Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster

III

[1.5/5]

On previous albums, we appreciated the Lynyrd Skynyrd-meets-metalcore stylings of this Alabama band best known for featuring ex-Underoath vocalist Dallas Taylor. Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster used to be fairly adept at cranking out seedy Southern rawk with a Warped Tour twist. On III, however, the band are sounding more Cinderella than sludge–and not in a good way. A few songs, such as the second track, “Settling Scores By Burning Bridges,” retain some of what made the band interesting on previous albums. Others, like the simplistic “The Old Iron Hills” and the outright redonkulous “No Good Son,” just sound like third-tier ’80s glam rock. But by far the biggest perpetrator is the sappy power ballad “Listen Close,” which inexplicably employs the oldest glam gimmick in the book–the talk box effects pedal. A talk box? Are you serious? Hey guys, Richie Sambora called, he wants his schtick back. (FERRET) Jason Schreurs


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