Editing Miss Machine

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Miss Machine
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]]
| cover        = Dillinger Escape Plan 'Miss Machine' album cover.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = {{start date|2004|7|20}}
| recorded     = 2004
| studio       =
| genre        =
* [[Mathcore]]
* [[metalcore]]
* [[avant-garde metal]]
| length       = 39:54
| label        = [[Relapse Records|Relapse]]
| producer     = {{flatlist|
* [[Steve Evetts]]
* [[Ben Weinman|Benjamin Weinman]]
* [[Chris Pennie]]
}}
| prev_title   = [[Irony Is a Dead Scene]]
| prev_year    = 2002
| next_title   = [[Plagiarism (EP)|Plagiarism]]
| next_year    = 2006
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Miss Machine
 | type        = Studio album
 | single1     = Panasonic Youth
 | single1date = June 21, 2004
 | single2     = Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants
 | single2date = 2004
 | single3     = Unretrofied
 | single3date = 2005
}}
}}

'''''Miss Machine''''' is the second studio album by American [[metalcore]] band [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]] released in July 2004 through [[Relapse Records]].  It is the first album by the band to feature vocalist [[Greg Puciato]] and bassist [[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 [[Irony Is a Dead Scene|a short EP release]] with lead vocals being performed by [[Mike Patton]]. There were three music videos made for the album ("Panasonic Youth", "Unretrofied", and "Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants") directed by [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]]' Josh Graham. The band decided to feature [[metalcore]] producer [[Steve Evetts]] to produce the album.

==Musical direction==
Until the band's 2007 release of the further groundbreaking ''[[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]] and the [[Industrial music|industrial]] influence of bands such as [[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]] was involved with [[Error (band)|Error]], 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]] 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."<ref name="Brooklyn Vegan">{{cite web|publisher=[[Brooklyn Vegan]]|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/15-seminal-albums-from-metalcores-second-wave-2000-2010/|title=15 Seminal Albums From Metalcore's Second Wave (2000-2010)|date=March 8, 2021|accessdate=April 21, 2021}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
{{Music ratings
| MC = 80/100<ref name=Metacritic>{{Metacritic album}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000475136|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]]''
| rev2score = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-3616_the_dillinger_escape_plan_miss_machine_.aspx|title=CoC : The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine : Review|publisher=|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
| rev3score = 10/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3749/reviews/9914|title=Album Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan - Miss Machine|work=DrownedInSound|accessdate=3 July 2015|archive-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705090039/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3749/reviews/9914|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev4score = 7/10<ref>As intelligent as it is ferocious. [31 Jul 2004, p.40]</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev5score = 6.8/10<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050516074559/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/dillinger-escape-plan/miss-machine.shtml Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Playlouder]]''
| rev6score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://playlouder.com/review/+missmachine/ |title=Playlouder review |access-date=2007-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119082729/http://www.playlouder.com/review/+missmachine/ |archive-date=2006-11-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thedillingerescapeplan/albums/album/6223596/review/6367390/miss_machine Rolling Stone review]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031055754/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thedillingerescapeplan/albums/album/6223596/review/6367390/miss_machine |date=October 31, 2007 }}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]''
| rev8Score = B−<ref>[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2173 Stylus review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127125255/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2173 |date=2007-11-27 }}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9score = B+<ref>Gleefully impurist and highly addictive. [Sep 2004, p.122]</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]''
| rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/d/dillinger_escape_plan.htm Tiny Mix Tapes review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103132920/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/d/dillinger_escape_plan.htm |date=2007-11-03 }}</ref>
}}

The critical reception for ''Miss Machine'' was relatively favorable, with [[AllMusic]] going so far as to say, "There's nothing more to say&nbsp;— 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]] indicating favorable reviews.<ref name=Metacritic />

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Ben Weinman]] and [[Greg Puciato]] except where noted
| title1 = Panasonic Youth
| length1 = 2:27
| title2 = Sunshine the Werewolf
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Highway Robbery
| length3 = 3:30
| title4 = Van Damsel
| length4 = 2:59
| title5 = Phone Home
| writer5 = [[Chris Pennie]], Puciato
| length5 = 4:15
| title6 = We Are the Storm
| length6 = 4:38
| title7 = Crutch Field Tongs
| writer7 = Pennie
| length7 = 0:52
| title8 = Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants
| length8 = 3:27
| title9 = Baby's First Coffin
| writer8 = Weinman
| length9 = 4:02
| title10 = Unretrofied
| writer10 = Weinman
| length10 = 5:37
| title11 = The Perfect Design
| length11 = 3:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus tracks
| title12 = My Michelle
| note12 = [[Guns N' Roses]] cover
| length12 = 4:07
| title13 = Damaged Pt. 1&2
| note13 = [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] cover
| length13 = 4:55
}}

==Personnel==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;The Dillinger Escape Plan
* [[Greg Puciato]]&nbsp;– vocals
* [[Ben Weinman]]&nbsp;– lead guitar, producer
* [[Brian Benoit]]&nbsp;– rhythm guitar
* [[Chris Pennie]]&nbsp;– drums, producer
* [[Liam Wilson]]&nbsp;– bass
{{col-2}}
;Production
* [[Steve Evetts]]&nbsp;– producer, engineering, mixing
* Jesse Cannon&nbsp;– Pro Tools
* Tom Shumway&nbsp;– assistant engineer
* [[James Russo]]&nbsp;– assistant engineer
* Alan Douches&nbsp;– mastering
* Mike Watkajtys&nbsp;– live sound engineer
* Brian Montuori&nbsp;– artwork and direction
* [[Dimitri Minakakis]]&nbsp;– layout and design
* Matthew Jacobson&nbsp;– executive producer
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2004)
!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
|-
!scope="row"|US ''[[Billboard 200]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/400502/dillinger-escape-plan/chart|title=The Dillinger Escape Plan - Chart history|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=May 25, 2015|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426135759/http://www.billboard.com/artist/400502/dillinger-escape-plan/chart|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|106
|-
!scope="row"|US ''[[Top Heatseekers]]''
|2
|-
!scope="row"|US Top Independent Albums
|4
|-
!scope="row"|US Top Internet Albums
|106
|}

==References==
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