The Devil Wears Prada began writing and recording their third album "With Roots Above and Branches Below" after attending 2008's Warped Tour. Prior to recording and production of it, vocalist Mike Hranica stated "Expect a much heavier and more epic record". Keyboardist, James Baney, also announced that their new album would be more mechanical but still containing their same distinct style whereas drummer, Daniel Williams, claimed that the new album would be "crazier and wilder" than their previous albums. In Autumn 2008, they debuted a song off of the upcoming record while on tour with Underoath, The Famine, Saosin, P.O.S, and Person L. The Devil Wears Prada performed with A Day to Remember, Sky Eats Airplane and Emarosa. They have also performed at 2009's Warped Tour to promote the release of "With Roots Above and Branches Below". On March 13, the group released a song from the album prior to its release entitled "Dez Moines". Also before the release, the purchaser was given the option to receive several pre-ordered packages. One deal that features the album, a DVD and a shirt also includes a card with a code that let the purchaser download "Dez Moines", and "Assistant to the Regional Manager". The band launched their official website and released "With Roots Above and Branches Below" both on May 5, 2009. The sales of the album have been very satisfactory which brought it to position No. 11 on the "Billboard" 200 for top albums upon its release. The song "Dez Moines" was released as downloadable content for the video game "Guitar Hero World Tour" on May 7, as well as the song "Hey John, What's Your Name Again?" was released as downloadable content for "Rock Band" and "Rock Band 2" on June 30, 2009.