Irony Is a Dead Scene

Irony Is a Dead Scene
EP by Dillinger Escape Plan with Mike Patton
Released	August 27, 2002
Genre	Mathcore Experimental metal
Length	17:57
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer	Ben Weinman
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Dillinger Escape Plan with Mike Patton chronology
Calculating Infinity (1999) Irony is a Dead Scene (2002) Cursed, Unshaven and Misbehavin': Live Infinity (2003)

Irony Is a Dead Scene is an EP by American mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan with Mike Patton, released on August 27, 2002 (see 2002 in music).

The material on this EP was recorded after the departure of the band's original vocalist, Dimitri Minakakis, but before a replacement (Greg Puciato) had been chosen. The plan to record with Patton was in place before a replacement vocalist had been found. By the time Mike Patton had recorded vocals and the EP was released, the band had been touring with Puciato for nearly a year.

The EP was released on vinyl in a myriad of different colored versions by Buddyhead Records. Erroneously, or perhaps deliberately, the vinyl label states that the record be played at 45 rpm, but is actually meant to be played at 33 rpm.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hollywood Squares" (Dillinger Escape Plan/Mike Patton) – 4:06
2. "Pig Latin" (Dillinger Escape Plan/Mike Patton) – 3:31
3. "When Good Dogs Do Bad Things" (Dillinger Escape Plan/Mike Patton) – 5:59
4. "Come to Daddy" (Richard D. James) – 4:21

[edit] Personnel

• Ben Weinman - Guitar, keyboards, producer
• Brian Benoit - guitar
• Adam Doll - keyboards, sampling
• Mike Patton - percussion, samples, vocals
• Chris Pennie - percussion, drums, keyboards, producer
• Liam Wilson - bass

[edit] Additional Personnel

• Chris Badami - engineer
• Alan Douches - mastering
• Steve Evetts - mixing