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"... makes for a conclusion and the ability for the band and their fans to reflect on a complete body of work ... (at once) a whirlwind of chaos and a pit of darkness and thought. Crafted with frenzy and care, this is a true work of art in all its instrumentation and vocalization. The record tells many stories ... proves that there is a peace in chaos. In all its clean and high moments, in all its jagged dreams and nightmares, Dissociation is an album that will not only make music lovers think about The Dillinger Escape Plan, but will remind music lovers the gift that music is." - PopMatters.com "Befitting the swan song of such a monumentally important band, Dissociation is an outright masterpiece, referencing every point in the band's consistently stunning discography while breaking more new ground than they have since Ire Works ... it's glorious ... the attention to detail in the engineering and mixing is dizzying (sometimes literally) and has immense impact on the feel of the album ... overall sound artistry here (is) as intentional and immersive as anything from the worlds of art rock, pop or electronic music ... a near-peerless legacy ... capped by the most gorgeous composition the group have ever offered. The title track, with swooning strings, etheric effects, soaring, elastic vocal melodies and complicated, skittering beats, is closer to Björk than anything Dillinger have done before ... they've ended things by throwing down the gauntlet with such force that the reverberations will be felt for generations." - Exclaim! With this release, The Dillinger Escape Plan calls it quits after almost almost 20 years making music. The New Jersey mathcore band opted to go out "while on top" and the title of the record points to that decision. Dissociation was produced by Steve Evetts, who has helmed all of the group's previous albums. "We're breaking up. We're not going on an extended hiatus. This is a really weird thing to say, but we really still do love what we do; we don't love it any less, we don't love making records any less, we don't love being on stage any less. And that's the hard part: you're making a choice to stop doing something that you love, which sounds insane to people ... I don't like TV shows that go on and on and on until the ratings die ... I feel like once we started to wrap our brains around that, we started to feel really confident about it. It feels correct." - Greg Puciato, lead vocalist