Dillinger Escape Plan are an absolute force of nature. They practically invented grindcore with their debut album Calculating Infinity, and since then they've proceeded to expand vastly on their musical palette with each album to the delight (or chagrin) of their long time fans. Ire Works in particular was polarizing among fans because there was (gasp) even more singing on it, or because that singing is heavily inspired by Mike Patton of Faith No More. Personally, I think Ire Works is the perfect mix of everything Dillinger has done before. While there aren't really that many jazzy moments like those from Calculating or Miss Machine, there are still blasts of technical fury in "Nong Eye Gong" or "Fix Your Face" (which even features original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis), poppier structures on "Black Bubblegum", proggier experimentation on "Mouth of Ghosts", Metallica tributes on "82588" (...And Justice For All was released August 25, 1988), and two of the most kick ass tracks of the decade in "Horse Hunter" and "Milk Lizard". Everything about "Milk Lizard" is awesome, big band horns overtop old school metal guitar runs? Yes, please!
Not only that, but Dillinger Escape Plan are The Best Live Band Ever. They put absolutely everything into their stage performance and it is breathtaking to behold. They throw themselves into a frenzy of motion, yet somehow still maintain a frightening technical accuracy; actually, they tend to be not only accurate but sped up as well. Plus, the singer, Greg Puciato, is built like a goddamned tank. The last time I saw them, during the breakdown for "Sunshine The Werewolf" he stormed from the back of the stage to the front, literally picking up and throwing two monitors out of his way and then just fucking attacked the crowd screaming "destroyer...".
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