The Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman & original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis appear in weird video
Benjamin Weinman, the current guitarist for Suicidal Tendencies, released a strange video featuring Dimitri Minakakis, original vocalist of The Dillinger Escape Plan which Weinman notably also played in for the band's entirety. Minakakis fronted The Dillinger Escape Plan from 1997 - 2001, later replaced by Greg Puciato current vocalist of Better Lovers among other projects. The most current lineup of The Dillinger Escape Plan disbanded in late 2017, playing their final show at Terminal 5 in New York City where Minakakis joined the band and performed several early tracks as well as an encore of "43% Burnt" with Puciato.
In the 27-second video, you can see both Weinman asking Minahkis, "Do you know what I miss?". The video also has a superimposed "2024" graphic. It should be noted that The Dillinger Escape Plan's Calculating Infinity is set for a 25th anniversary next year, so what does this all mean?
Back in November of 2022, Billy Rymer (currently of thoughtcrimes), the most recent drummer for The Dillinger Escape Plan shared a "nostalgic moment" of a screen recording of him creating a set list for Furnace Fest 2023. The list did include tracks "The Mullet Burden" and "Sugar Coated Sour".
Rymer quickly back peddled that post saying:
I'm allowed to be nostalgic as well as hopeful. I want to see it happen more than anyone who saw the post. No one should take that as any official announcement, but that's where I stand on us playing again.
In September of this year, Weiman shot down rumors of a reunion, in response to a comment made by former vocalist Puciato in a Revolver interview referencing offer requests to play festivals over the last few years.
Weiman stated in an interview with Metal Injection:
I want to be as respectful to the band, its members, and the fans as possible so I'll try to clear some things up without getting into too much of the 'he said she said'. To be clear, I have not talked directly to Greg since just after the final Dillinger shows in 2018. One of the reasons for that is because, without getting into too much detail as some of this info is not for me to disclose, I think it is safe to say the band's members – including myself – do not share the same values as Greg. While I cherish the work we did together and will always acknowledge how instrumental his contributions have been to the legacy of this band, there is a lot of misinformation out there based on the perception Greg has crafted through interviews and what he gets quoted on. At the very least, let's just say the rest of the band has nothing to do with the information Greg has put out there, and that none of it is accurate
I think it is very important to mention that Greg has no ownership of the Dillinger Escape Plan as an entity, no ownership in the overarching corporation, and has no ownership over the name and he never has. He has always been paid as an independent contractor and he has no interactions with our booking agent, lawyers, etc. I'm happy to show anyone who doubts this all the paperwork that says otherwise. That's that. This band has existed with different singers and musicians over the years and I am proud that my continued involvement from day one has helped keep some consistency in how we functioned and did things as a unit.
The truth is that any discussions of a reunion with Greg have been shut down before money was discussed. There have been no concrete money offers for a reunion with Greg – meaning that the conversations have never gotten to money as they've always been shut down immediately – that I or anyone on our team is aware of. I think there was some preliminary talks thrown around for us to do Furnace Fest, but our agent's response was that we are not entertaining reunion offers at this time. The end. I have been approached a few times indirectly by people who had talked to Greg while he was out on the road about doing a reunion, and what was conveyed to me was that he really wanted to do it and that it should be discussed with me.
So, is it old pals just hanging out reminiscing? Or does it mean more? I guess we will see in 2024, but for now you can view the video below.
Weiman left fans hopeful responding to a users comment in the post:
51 comments
Post CommentSo basically, Dillinger is getting back together and playing some shows in 2024.
Pathetic cash grab from a shitty overrated band. LOL @ everyone of you who lapped up this crap.
F*cking finally, eat shit filled cannoli Gregory, now all we need is to sit down, hammer some drugs and ring up Christopher pennie(pasta) and we finally got the god damn band back together.
Get those 1099s ready ben! Time to get the independent contractors back together!
Kat from Scowl here, don't let paperwork get you down. Here at turbox tax, you do your thing, we've got your taxes.
^ Yep. Mike Muir doesn't pay Ben nearly enough to play in Suicidal Tendencies for Ben to do just ST.
Get ready for that out 0f key midget Greg to make some announcement about one if his (garbage attempts to stay relevant without Dep) bands. The shit is so cringe.
