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When last we checked in on the Derailers, things were looking mighty bleak for our sharp-dressed heroes. Bleak like a cliffhanger to one of those Saturday afternoon serial matinees of yesteryear, where even though you know the good guys always win, the odds seem so stacked against them that you can’t imagine how they could possibly survive. First, after nearly a decade of guarding their priceless Beatles-by-way-of-Bakersfield sound against the corrupting forces of Music Row, the boys suddenly found themselves pushed dangerously close to the edge of mainstream conformity. They fought the good fight through two records with major-label behemoth Sony Nashville and escaped full assimilation by the skin of their teeth, but then smooth-throated co-founder Tony Villanueva told his co-frontman, Brian Hofeldt, and the rest of the boys that he was leaving the gang. That’s when the band’s most diehard believers clenched the sides of their seats for dear life or covered their eyes, too squeamish to watch. Like a runaway train barreling toward a broken bridge over a perilous gorge, it seemed only a miracle could save the Derailers from certain...derailment. A miracle, or maybe just a 100-proof shot of good ol’ fashion rock ’n’ roll, spiked with a renewed sense of purpose, a little new blood and a fortuitous pairing who a man who was born to help the Derailers make the best record of their career: their Palo Records debut (and sixth album to date), Soldiers of Love. In stores NOW! Check out their homepage for news and visit Sony's website for other goodies! Get even more information on VH1.com
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