III

Personnel: Jacob Bunton (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin, bass instrument); Billy Gant, Billy Gant (vocals, harmonica); Roman Channing Havaland (vocals, bass instrument); Jason Elgin (vocals, percussion); Chris Mosley, Rodney Reaves, David Steed, Christie McMillan, Dallas Taylor , Keith Harrison, Chris Mosley (vocals); Josh Cornutt (guitar, bass instrument); Kelly Scott Nunn, Jacob Louis Duncan, Chad Huff, Josh Cornutt (guitar); Michael Swann, Michael Swann (slide guitar); Barry Waldrep (lap steel guitar, dobro, banjo); Chris Griffin (lap steel guitar, dobro); Bethany Borg (violin); Adam Wright (piano); Tim Carroll (bass instrument); Matthew Benjamin Clark, Jamie Rogan, Jamie Rogan (drums).
Audio Mixer: Jason Elgin.
Recording information: Kix Studios.
Arranger: Adam Wright.
Some of the gutsiest Southern rock of the '90s and 2000s was in the alternative metal realm. Bands like Alabama Thunderpussy, Hammerlock, Brand New Sin, and Backdraft have had no problem combining Southern rock and alt-metal, which is the combination that Maylene & the Sons of Disaster also favor. Classic Southern rock like Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top is a prominent influence on the band's third album, III, but then again so are Pantera and Corrosion of Conformity. Maylene was founded by singer Dallas Taylor, formerly of the Christian screamo/post-hardcore outfit Underoath. And even though III will never be mistaken for any of Underoath's albums, Taylor's in-your-face vocals nonetheless reflect his screamo/post-hardcore past. Headbangers who hold alternative metal and Southern rock in equally high regard will find III to be a consistently engaging listen.