If this is what we think it is.... Take my money now!
This makes me beyond excited. There were some really good classic sounding dillinger songs after Dimitri left but nothing could touch the magic of Calculating, or even Under the Running Board.
Calculating Infinity set, with the lineup that played on that record. Yes, please.
Ben Weeeny is the man and the only thing overrated associated with him is Greg. Solo career = mouth full of Mike P cum.
Pro - Dillinger Escape Plan shows Con - they are playing all their worst songs with the guy that just barks tunelessly and a bunch of hired guns
Mike Muir doesn't pay Ben nearly enough to play in Suicidal Tendencies for Ben to do just ST. Exactly hence this DEP reunion tease.
Did they get the Riley Gale Family & Friends Foundation's input and approval first? Ms. Gale needs her cut.
Too bad D'Mitri didn't have his personality but Greg's talents - there would be unified love for DEP.
i bet u gregs doin lines of coke reading that story while suckin his own dick about how hes a better front man
Remember when Billy started getting death threats from "the fans" when they told him he better not f*ck the band up? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
i bet u gregs doin lines of coke reading that story while suckin his own dick about how hes a better front man ^ his ego is bigger than him
Everything after Calulating Infinity was dog shit.
Band played hella bullshit during their last Chicago show at Cobra Lounge.
It doesn't take too much investigating to figure this out as the first "related article" below this one spells it out. It'll be a new band rumored to be "Choir Boy". These two are in it with a different drummer and the rest of the band is unclear. It likely won't be DEP as Dimitri was only on their early EP and first album. Almost their entire legacy came after Greg joined. Here is a link: https://lambgoat.com/news/32522/dillinger-escape-plan-original-members-launch-new-project/
"It doesn't take too much investigating to figure this out as the first "related article" below this one spells it out. It'll be a new band rumored to be "Choir Boy". These two are in it with a different drummer and the rest of the band is unclear. It likely won't be DEP as Dimitri was only on their early EP and first album. Almost their entire legacy came after Greg joined. Here is a link: https://lambgoat.com/news/32522/dillinger-escape-plan-original-members-launch-new-project/" If it isn't DEP why would he hum the first part of 43% burnt and what would he "miss" if there wasn't a band called choir boy for him to miss? And it's about to be 25 years of the first full length and the way Ben is responding to people on his IG post….idk dude it's kind of obvious that this is definitely about a 25 years of calculating infinity tour lol
This gives me a 43% boner. If Chris comes back on drums it'll be 100% boner.
rick____tocchet 12 hours ago Who gives a shit? This isn't a post about Infant Annihilator, so obviously you don't care Dick…I mean Hick. Sorry I meant Prick
greg cuckciatov here. im taking time away from snorting lines of coke and lookin at myself in the mirror to say i dont approve.
I never got to see Dimitri performed live. If they're doing an anniversary tour, im psyched!! The end
anonymous 17 hours ago Too bad D'Mitri didn't have his personality but Greg's talents - there would be unified love for DEP. That would have been perfect
Say10ordie here. Look, I still haev respect for those guys because they are capable of releasing an album such as Calculating infinty. BUT...Irony is a Dead Scene made me want to vomit...there new stuff will probably be lame too. we'll see
now ben has no competition for attention on stage. i saw greg and ben battle it out before. two grown men destroying their bodies just so people would love at them. broken on the inside… pathetic.
Saw Dillinger in 2003 play The Fireside Bowl for a $3 makeup show after their previous booking agent fumbled the bag. This was back when they had a kid working the lights on stage and the fire breathing was a thing. They played both instrumentals off CI and didn't start playing until they told someone to break the last lightbulb in the room that wouldn't turn off.
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what a way to ruin your legacy… fight with ur delusional ex singer over optics and control. then u put out a weird video with ur original singer who cant sing. this band is a mess.
What a bunch of melodramatic bullshit. Just play shows or don't, idiots.
Almost their entire legacy came after Greg joined.<--- just because you showed initial interest in the band after Gregory joined does NOT mean their "legacy" was carried by Gregory or Initiated by the pleather pant wearing Trent Reznor wannabe. if you were there from the start.-you were there,U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D. I've been into these guys since Adam was their bass player & Chris had money (Penny.) Arcane.
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