II (Maylene and the Sons of Disaster)
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II is the second studio album
Studio album
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 by Maylene & The Sons of Disaster. It was released on March 20, 2007, on Ferret Records.

The album sold about 6,000 copies in the United States in its first week, earning them their first placement in the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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 at #156.

A music video
Music video
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 was produced for "Dry the River" and found substantial airplay on MTV2
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's Headbangers Ball
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. It has the band performing in the shallow end of a creek
Stream
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 and the surrounding forest at night. They are eventually subdued by apparent hunters and dragged through the woods, as depicted on the album cover. Contrary to popular belief, Underoath
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 ex-drummer Aaron Gillespie does not appear in the video. The song "Darkest of Kin" also had a music video.

The song "Memories of the Grove" is featured in the video games Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
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and a downloadable track on Guitar Hero II
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Track listing

  1. "Memories of the Grove" - 4:10
  2. "Dry the River" - 3:41
  3. "Plenty Strong and Plenty Wrong" - 2:41
  4. "Darkest of Kin" - 3:14
  5. "Raised by the Tide" - 3:44
  6. "Wylie" - 3:40
  7. "Death Is an Alcoholic" - 3:22
  8. "Everyone Needs a Hasting" - 3:22
  9. "Don't Ever Cross a Trowel" - 3:03
  10. "Tale of the Runaways" - 4:53
  11. "The Day Hell Broke Loose at Sicard Hollow" - 4:43
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