Wednesday, June 26, 2013

The Dillinger Escape Plan : One Of Us Is The Killer Album Review


Energetic yet spastically controlled chaos are just a few words that come to mind when describing The Dillinger Escape Plan’s new album: One Of Us Is The Killer.  Ben Weinman’s style of guitar playing is very prominent, upfront aggressive and technical on this album. At one point he makes it sound like a hoard of angry bees swarming while Greg Puciato growls along. Each of their albums matures throughout their career, but while some stand out more than others, it can’t be denied that as a metal band, they are moving forward.  The song When I Lost My Bet has a video that showcases just how wild and imaginative they are. To truly fully experience Dillinger, you should see them live. The energy packed into each song comes out in the form of climbing amps and jumping off, to knocking equipment over, to all out running around like a lunatic. To me, the standout tracks are the title track One of Us Is the Killer, When I Lost My Bet, Prancer, and Nothing’s Funny. I like how they can go from complete all out speed and aggression, to a slowed down groove that Puciato sings along to. I actually heard one person say the songs on this album gave them anxiety because they were so loud and aggressive which to me is a pretty cool review of the album.

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