Space (The Devil Wears Prada EP) explained

Space
Type:EP
Artist:The Devil Wears Prada
Cover:Space_(TDWP).jpg
Released:August 21, 2015
Length:19:32
Label:Rise
Producer:Dan Korneff
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Transit Blues
Next Year:2016

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.[1] 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.

Composition

Vocalist Mike Hranica described the album as being very "thematic".[2] Brian Leak of Alternative Press referred to the EP's sound as "spacecore".

"Planet A" is about the astronaut Elizabeth, who experiences a malfunction that sets off the events of the EP.[3] "Asteroid" is credited in the album notes as "An Asteroid Towards Earth".[4]

Promotion and release

A music video was released for the track "Planet A", being uploaded to Rise's official YouTube channel on August 20, 2015.[5] The EP was released the next day on August 21, 2015, 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.[6]

Personnel

The Devil Wears Prada
Additional musicians

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AllMusic. Space - The Devil Wears Prada. September 18, 2015.
  2. Loudwire. Ramanand. Liz. The Devil Wears Prada's Mike Hranica Talks 'Space' EP + More. April 30, 2015. September 18, 2015.
  3. News: Blabbermouth.net. The Devil Wears Prada: 'Space' Ep Track By Track Breakdown Part 1. August 25, 2015. September 18, 2015.
  4. Web site: An Asteroid Towards Earth.
  5. Web site: YouTube. The Devil Wears Prada - Planet A (Official Music Video). September 18, 2015.
  6. Alternative Press. Sharp. Tyler. The Devil Wears Prada return to Rise Records for conceptual 'Space' EP. March 17, 2015. September 18, 2015.