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2004 studio album by The Dillinger Escape Plan

Miss Machine Studio album by The Dillinger Escape Plan Released July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) Recorded 2004 Genre Mathcore metalcore experimental metal Length 39:54 Label Relapse Producer Steve Evetts Benjamin Weinman Chris Pennie The Dillinger Escape Plan chronology Irony Is a Dead Scene (2002) Miss Machine (2004) Plagiarism (2006) Singles from Miss Machine "Panasonic Youth" Released: June 21, 2004 "Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants" Released: 2004 "Unretrofied" Released: 2005

***Miss Machine*** is the second studio album by American [metalcore](/source/Metalcore) band [The Dillinger Escape Plan](/source/The_Dillinger_Escape_Plan) released in July 2004 through [Relapse Records](/source/Relapse_Records). It is the first album by the band to feature vocalist [Greg Puciato](/source/Greg_Puciato) and bassist [Liam Wilson](/source/Liam_Wilson). *Miss Machine* marks a change to a more experimental style by the band.

The album is The Dillinger Escape Plan's first album since 1999, the gap between albums being accredited to a number of bad fortunes, and [a short EP release](/source/Irony_Is_a_Dead_Scene) with lead vocals being performed by [Mike Patton](/source/Mike_Patton). There were three music videos made for the album ("Panasonic Youth", "Unretrofied", and "Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants") directed by [Neurosis](/source/Neurosis_(band))' Josh Graham. The band decided to feature [metalcore](/source/Metalcore) producer [Steve Evetts](/source/Steve_Evetts) to produce the album.

## Musical direction

Until the band's 2007 release of the further groundbreaking *[Ire Works](/source/Ire_Works)*, *Miss Machine* was considerably the band's most experimental release to date, as the band drew from the experience of working with [Mike Patton](/source/Mike_Patton) and the [industrial](/source/Industrial_music) influence of bands such as [Nine Inch Nails](/source/Nine_Inch_Nails). It is also arguably their most accessible due to the band toning down the musical complexity and adding new elements like slower song tempos, singing vocals, and more straightforward song structures.

Due to Mike Patton collaborating with the band, his experimental influences began to rub off on The Dillinger Escape Plan. In addition, [Greg Puciato](/source/Greg_Puciato) was involved with [Error](/source/Error_(band)), an industrial band, around the same time as the release of *Miss Machine*, all of which would form their sound on *Miss Machine*. The album turned out to be much more experimental, and include many more jazz-fusion elements and electronics. Weinman's guitars were not as prominent in the mix, and Pennie's drumming was not as demanding.

Andrew Racher of [Brooklyn Vegan](/source/Brooklyn_Vegan) said calling the album mathcore was "too niche" and "undersells it." He described the album's sound as "progressive circus acid freakout avant-goth metallic rock."[1]

## Reception

### Critical reception

Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 80/100[2] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [3] Chronicles of Chaos 9/10[4] Drowned in Sound 10/10[5] NME 7/10[6] Pitchfork 6.8/10[7] Playlouder [8] Rolling Stone [9] Stylus B−[10] Spin B+[11] Tiny Mix Tapes [12]

The critical reception for *Miss Machine* was relatively favorable, with [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) going so far as to say, "There's nothing more to say — the next true image of rock & roll has crawled out of the swamps of Jersey." Despite being positive in their review, *Pitchfork* noticed "Though Miss Machine displays DEP in top musical form, the band seems to have lost its confidence and direction." *Rolling Stone*, however, was negative, noticing "unless you're trying to drive a third world dictator out of his barricaded palace, you'll be hard pressed to listen to *Miss Machine* in its entirety." *Miss Machine* has earned a metascore of 80 on review aggregate site [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) indicating favorable reviews.[2]

## Track listing

All tracks are written by [Ben Weinman](/source/Ben_Weinman) and [Greg Puciato](/source/Greg_Puciato) except where noted.

No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Panasonic Youth" 2:27 2. "Sunshine the Werewolf" 4:17 3. "Highway Robbery" 3:30 4. "Van Damsel" 2:59 5. "Phone Home" Chris Pennie, Puciato 4:15 6. "We Are the Storm" 4:38 7. "Crutch Field Tongs" Pennie 0:52 8. "Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants" Weinman 3:27 9. "Baby's First Coffin" 4:02 10. "Unretrofied" Weinman 5:37 11. "The Perfect Design" 3:50

Japanese bonus tracks No. Title Length 12. "My Michelle" (Guns N' Roses cover) 4:07 13. "Damaged Pt. 1&2" (Black Flag cover) 4:55

## Personnel

The Dillinger Escape Plan Greg Puciato – vocals Ben Weinman – lead guitar, producer Brian Benoit – rhythm guitar Chris Pennie – drums, producer Liam Wilson – bass Production Steve Evetts – producer, engineering, mixing Jesse Cannon – Pro Tools Tom Shumway – assistant engineer James Russo – assistant engineer Alan Douches – mastering Mike Watkajtys – live sound engineer Brian Montuori – artwork and direction Dimitri Minakakis – layout and design Matthew Jacobson – executive producer

## Charts

Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard 200[13] 106 US Top Heatseekers 2 US Top Independent Albums 4 US Top Internet Albums 106

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Brooklyn_Vegan_1-0)** Sacher, Andrew (March 8, 2021). ["15 Seminal Albums From Metalcore's Second Wave (2000-2010)"](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/15-seminal-albums-from-metalcores-second-wave-2000-2010/). [Brooklyn Vegan](/source/Brooklyn_Vegan). Retrieved April 21, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Metacritic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Metacritic_2-1) *[Miss Machine](https://www.metacritic.com/music/miss-machine/the-dillinger-escape-plan)* at [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [AllMusic review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000475136), *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["CoC : The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine : Review"](http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-3616_the_dillinger_escape_plan_miss_machine_.aspx). *Chronicleofchaos.com*. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Album Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150705090039/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3749/reviews/9914). *DrownedInSound*. Archived from [the original](http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3749/reviews/9914) on July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** As intelligent as it is ferocious. [31 Jul 2004, p.40]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["The Dillinger Escape Plan: Miss Machine: Pitchfork Review"](http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/dillinger-escape-plan/miss-machine.shtml). *Pitchforkmedia.com*. Retrieved July 20, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Playlouder review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061119082729/http://www.playlouder.com/review/+missmachine/). Archived from [the original](http://playlouder.com/review/+missmachine/) on November 19, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Rolling Stone review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071031055754/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thedillingerescapeplan/albums/album/6223596/review/6367390/miss_machine). Archived from [the original](https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thedillingerescapeplan/albums/album/6223596/review/6367390/miss_machine) on October 31, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Stylus review](http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2173) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071127125255/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2173) 2007-11-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Gleefully impurist and highly addictive. [Sep 2004, p.122]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Tiny Mix Tapes review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071103132920/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/d/dillinger_escape_plan.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/d/dillinger_escape_plan.htm) on November 3, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["The Dillinger Escape Plan - Chart history"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150426135759/http://www.billboard.com/artist/400502/dillinger-escape-plan/chart). Billboard. Archived from [the original](http://www.billboard.com/artist/400502/dillinger-escape-plan/chart) on April 26, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

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