The Dillinger Escape Plan reunion chatter isn’t dying down, especially with the band back onstage celebrating Calculating Infinity, if you’ve been holding out for Greg Puciato to storm back into the fold, his latest comments suggest it’s not that simple.
Speaking with Lochlan Watt on Music Is My Life, Puciato didn’t dodge the question, instead he unpacked his relationship with Dillinger in a way that feels grounded rather than nostalgic.
“It’s hard [not to] because it’s in your face all the time. It’s in my face all the time. It’s impossible [not to think about it]. Every single show, there’s people with the shirts, every single show there’s people outside that [have] a record [for me] to sign… But I’m proud of it… There’s not a single ounce of me that has any negativity towards it.”
He makes it clear that Dillinger isn’t something he’s trying to shake off, it’s part of his DNA, but he’s not interested in living there either.
No rush to look backwards
Puciato’s mindset is pretty blunt, respect the past, but don’t get stuck in it.
“And, yeah, I would say that every day of my life, I’m aware of it, but I’m not thinking about it… You can be aware of what happened behind you, but you don’t wanna like turn around and look at it.”
That perspective explains why a reunion isn’t front of mind, even as fans keep pushing for it.
On Dimitri’s return and ‘Calculating Infinity’
With Dimitri Minakakis fronting the current run of Calculating Infinity shows, Puciato doesn’t sound bitter, if anything he gets why it works without him:
“Calculating Infinity is massively important… Dimitri was perfect on that record… What would be goofy is if I was included in that. I don’t have anything to do with that record.”
It’s a rare take in a scene that usually thrives on territorial energy, Puciato’s stepping back instead of staking a claim.
So, would he ever come back?
Here’s where things land, it’s not a hard no anymore, but it’s far from a yes.
“There’s no f**king way… Now — would I do it? … It would have to encapsulate everything from Miss Machine to Dissociation, and it would have to have a cap on it.”
The bigger issue isn’t the music, it’s time. Puciato’s still chasing new ideas, new collaborations, new noise.
“I have a lot of gas for doing new things… I’m excited about music… You can’t let it take up too much of your time.”
So yeah, a Dillinger reunion with Puciato isn’t impossible, but it would need to mean something beyond a nostalgia lap. Otherwise, he’s already moved on.
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