| Planet of Ice | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Minus the Bear |
| Cover: | Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice.jpg |
| Released: | August 20, 2007 |
| Recorded: | Robert Lang Studios, Red Room |
| Genre: | Indie rock, experimental rock, progressive rock, math rock |
| Length: | 48:34 |
| Label: | Suicide Squeeze Records |
| Producer: | Minus the Bear, Matt Bayles |
| Prev Title: | Interpretaciones del Oso |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Acoustics |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Planet of Ice is the third full-length album from Minus the Bear, released in the UK on August 20, 2007 and in the US on August 21 by Suicide Squeeze Records. It was produced and recorded by the band's former keyboard player, Matt Bayles, in February and March 2007. It is the first Minus the Bear album to feature keyboardist Alex Rose, who replaced Matt Bayles after he left the band to concentrate on his career as a producer. It is also their last album on Suicide Squeeze Records until 2017's Voids.
The first edition contained a Bonus CD with four tracks, two of which did not appear on Planet of Ice.
A limited run of 2000 colored records was pressed and released by Suburban Home on vinyl imprint, Vinyl Collective.[1] High demand led to a second pressing, which included a limited edition tour pressing.[2]
To date, there have been four official pressings of Planet of Ice on vinyl. All pressings are double LPs.[3]
A test pressing of 20 copies was pressed by Suburban Home records. Copies were given to the band members, recording engineers, and management. Unique artwork was hand painted on each sleeve by Vinnie Fasano.