LIVE INFINITY

The Dillinger Escape Plan

Tech/Extreme Prog Metal

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'Live Infinity' is an archival live release from The Dillinger Esc Plan, which was recorded in the year 2000, capturing the spirit of the band's live performances from the tour of their 1999 debut album 'Calculating Infinity', making this 2019 Relapse Records release a very interesting fragment of the band's early history with original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis - some might be incrementally compelled to dive into this live album as this creative phase of DEP has somewhat of a cult following and many die-hard fans completely reject subsequent releases with Greg Puciato. But no matter which side of the Dillinger fandom spectrum you find yourself at (if you take a side in the first place), 'Live Infinity' is a delightful offering that captures the destructive energy of the live performances of these underground innovators.

The setlist obviously covers songs from the debut album and the preceding three-track EP from 1998 and puts on display the dissonant, mechanical, and gnarly sounds of Dillinger, so definitive of their early days. At the same time, being a live reproduction of the studio versions of these songs, a lot of the refinement and subtlety achieved in the studio gets lost in the live mixes, all behind the layers of thrashy guitar sounds and grizzly vocals. What is left is the obnoxious delivery and [for many] the appealing blatant aggression that is associated with debut album 'Calculating Infinity'. Still, we have a historical live recording that allows us to understand how fascinating this band has been in its early days of stomping the underground metal scene, offering an unmatched and audacious disturbance to the world of heavy music.

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Posted Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | Review Permalink

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