured band push the envelope even further, broadening the scope of the impressive repertoire firmly established on their eponymous debut and 2007's II (which produced the crossover single "Dry The River") with ease.
Dallas is a commanding frontman with a natural charisma who can charm a crowd like he's arrived to drive the serpents out of the local swamps. With his rest of the Sons in tow, both new and old, there's really nothing the band can't accomplish with their exciting blend of mystery, mystique, literary allegories and straight-forward sass. Hard- hitting but not without depth or catchy angst, Maylene refuses to rely on trendy formulas to be memorable, choosing instead to delve deeply into the past to draw upon the most invigorating elements of rock n' roll's best grooves.
A consummate live act, Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster are touring the USA and Canada throughout May/June/July 2009 - both headline shows and also alongside Clutch. UK shows are set to follow in late 2009.
"III" is released on the through Ferret Music on the 13th July 2009.
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