Calculating Infinity
The Dillinger Escape Plan · 1999
37 min · 11 tracks · mathcore
A relentless fusion of chaotic rhythms and dissonant melodies, embodying the essence of mathcore.
Why this album works
'Calculating Infinity' is notable for its groundbreaking approach to heavy music, influencing a wave of bands within the mathcore and progressive metal scenes. Critics praised its complexity and aggression, leading it to become a touchstone release that has shaped the trajectory of extreme music since its launch.
- Best for
- intense, high-energy experiences short bursts of engagement dynamic rhythmic complexity
- Context
- Released on September 28, 1999, 'Calculating Infinity' marked The Dillinger Escape Plan's debut full-length album after their earlier EP. At this point in their career, they were still establishing themselves within the hardcore and metal scenes, but this album propelled them into the forefront of the mathcore genre, showcasing their technical prowess and unorthodox song structures.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Iwrestledabearonce· The Number Twelve Looks Like You· Wrench in the Works
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Sugar Coated Sour Standout 2:24
- 2 43% Burnt Standout 4:31
- 3 Jim Fear 2:22
- 4 *#.. 2:41
- 5 Destro’s Secret 1:56
- 6 The Running Board 3:21
- 7 Clip the Apex…Accept Instruction 3:29
- 8 Calculating Infinity 2:02
- 9 4th Grade Dropout 3:35
- 10 Weekend Sex Change 3:11
- 11 Variations on a Cocktail Dress Standout 7:57
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