A long time ago, Nietzsche said, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Those seven words have not only become a modern philosophical catchphrase, but a signpost to life for The Dillinger Escape Plan. That’s because despite a multitude of major incidents and ongoing setbacks, Dillinger have continually defied the odds and returned more powerful each and every time.

Their newest album, Ire Works has been cited as career-defining.

You can’t kill The Dillinger Escape Plan, they only get stronger.

With ‘Ire Works,’ DEP continue to push the envelope. Where ‘Calculating Infinity’ was a combustible technical tour-de-force and ‘Miss Machine’ juxtaposed the band’s explosive tech-metal song crafting with dark, mature melodies, ‘Ire Works’ is all about channelling the collective experience and a lot of, well, ire.

Dillinger have never bowed to even the most debilitating of incidents and Ire Works illustrates just how driven they are to create. Even if it looks like they’ve just been taken out at the knees, they find a way to survive what looks to be certain demise, coming back twice as good and ten times as powerful.

Now The Dillinger Escape Plan bring that power and fury born out of ‘Ire Works’ back down to Australia this May and everyone better be ready to face the barrage that awaits.

There will be no quarter, no let up and no held punches. Be prepared…..