- Brian Benoit
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Notable_instruments =Brian Benoit is a
guitarist forThe Dillinger Escape Plan . Before playing in Dillinger, Brian played inMoo Cow recording artists Canephora, Jesuit with eventual Converge bassist Nate Newton. He was also an early live-only member inVirginia youth crew revival bandTime Flies . Brian joined Dillinger just prior to recordingCalculating Infinity and has played onIrony Is a Dead Scene andMiss Machine .In late 2004 just after the release of
Miss Machine Brian developed nerve damage in his left hand, which has kept him from performing live with the band since. He returned to the stage with them in 2005 as Keyboardist/Electronics but only for a few months. He has been replaced on tour by James Love, and recently Jeff Tuttle.Ben Weinman has been the only guitar player on subsequent releases, however frontmanGreg Puciato has said that he still has a place in the band should he be able to return.
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