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Ire Works - The Dillinger Escape Plan
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84 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 47 Ratings

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  • Summary: The New Jersey hardcore rock band's third album is their first without drummer Chris Pennie.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Ire Works is a near-perfect pileup of craft and chaos--and it shows that Dillinger's recent injuries left some beautiful scars.
  2. All Music Guide
    90
    It can be inaccessible and terrifying all at once, but in a genre overly saturated with formulaic groups, Ire Works is a true standout.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Ire Works is their most controlled effort to date, even more so than 2004's mainstream-friendly (relatively speaking, of course) "Miss Machine."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. thetiderises
    10
    This is Dillinger's best album, in my opinion, but any way you slice it, it's a great record. There's really not a bad song on the album, and they successfully display their trademark relentless energy but deepen it with the electronic elements of the "Particle" and "Wave" tracks and soften it up with "Black Bubblegum." All things told, if you're a fan of heavy music, you need to listen to this album.… Expand
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  2. RyanR.
    10
    This is a GREAT album. The best from DEP. One of the best albums to come out in 07!
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. TastyJamProject
    3
    I was excited to buy this album as the D.E.P. are such a critical darling. Damn was I dissapointed. With only three half decent songs, the album falls into a bumbling incoherent mess. Yes, it could be called "Math Metal" but there is a point where calculated sound becomes simple static noise. A sad, sad dissapointment. Stay away.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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