![]() That was their truly zeitgeist shifting record, and the one where the band was young enough to go batshit feral live. Some people might argue if Dillinger really wanted to go out on top, they would have imploded after Ire Works. CIM are an excellent choice for the bill, and the zany psychedelia of their Pink Lemonade album is still compelling three years on from its release, but we’re all a bit preoccupied with our feelings to give too many shits. While the front of the room is busy, it’s mostly just people jockeying for their preferred positions for the headliners. The sold out room shares my confusion, is tonight a celebration or a commiseration? People are still trying to figure it out when Closure in Moscow appear. The Dillinger Escape Plan // By Bree Wallace ![]() I feel like it’s a good thing for Dillinger to take their final bow, but it’s really fucking sad to know a band that I have matured with, that has helped me navigate the frustrations of adolescence, as well as adulthood, is leaving me to deal with that shit by myself from now on. Some of the Dillinger dudes are approaching middle age now, there’s no way they could sustain that madness.Ī deep ambivalence about all of this engulfs me as I head to the Corner Hotel. But you used to be ducking mic stands and broken guitars, or worrying if the hulking man beast dangling from the venue’s lighting rig was going to jump on you, while watching an unfathomably tight outfit blast through insanely technical math metal. ![]() Have they still been great shows? Absolutely. And-cards on the table here-for the last several albums cycles…they haven’t been. MORE: Listen to the Hard Noise podcast episode #32 featuring The Black Dahlia Murder and Aaron Osborne from Mental Cavity here.ĭillinger became as important as they are because of their dangerous, violent live show. ![]() Thank Christ bands like the Dillinger Escape Plan have the artistic integrity to call it quits. If you expect your punk bands to exist in perpetuity, you’ve missed the point. The Dillinger Escape Plan with Closure in Moscow ![]()
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