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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | November 10th 15 |
Before their sonically insane debut full-length, The Dillinger Escape Plan had also released a self-titled EP, and although it was intense, it was nothing compared to Calculating Infinity. Their second EP, Under The Running Board, then, is the link. Tightening their songwriting from the self-titled, Under The Running Board sees the band's first truly successful attempts at experimentation, while also upping the ante as far as technicality and intensity were concerned. All three songs here are wonderfully written explosive bursts of mathcore riffing, hardcore breakdowns, venomous vocals, and intricate drumming. Put simply, this is the record where The Dillinger Escape Plan started to realize their potential, potential that would certainly become cashed in on later.
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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | October 12th 20 |
The demo EP with more intensity and stupifying technicality. Looking more like the DEP we know and love.
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| 3.5 great | Bedex | February 28th 19 |
This is super cool and announces the monumental Calculating Infinity. Must have been
considered an extremely promising EP at the time. It is very short though, which does not
leave it enough time for buildups or changes of tone, and feels a little bit random - but
not in a good way. Still very solid songs when looking for the earlier TDEP sound. 3.7
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| 4.0 excellent | Hanusko | March 7th 17 |
Light 4 - Sonically powerfull, ambitious and intense release. S/T Ep had it's problems, and the whole extremely intense, fast and spastic metalcore wasn't there yet. ,,Under the running board'' takes off as great precursor to ,,Calculating Infinity'' and displays what's about to come in the future. 3 songs, overall clocking just under 8 minutes, well it is not much time to shine, but it is worth it. Opening up with insane and chaotic ,,The mullet burden'' the tempo break with screaming women in the middle of this song always gets me. ,,Sandbox magician'' is filled with intense songwriting, crazy structure and ever changing guitar ,,squeeking''. The closer ,,Abe the cop'' contains another notable tempo change, this time going from heavy almost doomy riff into fast and spastic dillinger-esque speed. Overall If your a fan of this band, this is must have
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| 3.0 good | EasterInTheBatcave | June 8th 16 |
The Dillinger Escape Plan's second EP is a closer stylistic precursor to Calculating Infinity than their first. There are only three songs and the total length is around seven and a half minutes, but the material is so dense that it feels like three times that. Ultimately, Under the Running Board is not a very satisfying listen because the songs are merely inferior versions of their Calculating Infinity counterparts.
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| 4.5 superb | BRAman22 | July 14th 14 |
To rate this as what it is instead of what it isn't, it is a very good EP signaling what would come from The Dillinger Escape Plan.
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| 4.0 excellent | drumasster | September 9th 11 |
4/5 for length. Otherwise it could be a 4.5/5 or 5/5.
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| 5.0 classic | JTFly17 | October 13th 25 |
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