The Dillinger Escape Plan Songs Ranked
The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band’s use of odd time signatures, polyrhythms, and unconventional drum patterns became a staple of their sound, although later albums incorporated more melody, and influences from a range of genres. The Dillinger Escape Plan’s final lineup consists of founding member Weinman, longtime bassist Liam Wilson, vocalist Greg Puciato, and drummer Billy Rymer, alongside rhythm guitarist Kevin Antreassian. Prior to the release of their final album, Dissociation (2016), The Dillinger Escape Plan announced that they would be disbanding at the end of the album’s touring cycle. Their final shows took place at Terminal 5 in New York City from December 27–29, 2017. Here are all of The Dillinger Escape Plan songs ranked.
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15. Sunshine the Werewolf (Miss Machine, 2004)
“Sunshine The Werewolf continues down this path but with far more focus on extremely fast, yet precise shredding over the hardcore guitar chugs of Panasonic Youth, providing a distinctly different feel with an extremely impressive climax.”
14. Unretrofied (Miss Machine, 2004)
“Intense, complex, and you need patience if this isn’t your type of music. Its very energetic and very well thought out. By that I mean that it explores many different signatures, and this album succeeds in being artistic.”
13. Panasonic Youth (Miss Machine, 2004)
“Panasonic Youth frantically switches between blindingly fast instrumentation and a more high pitched, distorted and groovy sound over the course of its 2 minute runtime until the bass becomes the main focus of the song, bringing in a powerful and catchy riff in amongst the screams and manic drumming.”
12. Pig Latin (Irony Is a Dead Scene, 2002)
“Mike Patton certainly works wonders for DEP’s sound here, didn’t expect him to fit in so well, his belches, screeches, mouth noises and pimp singing provide a worthy challenger to duke it out with the instrumental portion of the band – he especially gets to shine on Pig Latin.”
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11. Dead As History (Ire Works, 2007)
“‘Dead As History’ has a sublime, atmospheric intro, with a quiet electronic beat to it with what seems like female operatic vocals in the background. This song then develops into an awesome use of electronic music with rock, while the vocals have an eerie sound almost similar to that of Jonathon Davis from ‘Korn’.”
10. Hollywood Squares (Irony Is a Dead Scene, 2002)
“Hollywood Squares” has that off-the-wall madness that Patton fans are used to mixed with the catchy choruses that DEP would further explore with Puciato as their vocalist.”
9. One of Us is the Killer (One of Us is the Killer, 2013)
“The title track is one example where there are more clean vocals, and even while singing rather than screaming, Greg Puciato still manages to make it sound dark and gritty.”
8. Gold Teeth on a Bum (Option Paralysis, 2010
“The mood of “Gold Teeth on a Bum” comes off as intimidating yet fragile by creating a once blasphemous marriage between metal and pop. Weinman and Jeff Tuttle are incredibly technical and crisp throughout the record while Liam Wilson holds his own ground on bass.”
7. Mouth of Ghosts (Ire Works, 2007)
“My favorite song of all time. Absolutely beautiful odyssey through Latin jazz, drone, beautiful dark piano balladry, and a crushing heavy metal finish.”
6. Prancer (One of Us Is the Killer, 2013)
“Prancer” is full of staccato drums and hectic guitars, along with dark screamed vocals by Greg Puciato, all this with a production that makes it sound even heavier, and terrific riffs.”
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5. Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants (Miss Machine, 2004)
“Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants exemplifies this in multiple ways, not only sounding more along the lines of a more violent Faith No More song than a Dillinger Escape Plan one, but also by managing to be an absolute highlight, the vocals seemingly switching between a range of emotions so quickly.”
4. When Good Dogs Do Bad Things (Irony Is a Dead Scene, 2002)
“When Good Dogs Do Bad Things”, the longest track at nearly 6 minutes, is probably the least accessible track on the EP. I like the eerie atmosphere created mid-song with Patton’s vocal delivery and atmospheric guitar playing. Chris Pennie’s drumming impresses me on this track, jumping all over the board from punk, metal, to jazzy styles.”
3. Milk Lizard (Ire Works, 2007)
“I love the chorus it makes me crawl like a lizard Fantastic, an insane combination of great riffs and melodic singing topped off with Greg’s epic screaming voice which is especially awesome in this one.”
2. 43% Burnt (Under the Running Board – Reissue & Bonus, 1998)
“The thing that was great about Dillinger in the early days was the almost unfathomable white knuckle ride through rhythms your brain couldn’t understand quickly enough until all of a sudden the band locked into a solid groove that was like suddenly finding a foothold in the side of a mountain that you were tumbling down.”
1. Farewell, Mona Lisa (Option Paralysis, 2010)
“With the album exploding into the first track ‘Farewell, Mona Lisa’, we know we’re in for a bumpy ride. ‘Farewell, Mona Lisa’ shows us instantly that they have found that sound we all love again. Random timed guitar riffs, odd drum beats, super thrashed and distorted, and Greg’s awesome screaming on top of it all.”