Dimitri Minakakis (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) First Interview In 20 Years | Metal Injection

[@cdizzy42069]

Love every Dillinger era. He was incredible every time he was with them. Can't wait for his project with Ben!

[@BYRONSLAM09]

me too im waiting his new project with ven, im sure it will be wild and mad, dimitri was the best singer of the band to me he deserves that honor by the fact he participated in the creation of calculating infinity, what a legendary album

[@TheCondorjc]

A real treat to my day This is the type of shiz I needed. 43% Burnt, Jim Fear, and Sugar Coated Sour are three of my favorite songs ever.

[@bigboy9661]

Jiiiiimmmm

[@Eandostein]

This is a wonderful interview that every Dillinger fan should watch....good job Frank! 👍

[@danielhanson6424]

You're the man, Dimitri!

[@dredhed]

The Running Board...favorite Dillinger track ever!!! Organized chaos live. Classic records from the Dimitri dayz🔥💀🔥

[@dantelan-i-er5466]

SAY. GOOD. NIGHT. FINAL CURTAIN CALL. SWEETHEART, GOODBYE

[@internetguy9531]

i could listen to dimitri talk about the storys behind the songs on calculating for hours

[@Lukedrummer]

Love this interview, thank you Frank and Dimitri!!! Oh man, I remember the first time I saw The Dillinger, it was in Florence Italy during a tattoo convention..1999 I guess? I had no idea who they were, my friend was like hey dude there's a hardcore show here tonight, we should go... Glad I went because I was blown away. I still have the Calculating Infinity tee I bought back then! There was like 20 people at that show, like it was an empty crappy warehouse!! It was awesome, good times man.

[@scourgeofhell626]

Wow that's awesome u got to see them in their early years this guys are phenomenal 🖤🤍🖤

[@prestonjarrett]

Great interview from the both of you guys. Calculating Infinity is a classic, and I hope we get to hear what you and Ben are working on. Best of luck with everything.

[@Odd_Combo]

I went to my first concert when I was about 11-12 and had no idea who DEP was it any clue about what I was getting into. Standing in the outside of the pit, I got punched directly in the throat and it was right then that I became an official liver of extreme metal and music in general. What a life changing night.

[@crucifixmegabuster95]

This is trippy. This week I've been listening to dillinger. Now I see this

[@nevermore311]

This made me feel old. It also made me feel like I've grown up a lot. A lot of closure came from listening to this, and it's great to hear from someone who has been out there living his life and being a fan like me after having such a huge influence on all of us. It just goes to show you that you shouldn't hesitate to make an impact and create things, nor should you hesitate to walk away after you HAVE created. Life goes on, friends. And we still get to hold all the artwork as treasures in our lives.

[@heathsousa5002]

This is huge for me. Been waiting to hear from him about this for years

[@ravenouseyes]

Calculating Infinity is and will always be one of my all time favorite records.

[@smokebillowin]

What a great video! Thank you both for making this one.

[@trentnoonanposivibes]

Man emoticons aren’t enough, I fucken love you guys! Thank you for this Dimitri & Frank you rool brother. One love yo! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🙏🏻🖤

[@ThathousecatSHC]

I remember getting calculating Infinity when it was new. That shit blew my mind open. How are they doing this, what time is this in, how are these vocals so good, it's Fu king crushing. And now I feel super old.

[@bigboy9661]

Damn. I would've been 1 year old... I feel the same about the music tho haha

[@Dan16673]

I remember the same. Was mind blowing

[@AlexGordonMusic]

The only thing that hasn’t aged is that album

[@joelabraham6929]

Tremendous interview!

[@hsheeld]

This man was one of the reasons I got deep into the Syracuse hardcore scene. It was the most intense show I had ever saw at lost horizon. Forget the date

[@FionaAppleAddict]

Greg Puciato once asked online for the best DEP-songs and he called me SOAB for writing "...the whole "Calculating Infinity"-album". 🎶🖤 Still proud he noticed me. 😄

[@ChaboyAnthony]

Great interview!!

