History Music / TheDillingerEscapePlan

* BreakUpSong: What most of their early work was according to original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: '''''M'''iss '''M'''achine'', "'''B'''lack '''B'''ubblegum", "'''S'''ick on '''S'''unday", "'''H'''orse '''H'''unter", '''E'''ndless '''E'''ndings,

* RefugeInAudacity: During their first performance at Reading Festival in 2002, Greg ''defecated in full view on stage'' before putting the feces in a plastic bag and throwing it in the audience and smearing the rest on himself. This nearly resulted in the band being banned in the UK for violation of public decency laws. It was apparently meant as a TakeThat to some of the other acts on the festival (WordOfGod later singled out Puddle of Mudd in particular); in the middle of the act, Greg quipped, "This is a bag of shit; I just wanted to show you this so you'll recognize it later on throughout the day".

* WordPureeTitle: "*#..".

* RefugeInAudacity: During their first performance at Reading Festival in 2002, Greg ''defecated in full view on stage'' before putting the feces in a plastic bag and throwing it in the audience and smearing the rest on himself. This nearly resulted in the band being banned in the UK for violation of public decency laws. It was apparently meant as a TakeThat to some of the other acts on the festival (WordOfGod later singled out Puddle of Mudd in particular); in the middle of the act, Greg quipped, "This is a bag of shit; I just wanted to show you this so you'll recognize it later on throughout the day".

The final line-up consists of:

* SpiritualSuccessor: They are this to Music/TheWho, for [[DramaticShattering very, very obvious reasons]]. In sound, however, they are this to Music/{{Converge}}.

* DramaticShattering: On par with Music/XJapan and Music/TheWho for playing this trope: from [[RockersSmashGuitars smashing guitars]], [[GreatBallsOfFire to setting them on fire]], [[TrashTheSet to smashing microphones and other equipment]], [[UpToEleven to smashing drumkits and setting them ablaze]], they have done all these and [[UpToEleven more]].

The Dillinger Escape Plan was a {{Metalcore}} band from New Jersey. They formed in 1997 after the split-up of Arcane, a fairly run-of-the-mill hardcore band that guitarist Ben Weinman, drummer Chris Pennie and singer Dmitri Minakakis played in. Building on the sound of bands like {{Music/Converge}}, Cave In and Music/{{Botch}}, they initially developed a technically demanding mathcore style based on speedy tempos, shouted/screamed vocals, and purposefully jarring shifts in rhythm and tone. Following the release of their first album, their music started to become even more experimental, incorporating clean vocals, industrial and electronic textures, and a greater interest in melody and structure.

* ShoutOut: Their cover of Music/BlackSabbath's "Music/{{Paranoid}}" quotes Jimmy Page's guitar solo from Music/LedZeppelin's "[[Music/LedZeppelinII Whole Lotta Love]]" at one point.

* CoverVersion: Among others, "Come to Daddy" by Music/AphexTwin (recorded with Music/MikePatton on vocals), "Wish" by Music/NineInchNails (Greg and Ben later joined NIN onstage at a gig in Australia to perform the song) and "Fight the Power" by Music/PublicEnemy. Let's not forget "Like I Love You" by Music/JustinTimberlake, "Music/{{Paranoid}}" by Music/BlackSabbath, "Jesus Christ Pose" by Music/{{Soundgarden}}, "Territorial Pissings" by Music/{{Nirvana}} or "[[Music/{{Mezzanine}} Angel]]" by Music/MassiveAttack.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: A weird mix of avant-garde metal, math rock, hardcore punk, jazz, noise, industrial, IDM and [[GenreBusting what have you]].

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually around a 10, sometimes crossing into 11, or dipping into a hard 9. They have the occasional SurprisinglyGentleSong that drops well below.

* AscendedFanboy: Greg was a fan of the band prior to joining.

