Space (The Devil Wears Prada EP)

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Space
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EP by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2015
Genre
Length19:32
Label Rise
Producer Dan Korneff
The Devil Wears Prada chronology
8:18
(2013)
Space
(2015)
Transit Blues
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Exclaim! 6/10 [2]
HM Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Loudwire Positive [4]
Metal InjectionRecommended [5]

Space is the second EP by American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. The album was released on August 21, 2015 through Rise Records. It is the group's first release without guitarist Chris Rubey. [6] It is also the band's second conceptual release, after the release of their concept EP Zombie EP , in which they embarked on a five-year anniversary tour earlier in 2015. This is the last release by The Devil Wears Prada to feature original drummer Daniel Williams after he departed with the band in July 2016.

Contents

Sound and themes

Vocalist Mike Hranica described the album as being very "thematic". [7] Brian Leak of Alternative Press referred to the EP's sound as "space core". [1]

"Planet A" is about the astronaut Elizabeth, who experiences a malfunction that sets off the events of the EP. [8] "Asteroid" is credited in the album notes as "An Asteroid Towards Earth". [9]

Release

A music video was released for the track "Planet A", being uploaded to Rise's official YouTube channel on August 20, 2015. [10] The EP was released the next day on August 21 through Rise Records, the group's first release on the label since 2007's Plagues . Hranica stated that the band felt confident in working with the label again. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Devil Wears Prada, Kyle Sipress and Jonathon Gering (Excluding "Supernova" which was written by TDWP, Kyle Sipress, Jonathon Gering, and Chris Rubey.).

No.TitleLength
1."Planet A"4:19
2."Alien"2:41
3."Moongod"3:48
4."Celestial Mechanics"1:29
5."Supernova"2:50
6."An Asteroid Towards Earth"4:25
Total length:19:32

Personnel

The Devil Wears Prada
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Space
Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 47
US Billboard 200 [13] 32
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 2
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] 8

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