The Dillinger Escape Plan...

...are my heroes. That band is as amazing live as they are in their albums. Their musical ability is second to none that I've seen, and I've seen some pretty ridiculously talented bands.

My favorite band member is Greg Puciato, their lead singer. He really knows how to put on a high-energy, intense, and yet very warm and friendly show. He gets the crowd involved a lot. He's always right at the front of the stage, clasping hands, giving mic taps, interacting in any way he can. He doesn't so much sing TO his audience; he sings WITH them. At one point, he even jumped off the stage into the pit and gave everyone an opportunity to sing along. He basically became part of the pit for a while. It was really awesome.

Their instrumental parts are insanely complex, and generally seem impossible to play even in ideal conditions, but they manage to pull it off while flipping their guitars around, running all over the stage, jumping around, screaming the lyrics along with Greg... It's truly a sight to behold.

I managed to get a few pictures around the start of their set. I didn't get any really good ones, because I was right by the stage and the pit for most of the show, so I didn't want to take my phone out for fear it'd get knocked out of my hands. Anyway, I'll be able to remember that show without too many pictures I think.