I've got to admit this is a far cry from Kansas, but hey, a fella can love both!
Dillinger Escape Plan are certainly unique, straddling the not so fine line between Punk, Prog, Metal, Metalcore, Alternative, and Post just about all of those. Really it comes down to two styles, the aggressive, energetic and chaotic screams of Greg Puciato and the complex guitar work of Founder/Composer, Benjamin Weinman. The band bears many similarities to The Mars Volta, super-intellectual Guitarist and a super-charismatic Front Man surrounded by super-talented musicians, even Gil Sharone of Stolen Babies took a turn on drums.
The true reason I think they are freaking awesome is that over the course of the same song the listener will experience mind-boggling compositional complexity along with pure aggression fueled vocals.
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