Dimitri Minakakis (Greek: Δημήτρης Μηνακάκης; born June 16, 1977, in Morristown, New Jersey)[1] is an American musician and graphic designer best known as the original singer of the band The Dillinger Escape Plan from 1997 to 2001.
The Dillinger Escape Plan's second EP, 1998's Under the Running Board, and their 1999 debut album, Calculating Infinity, developed a much faster and more technical approach to mathcore and became critically acclaimed landmarks of the genre, and were influential in extreme music circles.
[1] In 2001 and after tours in North America, Europe and Asia, Minakakis left the band on good terms to focus on his family life and began working full-time on graphic arts and design.
[10] He went on to provide guest vocals on the track "Fix Your Face" on the 2007 Dillinger Escape Plan album Ire Works and joined them on occasion to perform it.
[16][17] His vocal delivery and also The Dillinger Escape Plan's music, particularly on their self-titled EP, have been compared to Tim Singer of the fellow New Jersey metalcore band Deadguy.