Irony Is a Dead Scene

Irony Is a Dead Scene is the third EP by American metalcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan. Recorded with Mike Patton on vocals, the EP was released on August 27, 2002, by Epitaph and Buddyhead Records.^[1]

Irony Is a Dead Scene
EP by The Dillinger Escape Plan with Mike Patton
Released	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Studio	Portrait Recording (Lincoln Park, New Jersey)
Genre	Mathcore experimental metal grindcore
Length	17:57
Label	Epitaph Buddyhead
Producer	Ben Weinman Mike Patton Chris Pennie
The Dillinger Escape Plan chronology
Calculating Infinity (1999) Irony Is a Dead Scene (2002) Miss Machine (2004)
Mike Patton chronology
Pranzo Oltranzista (1997) Irony is a Dead Scene (2002) A Perfect Place (2008)

Background

Following the departure of the band's original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, the temporary plan to record with Patton was in place before a permanent replacement vocalist had been found, yet by the time Patton had recorded vocals and the EP was released, the band had been touring with new vocalist Greg Puciato for nearly a year.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[3]
Music Emissions	[4]
Pitchfork	8.4/10[5]
Slant Magazine	[6]

Irony Is a Dead Scene was generally reviewed well, and Patton's contributions to the band's sound was considered a successful experiment. Bradley Torreano of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying, "Despite the ridiculously high expectations from both artists' fan bases, Irony Is a Dead Scene is a brilliant collaboration between the two."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Dillinger Escape Plan and Mike Patton except where noted. Actual writers below, according to ASCAP.^[7][8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hollywood Squares"	Patton Chris Pennie Ben Weinman	4:06
2.	"Pig Latin"	Patton Pennie Weinman Adam Doll	3:31
3.	"When Good Dogs Do Bad Things"	Patton Weinman	5:59
4.	"Come to Daddy" (Aphex Twin cover)	Richard D. James	4:21
Total length:			17:57

Personnel

The Dillinger Escape Plan

• Ben Weinman – lead guitar, keyboards, production
• Brian Benoit – rhythm guitar
• Liam Wilson – bass
• Adam Doll – keyboards, samples
• Chris Pennie – drums, percussion, keyboards, production

Guest musician

• Mike Patton – vocals, sampler, percussion, production

Production

• Chris Badami – engineering
• Steve Evetts – mixing
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Nick Pritchard – design