Space (EP)

Space
EP by The Devil Wears Prada
Released August 21, 2015
Genre Metalcore
Length 19:32
Label Rise
Producer Dan Korneff
The Devil Wears Prada chronology
8:18
(2013)		 Space
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[1]
Exclaim!6/10[2]
HM[3]
LoudwirePositive[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.

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 "spacecore".[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 feel confident in working with the label again.[11]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Devil Wears Prada, Kyle Sipress and Jonathon Gering. 

No. Title Length
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

References

  1. 1 2 Leak, Brian (August 28, 2015). "The Devil Wears Prada tackle spacecore on new EP". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Zorgdrager, Bradley (August 19, 2015). "The Devil Wears Prada Space EP". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Van Pelt, Doug. "The Devil Wears Prada - Space EP". HM. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bowar, Chad (August 21, 2015). "The Devil Wears Prada, 'Space' EP Review". Loudwire. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Space EP". Metal Injection. August 21, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Space - The Devil Wears Prada". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ Ramanand, Liz (April 30, 2015). "The Devil Wears Prada's Mike Hranica Talks 'Space' EP + More". Loudwire. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Devil Wears Prada: 'Space' Ep Track By Track Breakdown Part 1". Blabbermouth.net. August 25, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://imgur.com/mPhfzJ6
  10. ↑ "The Devil Wears Prada - Planet A (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ Sharp, Tyler (March 17, 2015). "The Devil Wears Prada return to Rise Records for conceptual 'Space' EP". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
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