I learned to appreciate rhythm over melody, embrace chaos, and understand how time worked in music, and because I had worked so hard to “get it,” I became more deeply passionate about Dillinger than any other band previous. Then, I heard the promotional single “Fix Your Face” from a yet-to-be released Ire Works on the band’s MySpace page before visiting Miss Machine for the first time.įrom there, I was hooked. The music on display was so bizarre and off-putting, but challenged me to listen further. My very first taste of The Dillinger Escape Plan was their EP with Mike Patton, Irony Is A Dead Scene, which was a weird place to start, but I was previously a fan of Mike Patton’s work with Faith No More and was curious with how he would sound in the context of extreme music (let’s ignore his work with Zorn and Fantomas, okay? I was a naive summer child). I believe that one of the things that kickstarted this rapid consumption was discovering The Dillinger Escape Plan through metalcore circles and being astounded by their technicality and thoughtful arrangement of chaos. I was breaking out of nu-metal and entry-level metalcore like All That Remains and Killswitch Engage. I had discovered new loves in Protest the Hero (Fortress), Between the Buried and Me ( Colors), and Mastodon ( Blood Mountain, Crack the Skye). Between 2007 – 2009, I was consuming music rapidly, as is the case for most teenagers. There are very few constants in my revolving library of music from when I started Heavy Blog Is Heavy a little over eight years ago. It could even be posited that had I not discovered them and been intrigued enough by the mathematical noise and propensity towards the avant-garde, I may have never further explored extreme and experimental music and formed this very site. It’s not an overstatement to say that Dillinger shaped not only my taste in music, but how I listen to, perceive, and think about music. It’s incredibly difficult to say goodbye to a favorite band, particularly one with such longevity, quality, and influence as The Dillinger Escape Plan.
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