[@martinmerino3272]

Seeing Botch and Dillinger together is still one of my favorite shows of all time. Great interview.

[@Ezraph2001]

Ben = real human being

[@adamdam]

Absolute joy to watch and really interesting, I love every Dillinger record and appreciate all the members for there input to such a f'ing amazing project over the years, It's hard to listen to Dissociation where It seeps finality and permanent change that us fans respect but also didn't want. Dillinger was a class act from beginning to end and I miss them like no other band out there but at least they went out on top of there game (were they ever not on top of it? Hell no) and with an excellent final show!

[@starlodear2987]

Είσαι θρύλος, Δημήτρη! First time I see Dimitri do an interview.

[@DanteRising]

I would have liked to have known what happened to the Argonauts project with the Burnt By The Sun memebers? I was mad stoked when it was announced, i think one or two tracks were released and then nothing else ever came of it with no explanation?

[@dconvergadon5281]

Argonauts continued with another singer for a bit (I forget the name, but it was a former bandmates of their bassist)..Eventually they reconnected with Mike Oleander ( ex- bbts, for the love of, Nora) and became River Black, they released one album and kinda went silent as the members are all busy with other projects, etc. I really dug some of the first demos and shows I saw them with Dimitri.

[@romanr.4821]

Love Dimitri

[@EthanRadell]

Calculating Infinity changed my life

[@SavageGordon]

Fucking love you Dimitri m8

[@MorganaSiobhan]

Frank is a great interviewer, and this is an interview that I'm sad I didn't catch when it came out. I've been a Dillinger fan since 2000, and hearing from Dimitri really adds to their story. I wouldn't mind seeing Frank try to catch up with Brian or Chris... but this is great stuff. Thank you!

[@CH-ml4rz]

A very nice surprise!

[@billyalarie929]

Fucking lmao that story about “43% burnt” is incredible

[@oliveroliver2828]

Love Frank. Love Dimitri. Simple.

[@txzz4688]

1st up the Tee! My man great choice

[@SchnellVITALVINYLVLOG]

I saw Dimitris post DEP Band “TOKYO” with HOF and An Albatross in 2003

[@trentnoonanposivibes]

🔥🔥🙌🏻🔥🔥

[@sdp026]

I liked Dillinger Escape Plan way more with Dimitri, and it really annoys me that mainstream music fans need melodic vocals and choruses to latch onto or they won't understand "extreme" music. I thought DEP's music was way more interesting back when the instrumentation had to be compelling enough to carry the songs without melodic vocals, whereas in DEP's later stuff the vocals and choruses serve as the main focus and the insane technical guitar parts serve more as sort of as the equivalent of a solo instead of the backbone to the entire song. But the average person just hears a catchy chorus and immediately thinks it's better.

[@Dan16673]

Yup. I wanted a calulating infinity part 2 so bad

[@MisuAlexandru1]

nice, thank you for the interview! What band are you mentioning at 28:28? I'm very curios because I love both Meshuggah and The Dilinger Escape Plan but I can't seem to understand or find about the third band you're mentioning

[@JimBTannenbaum]

Candiria

[@MisuAlexandru1]

thanks, man@@JimBTannenbaum

[@AlexGordonMusic]

The golden son

[@vilespecter]

So did anyone end up bringing him a brick?

[@THERAMMSTEINFAN490]

What is that third band theyre talking about with dill and shuggah?

[@beaudeeley]

Candiria

[@alexandercrawford29]

Dude is crazy.

