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Universal acclaim- based on 70 Ratings
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Positive: 59 out of 70
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Mixed: 3 out of 70
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Negative: 8 out of 70
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Jan 21, 2022TDEP are the beating heart of mathcore. This album sums up all the features of the genre. I still prefer Miss Machine, but this one contains one of my favourite TDEP song part: the crazy piano solo in Milk Lizard.
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Sep 24, 2015Dillinger's best work - a short and loud burst of pure, unrelenting energy. From "Fix Your Face", a song that kicks the album into high gear from the first note, to "Mouth of Ghosts", a avant-garde metal classic with one of the strongest buildups I've ever heard, Ire Works is essential for fans of the experimental.
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May 18, 2013Simply an amazing album. Greg's vocals sounds at the top of their performance, and the band all come together and make a unique sound i've never heard before.
Favorite tracks: Milk Lizard, Black Bubblegum, Sick on Sunday, Nong Eye Gong -
Dec 2, 2011Ire Works is such a great album, the two singles off the album, Milk Lizard and Black Bubblegum may put the wrong impression on what the rest of the album is like, but who would've known that Mathcore could sound so great! One you must listen to befire you die.
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Mar 22, 2011I 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.
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RyanR.Jan 26, 2008This is a GREAT album. The best from DEP. One of the best albums to come out in 07!
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TobiasC.Jan 19, 2008Great disc wish they would do all melodic vocals those are always their best.
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MasT.Jan 11, 2008This is the best album of 2007 with no other contender.
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AlanS.Jan 4, 2008Best album of 2007.
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What?What?Dec 28, 2007Not bad. Good metal, good math, good ambience, good fun. They seem to have regressed musically a bit, but that's all Black Bubblegum's fault. Diverse if anything, and definitely not for hoods-up, know-nothing scenster morons who don't even understand how to change time signatures.
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TITDec 28, 2007it sucks, weany ass drivel, where did they go wrong? head for Ion Dissonance, Braindrill, Anomalous, Origin for the real deal.
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RogérioC.Dec 26, 2007A near prefect album. A definitive improvement on Miss Machine... and that's saying a lot. I think they're just the most talented guys in metal right now.
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EricC.Dec 23, 2007
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DarrellM.Dec 8, 2007... speechless
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DavidF.Dec 5, 2007Uneven. For me, the total duration of the good songs is like 20 minutes. A long wait in between albums for such a short reward. I still consider myself a fan, and will be looking forward to there next album.
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DanielL.Dec 4, 2007It's just great, no one sounds that way, and it is not easy at all to make good songs with that level of math progression.
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TomG.Dec 3, 2007This is easily my favorite album of 2007. It showcases TDEP's genius and range, and sets a new bar for extreme hardcore musicians.
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IsaacA.Nov 30, 2007Admittedly this is my first insight into the band, and after two tracks I was a little worried - but sometimes the toughest nuts are the tastiest, and this album was well worth the perseverance.
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MislavFNov 28, 2007As brilliant as the music is, the technical craziness makes it something that is only something that can be heard, not so much felt.
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NickT.Nov 26, 2007Album of the year.
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McJNov 24, 2007Older fans probably won't like this one so much, but you know what? They can play old DEP while we all move on, including Dillinger themselves. This is a perfect fusion of old DEP mixed with some intriguing new stabs at melody. I dig.
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HTNov 22, 2007Not as awesome as "the running board", but still a great album.
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AaronC.Nov 21, 2007Boring, uneventful, poor overall.
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ElderNov 21, 2007Absolutely stone-cold awesome.
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SystoolNov 21, 2007Fantastic new album from DEP, which manages to create their more aggressive, melodic and experimental album! You have to check it out! Don't listen to old, stubborn, closed-minded fan who despised it.
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SHNov 21, 2007Oh how the mighty have fallen.
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Awards & Rankings
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It can be inaccessible and terrifying all at once, but in a genre overly saturated with formulaic groups, Ire Works is a true standout.
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Alternative PressThe Dillinger Escape Plan are far from dead and te sound they pioneered is only getting stronger. [Dec 2007, p.171]
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It’s a frighteningly powerful album that will be adored by open-minded newcomers and "Miss Machine" converts alike.