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Tying together progressive experimentalism, math rock, and hard core punk, Dillinger Escape Plan developed a style of music undeniably their own. Their sound was complicated enough to earn them critical recognition (particularly for their innovative composition tactics) and melodic enough to break them into the pop charts.
The Dillinger Escape Plan formed in 1997 from the remains of lead guitarist Ben Weinman’s previous punk band, Arcane. The group is based out of Morris Plains, New Jersey, United States and in addition to Weinman originally consisted of vocalist Dimitri Minakakis and drummer Chris Pennie.
The members recorded their first demo under the name Dillinger Escape Plan and with it attracted offers from Now or Never Records. The label eventually went on to issue the mastered version of these tracks on their self-titled EP. The name stuck and the band continued recording and performing live under their new alter ego.
The group toured to promote their new EP and immediately gained a strong cult following with their ramped up performances, which often climaxed into violent outbursts. Their show was emblematic of their music: unpredictable and attention grabbing. In fact they developed such a reputation that they had several bites from other record labels one of those being Relapse Records, through which the band signed a multi-record recording contract.
Their first release through the label was their 1998 EP “Under the Running Board”. Though it initially had only 3 tracks, it was re-issued 10 years later, featuring an additional 10 tracks, including a Black Sabbath cover and several live recordings. This EP in a sense acted as a promotional tool to get fans revved up for their studio debut “Calculating Infinity”.
By this time the band’s sporadic but technically sophisticated sound started to crystalize. It was still spread across multiple influences: dadaist noise rockers (Boredoms), thrash metal instigators (Anthrax and Megadeth), hardcore punk legends (Minor Threat and Black Flag), and sludge metal/grunge hybrids (the Melvins); however, their sound constantly remained focused and purposeful.
Their debut was received with widespread acclaim in both underground and commercial circuits. One professed fan was Faith No More’s Mike Patton, who asked the group to open for his band Mr. Bungle. The group went on from there to play several other gigs including dates with Warped Tour and festivals such as Metalmeltdown.
Following these extensive tours the band went through several line up changes, most notably which included the lost of their vocalist Minakakis. By this time Weinman was the only original member.
In 2002 the revised line up released a 4 track EP “Irony Is Dead”, which contained a revisiting of the Aphex Twin track “Come to Daddy”. This EP featured guest vocalist Mike Patton, but by the time their sophomore album “Miss Machine” was released Greg Puciato took over as the group’s vocalist. This album proved to be their most pop oriented release to date as well as their most commercially successful. The group went on a two year tour to support the album, headlining many of the shows themselves, but occasionally opening for acts like Megadeth and System of a Down.
After their long lasting tour the band tied over their fans with the 2006 EP “Plagiarism”. As the title hints at, it is an EP largely built around covers. Some of the selections make sense such as Nine inch Nails’ “Wish” taking into account the band’s influences, but others like Justin Timberlake’s “Like I Love You” seem to come out of nowhere.
Their relatively lengthy draught of studio albums ended in 2007 with the release of the critically and commercially herald “Ire Works”. The album featured the single “Milk Lizard” and referenced literary figures such as Arthur C. Clarke, Henry Thoreau, and Richard Dawkins.
Dillinger Escape Plan continued the trend of releasing one album every three years with “Option Paralysis” coming out in 2010 and “One of Us Is a Killer” finding a release in 2013. The former of the two reached No. 78 on the Billboard 200 and was voted the No.1 album on Pitchfork’s reader’s poll, and the latter was promoted by a North American tour opening for Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails.
Read moreI feel like I might have taken part in some sort of crime.
This was on the most insane, chaotic, wonderful shows I've ever been to. It was at Webster Hall which I've been to quite often now and the staff and venue where good as usual, the water is still way overpriced for my liking (5 dollars a bottle), but besides that it's good venue.
I arrived around 8 caught just one of the opening acts O'Brother and their pretty good post-rock kinda sludge metal band unique sound, the crowd and I seem to be digging them and I think they were a good calm before the storm band for the storm that was The Dillinger Escape Plan.
DEP’s set started pretty good not as crazy as I thought it would be but still good. But as the show progress the pit, the crowd, the band just continued to get more chaotic. The setlist was good blend of each era of the DEP’s discography including three new songs from the latest album. Seeing as this is their farewell tour, its good list of songs to go out on. The setlist was organized in good way to pace themselves and the crowd, as to not get to tired too early which was certainly necessary for the big blowout at the end. Probably around the halfway point of the show is when things started to really enter chaos phase. That moment was probably when Greg the front of the DEP climbed the upper deck balcony of the venue on the left side of the stage and still don’t exactly who he climbed I didn’t see that part of it, But I Definitely saw the part where he jumped off it on the crowd below, which had to be a 10 to 15 foot drop and he even said before doing that “if I die, I might as well tonight”. Which fortunately for everyone he didn’t die but that moment pretty much set the tone for the rest of the night. There wasn’t a barricade buffer between the stage and crowd, which I don’t know how they managed to do that at Webster Hall in grand ballroom as well, I’m pretty sure there weren’t any bouncers on stage or even by it, because people were just crowd surfing to the stage and then stage diving off it, which usually doesn’t happen a Webster Hall. DEP played almost every song I wanted to hear, except for “Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants” but hey played other songs I’ve hadn’t heard in long time that I forgot I liked so, I guess it was bit of trade off that regards. They ended with a bang, with the song “Prancer” and even delayed it bit giving the crowd a bit mathcore breakdowns blue balls which was fun. Then for the encore the first song they played “Mouth of Ghosts” which is almost like jazz lounge song very down tempo song, which was priming the crowd for the big frenzy finale with some old school fan favorites. Then they played “Sunshine the Werewolf” and near end of the song all the crowd surfers and stage divers started group on stage and that point someone from the right side of the stage balcony stage dived, but this time as high a place but on the crowd that was now on stage. And at this point during the last song “43% Burnt” I felt and seemed like half the crowd was on stage the moshing, slam dancing, crowd surfing, stage diving on stage with band and they dismantled part of the drum kit, it was almost off stage.
This is DEP farewell tour and this is probably the last time will ever see them and the band and crowd certainly made it memorable for I’m sure the band as well as for the crowd. It felt like we all took part in some sort of crime. I’ve seen DEP before and they were always good and but this show by far was the best show of theirs I’ve ever been privileged to be witnessed and take part in. The best thing I can say about it is that DEP and the crowd as well where able to scale small club/basement show vibe to bigger venue like the Grand Ballroom at Webster Hall. The first thing that popped into my head when the show was over was “I’m really going to miss these guys” and that remains true.
Glad I got to see them on last to time.
Do not miss this band no matter what! You would be making a big mistake. The energy that these fellas produce on stage is overwhelming, combining brilliant technical precision and good old fashion head banging fist pumping songwriting. They are easily the most brutal metal band I have ever witnessed.
Don't miss their final tour
Quite possibly one of the best live shows I've ever been to.
The Dillinger Escape Plan are always incredible live, so much energy and interaction.
This being their final tour made the experience even more intense.
Absolutely phenomenal band - their live shows will be greatly missed when they stop touring.
Over the top apeshit. A bunch of bodies crammed into a tiny room, and going nuts. Masses on stage, high-energy frenetic songs. Guitars smashed against the P.A. The Dillinger Escape Plan always put on a great show, but this set in particular was above and beyond. All it needed was 43% Burnt.
Among the most physically and emotionally punishing and jaw-droppingly technical performers in the world, the Dillinger Escape Plan never operates on less than full performance power.
Unmissable, as one of the unique experiences in live-music.
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