Despite what the above description might suggest and their being arguably one of the most extreme bands in the world, they maintain a decidedly lighthearted approach to their music (especially in a genre known for po-faced-ness) and their songs are much more quirky and eccentric than might be expected. The band has had numerous lineup changes, to the point that lead guitarist Ben Weinman is the sole remaining founding member.

The Dillinger Escape Plan was a {{Metalcore}} band from New Jersey. They formed in 1997 after the split-up of Arcane, a fairly run-of-the-mill hardcore band that guitarist Ben Weinman, drummer Chris Pennie and singer Dmitri Minakakis played in. Building on the proto-mathcore sound of bands like {{Music/Converge}}, Cave In and Botch, they developed an extremely technically demanding mathcore style based on speedy tempos, furious time signature changes, shouted/screamed vocals and purposefully jarring shifts in rhythm and tone. Following the release of their first album, their music started to become even more experimental, incorporating sung vocals, industrial & electronic textures and a greater interest in melody.

On December 29, 2017, the band played their final show at Terminal 5 in New York City with Music/CodeOrange and Music/{{Daughters}} as supporting acts. Today, The Dillinger Escape Plan remain a huge influence on HardcorePunk and HeavyMetal with their discography having received critical acclaim, most notably their debut ''Calculating Infinity''.

* {{Metalcore}}: A sub-genre called mathcore.

* SpringtimeForHitler: The aforementioned "bag of shit" incident. This was the first time the band had played a major show along with [[Music/PostGrunge a bunch of bands]] they didn't like, and they figured that D.E.P. wouldn't have enough shelf life to be there next year anyway, so Greg thought that if he was never going to get a chance to play Reading twice anyway, he may as well get banned. Except the band DID have some staying power, and in fact returned to Reading in 2016. This time Greg decided to drink tea on a couch on stage during the first song instead.

* IndecipherableLyrics: Surprisingly averted - Greg's vocals are quite harsh but the lyrics remain easy to understand.

* HarshVocals: While Pusicato can sing clean vocals and does so on several songs, he's most known for a mix of harsh screams and shouted vocals.

* IAmTheBand: Ben Weinman is the band's main creative force, manager and only remaining founding member. He wasn't entirely happy with this arrangement, however; in an interview around the release of ''Option Paralysis'', he said that he hoped the present Dillinger line-up would be the last one. (The lineup still changed a bit after that interview, but not nearly as much; in fact, apart from a few changes in rhythm guitarist, the lineup was stable from 2009 onward). And towards the end of the project, Puciato seems to have had a lot more influence over its direction

The Dillinger Escape Plan (currently stylized as The Dillinger ESC Plan) was a {{Metalcore}} band from New Jersey. They formed in 1997 after the split-up of Arcane, a fairly run-of-the-mill hardcore band that guitarist Ben Weinman, drummer Chris Pennie and singer Dmitri Minakakis played in. Building on the proto-mathcore sound of bands like {{Music/Converge}}, Cave In and Botch, they developed an extremely technically demanding mathcore style based on speedy tempos, furious time signature changes, shouted/screamed vocals and purposefully jarring shifts in rhythm and tone. Following the release of their first album, their music started to become even more experimental, incorporating sung vocals, industrial & electronic textures and a greater interest in melody.

The Dillinger Escape Plan (currently stylized as The Dillinger ESC Plan) is a {{Metalcore}} band from New Jersey. They formed in 1997 after the split-up of Arcane, a fairly run-of-the-mill hardcore band that guitarist Ben Weinman, drummer Chris Pennie and singer Dmitri Minakakis played in. Building on the proto-mathcore sound of bands like {{Music/Converge}}, Cave In and Botch, they developed an extremely technically demanding mathcore style based on speedy tempos, furious time signature changes, shouted/screamed vocals and purposefully jarring shifts in rhythm and tone. Following the release of their first album, their music started to become even more experimental, incorporating sung vocals, industrial & electronic textures and a greater interest in melody.

The current line-up consists of: