Home / Music / What inspired the darkest track on The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place?Music linernotes album music explosions-in-the-skyWhat inspired the darkest track on The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place?The 2000 Kursk submarine disaster inspired what the band considers the album’s darkest moment — a rare pocket of quiet devastation on a record built around hope. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Related NotesExploreExploreExplorePrevious What record did Michael Jackson set with his album Off the Wall?Next What did Rock Sound's editor name the best album of 2006?