Dillinger Escape Plan Cancels Gigantour Shows 'Until Further Notice'
Band Photo: The Dillinger Escape Plan (?)
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have been forced to pull out of their remaining Gigantour live dates because of an injury to guitarist Ben Weinman. Weinman severely re-injured his arm Sunday night (having originally injured it several months ago) during the tour's stop in Atlantic City, NJ and was told by a specialist yesterday that he will be unable to perform until further notice.
Weinman commented, "We were enjoying playing every night as part of Gigantour, and to not be able to finish the tour is an enormous disappointment to us."
Gigantour is the traveling hard rock festival founded by MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine. Mustaine — who suffered a nearly career-ending arm injury several years ago — said, "We really respect and enjoyed THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN — and will miss them. Meanwhile, I personally hope that Ben has a successful and speedy recovery."
Source: Blabbermouth
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9 Comments on "Dillinger Escape Plan Cancels Gigantour Shows"
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2. writes:
bah.
You just lack the patience to listen to something challenging. As good as Megadeth --WERE--, they reek of their era....Furthermore, they havent made a great record since 93.....Mustaine lost his mojo the second he realized he'd never pass Metallicas level of fame, respect, and $ generating power.
Besides, Greg Puciato is 5 times the vocalist Mustaine is....Listen to "Unretrofied" if you think he can't sing better than Mustaine and listen to "Sunshine the Werewolf" or "Setting Fire to Sleeping giants" if you think he can't out-roar, out-growl and out-scream Mustaine.
Plus these guys actually move about on the stage and play note for note perfect.....Mustaine is about as animated as a salted slug....
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8. writes:
DEP was the only band on Gigantour that was completely and utterly unlistenable. The guitar player jumped around like a crackhead having an epileptic fit while taking Jolt intraveinously while the singer sounded like he was being castrated with a cheese grater. Nevermore could have had more stage time if these clowns were off the tour.
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9. writes:
kregh99
thats bunk.
your entitled to your opininion, it's just wrong.
Being able to play note for note perfect and thrash about at the same time is what makes a show fun to watch. Dream Theatre pose as statues and play some sleepy prog, and it's great for what it is but it's nearly devoid of aggression....which is what metal tours are all about.
hardcore, grindcore, math-core etc. isn't for the masses, particularly people who are musicly conservative.....and some people just lack the patience to listen to something that at first seems to be "too strange, too heavy, too complex too out there, or left of the center.
Eek he only sings 1/5 of the time, he mostly screams and roars....atonal rage scares me!
Gasp! multiple time changes, thats not very normal....i dont like this.
*sigh*
I like some traditional bands myself but hyper-active ultra complex heavy music is my bread and butter. To each his own I guess......
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1. THE OMEN writes:
D E P SUCKS ANYWAY! MEGADETH RULES!