NEWS 2022/07/02
Mirrorcell is the second full-length by The Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato, a work of collaboration with some of the artist’s favourite musicians and producers resulting in a dark, despondent dive into the psyche of one of heavy music’s most celebrated frontmen. A wall of feedback on “In This Hell You Find Yourself” is the threshold over which the listener crosses, launching into “Reality Spiral.” Like much of the album, it’s a heavy, mid-tempo entry that sounds like the alchemical result of boiling down Cave In, Alice in Chains, Deftones, Black Sabbath, and Soundgarden. And also much like the rest of the record, it’s catchy as all hell. The choices around melody and arrangement, from guitar tone, soloing, or riffs, to Greg’s impressive range of vocals, to the percussive brill...