Cold Dark Place
{{Infobox album
| name = Cold Dark Place
| type = ep
| artist = Mastodon
| cover = Cold Dark Place EP.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Cover art by Richey Beckett
| released = September 22, 2017
| recorded = 2014 and 2016
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Progressive metal, progressive rock
| length = 21:50
| label = Reprise
| producer = Nick Raskulinecz and Brendan O'Brien
| prev_title = Emperor of Sand
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Medium Rarities
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cold-dark-place-mw0003097492|title=Cold Dark Place - Mastodon {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=All Media Network|author=James Christopher Monger|date=22 September 2017|accessdate=21 September 2017}}
| rev2 = Kerrang!
| rev3 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev3score = {{rating|8|10}}{{cite web|last1=Buchanan|first1=Rhys|title=Even Mastodon's EPs are mammoth epics|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/mastodon-cold-dark-place-ep|website=The Line of Best Fit|accessdate=4 October 2017}}
| rev4 = Spin
| rev4score = {{rating|8|10}}{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=Arielle|title=Review: Mastodon Shed Their Harsh Edges on the Introspective Cold Dark Place|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/mastodon-cold-dark-place-review/|website=Spin|accessdate=4 October 2017}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5score = {{rating|7|10}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mastodon-cold-dark-place-ep/|title=Mastodon – 'Cold Dark Place EP'|publisher=Pitchfork|author=Zoe Camp|date=25 September 2017|accessdate=25 September 2017}}
| rev6 = Read Junk
| rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.readjunk.com/reviews/albumreviews/mastodon-cold-dark-place/|title=Mastodon – 'Cold Dark Place'|publisher=Read Junk|author=Chris Taylor|date=20 September 2017|accessdate=21 September 2017}}
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mastodon-cold-dark-place-ep-details-revealed/|title=MASTODON: 'Cold Dark Place' EP Details Revealed|publisher=Blabbermouth|date=28 August 2017|accessdate=21 September 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Mastodon
| title1 = North Side Star
| length1 = 6:10
| title2 = Blue Walsh
| length2 = 5:10
| title3 = Toe to Toes
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = Cold Dark Place
| length4 = 6:00
| total_length = 21:50
}}
Personnel
- Brann Dailor − drums, percussion, vocals, claps (track 3)
- Brent Hinds − lead guitar, vocals, lap-steel, claps (track 3)
- Bill Kelliher − rhythm guitar, claps (track 3)
- Troy Sanders − bass, vocals, claps (track 3)
- Nick Raskulinecz − production (tracks 1, 2, and 4)
- Brendan O'Brien − production (track 3)
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Austria|36|artist=Mastodon|album=Cold Dark Place|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 5, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|43|artist=Mastodon|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Hungary|30|year=2017|week=39|artist=Mastodon|album=Cold Dark Place|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 5, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|18|artist=Mastodon|album=Cold Dark Place|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 6, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|44|artist=Mastodon|album=Cold Dark Place|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 4, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|42|artist=Mastodon|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|4|artist=Mastodon|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|7|artist=Mastodon|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2017}} |