The Dillinger Escape Plan
...One Of Us Is The Killer
Sumerian (2013)
As a disclaimer, I am not in any way an expert on bands whose primary genre tag ends in '-core'. However, I know a fantastic album when I hear it, and the Dillinger Escape Plan's latest album, 2013's One of Us is the Killer, is beyond even that.It's been clear since their 1999 debut Calculating Infinity that the Dillinger Escape Plan have an affinity for the technical, writing music that takes such precision and musicianship that it solidified them in the ranks of the best in avant garde metal almost immediately. However, One of Us is the Killer, while no less intense, is a decidedly less obtuse release, putting much less of their focus on labyrinthine composition for its own sake and instead putting a higher emphasis on the more traditional compostional aspects of their sound.The songs themselves, while frequently sidetracking through mechanical masturbation or algospastic descant, always return to something readily recognizable. The Dillinger Escape Plan have no intention of letting you get off that easily, however. Despite their undeniable catchiness, the construction of their melodic lines is almost anamorphic, requiring an intense amount of concentration to be heard properly. Heck, even the relatively simple title track has random … Read more
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