I recently saw
Dillinger Escape Plan open for
Mastodon. I didn't particularly enjoy Dillinger... to be blunt, the music they make sounds like amelodic, atonal drivel and I just don't have the PhD in Timesignatureology necessary to make sense of it. Mastodon on the other hand were great; they weren't showy at all and spent most of the set intensely focused on their instruments. They sounded excellent and I can understand how the technicality of their songs combined with the fact that all four members contribute vocals makes it difficult to jump around like the roid-raging Dillinger lead singer. They also played a wide berth of material-- about an equal amount from each album, with the exception of
the Hunter of course.
Also, I don't know if you guys are aware of this site but it's fantastic.
Setlist FM