Cold Dark Place

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Cold Dark Place
Cover art by Richey Beckett
EP by
Mastodon
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2017
Recorded2014 and 2016
GenreProgressive metal, progressive rock
Length21:50
LabelReprise
ProducerNick Raskulinecz and Brendan O'Brien
Mastodon chronology
Emperor of Sand
(2017) 		Cold Dark Place
(2017) 		Medium Rarities
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Kerrang![1]
The Line of Best Fit[3]
Spin[4]
Pitchfork[5]
Read Junk[6]

Cold Dark Place is an EP by American metal band Mastodon. It was released digitally and on CD on September 22, 2017 via Reprise Records, and a limited-edition ten-inch vinyl followed on October 27. Three of the tracks were recorded during the recording sessions of 2014's Once More 'Round the Sun, while "Toe to Toes" was recorded during the recording sessions of 2017's Emperor of Sand.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mastodon

No.TitleLength
1."North Side Star"6:10
2."Blue Walsh"5:10
3."Toe to Toes"4:30
4."Cold Dark Place"6:00
Total length:21:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 36
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 43
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[10] 30
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[11] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 44
US Billboard 200[13] 42
US
Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[14]
 4
US
Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15]
 7

References

  1. ^ a b "Reviews and Tracks for Cold Dark Place [EP] by Mastodon". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. All Media Network
    . Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ Buchanan, Rhys. "Even Mastodon's EPs are mammoth epics". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ^ Gordon, Arielle. "Review: Mastodon Shed Their Harsh Edges on the Introspective Cold Dark Place". Spin. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ Zoe Camp (25 September 2017). "Mastodon – 'Cold Dark Place EP'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ Chris Taylor (20 September 2017). "Mastodon – 'Cold Dark Place'". Read Junk. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. Blabbermouth
    . 28 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Mastodon – Cold Dark Place" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Mastodon Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 39. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Mastodon – Cold Dark Place". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mastodon – Cold Dark Place". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  13. ^ "Mastodon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  14. ^ "Mastodon Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Mastodon Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
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