III (Maylene and the Sons of Disaster album)

III
Studio album by Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Released	June 23, 2009
Genre	Hard rock, southern metal
Length	38:56
Label	Ferret Music
Producer	Jason Elgin
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster chronology
II (2007) III (2009) IV (2011)
Singles from III
"Just a Shock" Released: May 8, 2009 "Step Up (I'm On It)" Released: August 11, 2009 "Listen Close" Released: March 29, 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]

III is the third studio album by Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. It was released June 23, 2009, and all pre-orders shipped on June 18, 2009.^[3] The first single from the album is Just A Shock, which was uploaded to the band's MySpace as a promo for the album. About a week before the album's release another song was released to the public: Step Up (I'm On It). On June 19 the album was leaked in its entirety onto the internet. The song "Harvest Moon Hanging" is a reference to the Harvest Moon from the Bone series (most notably collection six, Old Man's Cave). The album debuted at number 71 on the Billboard 200 in its first week of release. It was announced that their song "Step Up (I'm on It)" was used as the official theme for the inaugural WWE Bragging Rights Pay-Per-View. In 2010, was released a Deluxe Edition of the album in iTunes, containing two new songs and the music video for "Step Up (I'm on It)". "Step Up (I'm on It)" also was on Season Two: Episode One of the critically acclaimed series "Sons Of Anarchy", when Bobby came back to the clubhouse after his jail time. "Step Up (I'm on It) is also in the video game EA Sports MMA.

Track listing

1. "Waiting on My Deathbed" – 4:03
2. "Settling Scores by Burning Bridges" – 3:52
3. "Just a Shock" – 3:13
4. "Last Train Coming" – 2:31
5. "Step Up (I'm on It)" – 3:28
6. "Listen Close" – 3:40
7. "The Old Iron Hills" – 2:33
8. "No Good Son" – 2:49
9. "Harvest Moon Hanging" – 3:24
10. "Oh Lonely Grave" – 4:12
11. "The End Is Here... The End Is Beautiful" – 5:11
12. "Where the Saints Roam" (Deluxe Edition bonus track) – 3:42
13. "Cheap Thrills Cost the Most" (Deluxe Edition bonus track) – 3:20

Personnel

Maylene and the Sons of Disaster

• Dallas Taylor - vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar on "Where the Saints Roam"
• Chad Huff - lead guitar
• Jake Duncan - guitar, vocals
• Kelly Scott Nunn - guitar
• Roman Haviland - bass
• Matt Clark - drums, percussion

References

1. III (Maylene and the Sons of Disaster album) at AllMusic
2. "Alternative Press | Reviews". Altpress.com. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
3. "Pre Order the New Album Here. **OUT JUNE 23rd!** van Maylene and the Sons of Disaster op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2012-02-24.