DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, THE BLED, HEAVY HEAVY LOW LOW, FALL OF ENOSIS (Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 SE 39th) Forget about Kemado Records being the most divisive thing in American metal. The Sword, Danava, and Saviours all seem to have as many haters as they do supporters, but Dillinger Escape Plan take the cake when it comes to the ability to both repel and attract heavy music fans. Many can’t stand vocalist Greg Puciato, who sounds like Mike Patton yet is built like a quarterback. When he’s screaming, he’s even less original, undermining the band’s experimental song-structuring with status quo metalcore. Still, a perfect spiral occasionally loosens out of Puciato’s overbearing grip. On Ire Works’ “Horse Hunter,” schizophrenic shredding, laser beams, and crazed jazz unite in a space that might otherwise be filled with a breakdown. It dares to go over our heads without running on top of us, which Puciato literally did to start a 2005 set in New York City. Bad man, good band. MIKE MEYER

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Dillinger Escape Plan - Milk Lizard