Dillinger Escape Plan “Ire Works”

I have just spent 6 hours in the car driving to and from London. I listened to Ire Works, Dillinger Escape Plan’ new album no less than four times, three times back to back. It has completely blown my mind. It is just unbelievable. There are some reviews out there that say its no progression from the previous, "Miss Machine" but they are just fuckin’ naysayers man!

I always find their stuff hard to assimilate at first, but after four or five listens I’m in. This album is much more detailed than previous stuff. Lots of little scratches and buzzes buried in there, and my oh my Gil Sharone on drums is just insane. I thought Pennie leaving was a disaster, and Pennie is an amazing drummer, but Sharone has more of a groove rather than being completely robotic.

"When acting as a wave" is just stunningly spastic – check out the drum’n'bass sinewave bombs (you’ll need it loud with decent sized speakers) in that track, they had me laughing out loud in the car when I noticed them. "Horse Hunter" is just completely mayhem for the first 20s or so, how they do it I do not know. The final track is the biggest surprise… latin rhythms in metal? You bet. It shouldn’t work at all but oh my god it does. Possibly the best track on the album.

Get it. Listen to it loud. At least FIVE times before you make any judgement.

Thank you Ben Weinman and co.