What a way to say goodbye. As Dillinger Escape Plan ride off into the sunset after this, their final album, they’ve left us all wondering, ‘Why?’ Why make an album this good and then disband? If they are working by the philosophy of ‘Always leave them wanting more,’ then they’re going the right way about it.
Dissociation hits all of the high notes in every genre DEP have ventured into in their 20-year career. Part metal, part rock, part progressive, part everything, it’s almost like a decision was made to take everything they’ve succeeded at doing and cram it into one final piece of work.
Switching between the more accessible, more melodic tracks to metal which sounds like it was composed by an insane genius can be a little jarring, but if you’re a DEP fan you already knew it was coming. Same goes with the vocals, as Greg Puciato often shifts from clean singing to a deep metal growl, sometimes within the same verse.
This album is heavy, it’s in your face and it’s the perfect swan song for a band who never compromised and did everything their own way. Dillinger Escape Plan have capped their careers off with aplomb and get to do what many other bands can only dream of, make one last great album and leave things on their own terms without any drama. Their farewell couldn’t have gone any better.
By Nathan Quattrucci
