THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Details Their Reunion Celebration, Soap Opera Influences & More

Frank sits down with his pals Ben Weinman and Dimitri Minakakis of The Dillinger Escape Plan to discuss their triumphant 25th anniversary reunion, Dimitri’s last shows and what its like to come back now, Ben’s thoughts on whether or not he ever expected to perform DEP songs again, how Frank Godla of Metal Injection played a role in this return, mentally revisiting 25 years ago, re-learning the material, feelings on people’s favorite era of the band, trying to figure out what 43% burnt really means, and how their love for soap operas lead to become an influence in early DEP music.
00:00 - Greetings & New Years
00:45 - Talking about Dimitri’s last shows with the band and now his return
05:40 - Ben on his thoughts whether DEP would ever reunite in any way
08:19 - What DEP has in mind for the future, after the NY shows
10:30- How Frank of Metal Injection helped the DEP return this year
12:38 - How its going relearning Calculating Infinity
15:09 - Dimitri's feelings on performing a full set decades later
16:15 - Giving fans a new look into the band and how they started
20:22 - Mentally revisiting where they were 25 years ago
25:44 - Feelings on which era of the band people want
26:52 - How the band’s return is a rare and beautiful human exchange
29:17 - Trying to figure out the real meaning behind “43% Burnt”
33:20 - The truth about how Soap Opera shows influenced DEP
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[@m.Diesel]

I've taken too many screenshots of my phone at 43% battery...too many.

[@jaysantiago9673]

Nice, but you'd have to take a pic at 57% for it to really be 43% burnt. Cheers!!!!

[@RonnieRonnie3697]

Phew...I'm not the only one!

[@thoughts_are_free]

many thx Frank for bringing them together again!!! ❤ hope they do more stuff and would also like to see crazy Chris P. on drums too ...

[@TheGatesOfIvory]

Great interview, great band. Can’t wait for the shows! 🥳 ❤️

[@Dan16673]

The whole album. This will be beautiful

[@michaelsheehan6126]

The song title that references Days of Our Lives has to be Abe the Cop. Can I have my signed poster now? 😅

[@dannycheesums]

Just watched a clip of him and he’s a badass

[@salacca2297]

Saw them live at Toads Place with Everytime I Die when I was in high-school.

[@BroderJ]

that line up is insane

[@Bahomar]

super cool interview, hope to catch up with TDEP again in future

[@underscoreisnotvalid]

THEY NEED CHRIS!!!!

[@johnnyscifi]

Billy is fine enough

[@underscoreisnotvalid]

@@johnnyscifi yeah billy is a 10/10 drummer, but that's not the point, its a calculating infinity reunion and Chris is the originator of this style of drumming and co-wrote everything with Ben and basically invented a genre back in the late 90s. I wish Ben and Chris could sort out their beef and be cool again. To me, Chris deserves to be behind the kit for this reunion. Why get Dimitri again but not Chris? Seems weird to me.

[@TyroneMcDonalds]

@@underscoreisnotvalid i think its because greg didnt want to do it

[@dannycheesums]

From what Greg said in an interview around the time of Ire Works, Chris left the band after a lot of fallings out with Ben, so I guess they never patched it up

[@jvh2092]

Hope they make it to Europe, I've never seen them play in the Calculating lineup.

[@eugenetkachev]

they play Brutal Assault

[@riderstorm101]

And Rockstadt⛰️🏰🌲🌲🇷🇴

[@SanskarWagley]

Really hope they do more shows with this lineup. Would be cool to see Greg too.

[@TPJN777]

Abe Carver no way!!!! I frickin loved Days Of Our Lives and watched it with my Ukrainian grandmother as a kid and teen ❤❤

[@donatof3431]

No Chris Pennie?

[@bearvsshaan]

hahah I remember the old 'roll dice to make time signatures' rumor back in the mid 00s

[@NerdyDillinger]

ugh 😩 can it just be June already!

[@jerryrose9472]

There's a youtuber who covers entire albums from bands like Dillinger, Sawtooth, etc. He does a video covering calculating front to back. Ben should just watch that video 😂

[@EyesForLies1]

Which one?

[@user-lx6qz4zi3x]

Спасибо братела🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥☠☠☠☠☠☠⚡⚡⚡⚡🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@labelskater613]

What about greg?

[@Radowitzki]

No Greg

[@hisyamafifudin1954]

He's been busy doing Better Lovers and Solo stuff

[@labelskater613]

@@hisyamafifudin1954 better lovers is such a good band

[@hisyamafifudin1954]

@@labelskater613 sure, they are. Especially, if you're a big fan of ETID

[@Underflipp]

I wonder if Brian Benoit will make an appearance....

[@BrentLinaweaver]

Abe Carver = Abe the cop? lolol

[@deathwish133]

Lmao so much for last show in 2017 😂 When bands announce “last show ever” they end up coming back to do couple more and they’ll just end being a year round band, just no tours only to become a band that plays few select dates on festivals.

[@chilipismysignature5031]

Where tf is greg tho? I love dmitri and calculating infinity but would love to see them team up

[@spacemagic6265]

I wonder how they will fill out the setlist. Calculating is under 40 mins. Surly they gotta play at least an hour?

[@jerryrose9472]

I think given how long Demitri has been out of the game they probably won't try to push the set too long, but I'm hoping they play stuff off Under the Running Board.

[@antitheziz717]

The dillinger workout plan

[@Jeffmetal42]

General Hospital was my jam, used to watch it w my mom and we'd bag on it, laughing at how stupid that show was.

[@frittata3891]

Abe the Cop = Abe Carver from Days of our lives

[@m.Diesel]

Holy shit, is Abe the Cop based on Days of Our Lives?????

[@m.Diesel]

Yes, replying to my own comment. But I used to watch Days with my mom all the time. The Marlena possession saga. Lol also, Full House! How could I love the greatest band of all time even more? Daytime TV.

[@Dan16673]

I am one of those guys where calculating was it, everything after I wasnt into so this show I will be attending from florida

[@baaf1984]

Greg have a such energy on stage

[@TheCondorjc]

#vapefranksass

[@baaf1984]

Without Greg pucciato 😭

[@Crafter610]

What the fuck? So they’re back together??? HOLY SHITTY THEYRE COMING BACK MY LIFE I NEED VOX FROM THE MAIN GUY, GET HIM OFF OF COUNTRY! DESTROY KEN MODE(lol)

[@ireneroberts8441]

pointless without greg

[@hourofdarknessUK]

Dimitri was by far the better lyricist and vocalist compared to Greg. I always felt Greg's lyrics were juvenile and unmoving, and he never quite knew when not to sing.

[@pejpm]

I like Dimitri but his range was too limited.

[@Brovlawski]

Greg's catalog speaks for itself. And he wrote from personal experiences so things were far more meaningful/personal.

[@jamescordova6607]

Expect a poor turnout

[@Dan16673]

Lol wut

[@Radowitzki]

hahahahahahahahahahhaha

[@Chongzky]

You're kidding right? I'm tryna buy this ticket before it sells out.😅