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| Released | August 27, 2002 | |||
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Irony Is a Dead Scene is the third EP by American metalcore band, The Dillinger Escape Plan. It was recorded with Mike Patton and released on August 27, 2002, through Epitaph and Buddyhead Records. [1]
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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.
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| 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]
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 |
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| 1. | "Hollywood Squares" |
| 4:06 |
| 2. | "Pig Latin" |
| 3:31 |
| 3. | "When Good Dogs Do Bad Things" |
| 5:59 |
| 4. | "Come to Daddy" (Aphex Twin cover) | Richard D. James | 4:21 |
| Total length: | 17:57 | ||
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