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| Released | August 27, 2002 | |||
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| Length | 17:57 | |||
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| Producer | Ben Weinman | |||
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Irony Is a Dead Scene is the third EP by American mathcore band,The Dillinger Escape Plan. It was recorded with Mike Patton and released on August 27,2002,through Epitaph Records. [1] [2]
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 |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | (8.4/10) [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | [5] |
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."
All tracks are written by The Dillinger Escape Plan and Mike Patton except where noted. Actual writers below, according to ASCAP [6] [7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 | 4:09 |
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