[@Signal_in_the_noise]

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[@ethanmoen7258]

Do Mike Olender next

[@Berator4]

είσαι τεράστιος ρε

[@isaacalbertosanchezmojica9797]

atleast he was in the most intense and mind bending hardcore album of all times......still to this day cuts like sugar coated soar,clip the apex,destro's secret and variations on a cocktail dress are absurdly intense and absolute nuts in the musical and the intent ...i laugh every time the chaos comes how genius and creative is

[@monetti22]

Awesome to hear from him after all these years! Edit: Also, excellent interview for both sides, was engrossed the entire video…

[@terremoto6663]

Calculating Infinity is probably my favorite heavy album ever. Masterpiece. Dimitri is one of the reasons. Another one is Chris Pennie

[@ctolliver81]

I remember seeing DEP on the cover of Resound (the Relapse catalog) thinking "who the fuck are these preppy dudes?" and reading the interview, being really intrigued and then going to get the album and it kicked my fucking ass! Mathcore changed my life!!! Haha! great interview!

[@oldpantsnewjersey]

I remember their website at the time addressed the preppy question.

[@lloydzarathoustra]

Dimitri was The Dillinger Escape Plan's best singer and frontman. He was immense in the band, great lyrics, charisma and power. Mike Patton brought TDEP to a higher scale with full experiment. I saw Dimitri with the group in Switzerland at the time. With Chris Pennie, it was the best concert ever. So sad this incredible drummer has kind of disappeared from the Scene.

[@BYRONSLAM09]

calculating infinity part ii?? that could be f&** insane omg why did you left the band dimitri nooooo 😭😭😭

[@123612100]

Was Chris Pennie at the farewell shows?

[@oldpantsnewjersey]

He did not play on stage for any of the nights, so I'm guessing not.

[@james_the_animator]

Apparently Ben called Chris and asked him to come to the shows, but Chris never got back to him. I can barely find anything new about Chris on the Internet - he's almost mystical!

[@alexandrebyte]

Such an amazing person, lovely

[@METALLiCMETALLEr]

What a great interview Dimitry is such a cool dude I should knew that because he was always involved with them hahah Hope they make something else in the future

[@tenfourgaming940]

Dude, you sang on calculating infinity. No need to be humble xx

[@TheGrossUncle]

I wish I could hear 43% burnt for the first time again...

[@IanVase]

This......was......aaaaaawwwwwwesome!!!!!!

[@hydrakn]

This was such a great interview, great questions, Dimitri was so open and awesome. I found Dillinger while away alone in school in a big city and going to see Dillinger and Botch emboldened me to push myself to do better and get rid of that which holds one down. This was a great time, thank you!

[@andrewjacks2716]

Dimitri seems like a really solid dude. Cool to see a little bit of the guy, after having heard Calculating Infinity so many times. I hope that project with Ben drops soon!

[@jasonbryning7805]

Miss Machine is my favorite too!! So good! Calculating is a close 2nd 🤘🤘 Dimitri is such a genuine humble human being!! Like legitimately fucking nice guy!!

[@mattcannon5779]

Seeing these guys play with Dimitri in the early 2000s in Phila at The Rotonda is one of the most visceral and chaotic fun shows I've ever been to.

[@Jamesp1972]

He was at the front of the most off the hook metal/hardcore album ever made, and he is so unassuming!!

[@deadwolf6886]

Dimitri was my favorite singer out of them all..

[@judowrestlerka]

"......way back in the 90s.... . I wasn't even aware of a Dillinger Escape Plan until the 2003-04 mark. Wow

[@Dan16673]

I remember the EP then calculating infinity release. Left changing

[@Signal_in_the_noise]

Bro looks like he’s literally interviewing himself

[@Ghostlydustup]

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[@animalmother4904]

like like like like like like like like Dimitri is the far superior singer and the true voice of DEP.

[@cotopaximusic]

Cringe

[@snavs420]

I may be an outlier, but I thought Dimitri's style fit Dillinger the best. Greg definitely had more range, but Dimitri had a more chaotic, violent vibe to his voice.

[@Dan16673]

Didnt like greg at all musically. Visiually was amazing

[@corpseweed]

I think every metal singer who's ever sat in on writing a new song can relate to "just rah-in' it."