11 songs / 32 minutes
Relapse / Suburban
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Yes, this is IT!!! So you think heavy metal has to be conservative all the time, and hardcore
must always stuck to the old roots. Forget it, because here comes Dillinger Escape Plan, and they
are so refreshingly different that even Meshuggah sound like a three-chord punk band compared
to them. Admittedly, it is a very short CD, but half an hour of DEP shows you that there is still
hope that music will never be the same again. These guys are insane in their heads, their music
is mindbendingly fast, their polyrythmic structures are even stranger than those of WatchTower
or Spastic Ink. DEP rule in every way: although their music is very progressive and
technical, there's still enough brutality and aggression to make you like this album also at
times where you just want to listen to some gutgrinding blast riffs. From time to time, sweet
intermezzos are secretly put into the songs so that the oncoming staccato beat will tear the
smile off your face again. DEP have been touring with Mr Bungle through the USA, and although
Mr Bungle are a lot mellower than DEP, I couldn't imagine a better package to see live together.
DEP are taking music to the limits, and that's what I call progressive. If you survive listening
to 'Calculating Infinity', then you are ready for the next millenium. But if you don't feel the
same anymore, don't be scared, because that's exactly what DEP intended to do. The maximum rating
for this absolutely stunning and unbelievably insane CD.
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