News just got posted about how Devin cut his skullet, even though we have known about it here since January. Maybe it's too soon to speak, but I we are safe from blabbermouth idiots here!

that would be great. the fourms arnt suposed to be formal anouncements. so yea fuck off blabbermouth

maybe all the other people who don't go to the forums would like to know what's going on with townsend's work? how else are people supposed to know what's going on

it's the internet, information travels everywhere, get over it

[The Dev]

BM is important I think, and it supports the scene...I lived at Bori's house for a few months and he's a great guy who puts his whole heart into it...yeah it's a bit hard when some things are taken out of context, but I think that kind of goes with the territory...Kerrang was good for that as well in the 90's.

You do have to watch yourself, and that makes speaking out a little treacherous...but again, as toxic as it can be to some folks, most of us go there from time to time...and I'll bet 90% of metal bands do as well.

I like to think that the things BM puts up are dedicated posts intended as announcements as opposed to contributions to an ongoing discussion, that's when things get misconstrued.

Again, BM is a pretty important forum in my opinion...yeah it's brutal, but I guess so is metal.

Nothing wrong with Blabbermouth itself, it's just there are herds of youtube-grade trolls in comment section. Well, they can be funny if you have strong stomach

You can always count on Blabbermouth for two things - useful updates about what's going on, followed by a thousand comments describing just how shitty the band are

It's the good old formula: wide audience + total anonymity = instant arsehole.

You mean stuff like this?

lol every post should be ended with

"okay let the para-olympics begin" because everyone knows that fighting on the internet is like the para-olympics even if you win your still retarded.

no offence to paraplegics ment though.

hmmm isent there a better analogy for that... just because they dont have full motor functions dosent mean that they are mentaly impared..... duno maybe someone else can think of one. cuz im stumped.

You mean stuff like this?

Haha, great.

Also,

lol every post should be ended with

"okay let the para-olympics begin" because everyone knows that fighting on the internet is like the para-olympics even if you win your still retarded.

no offence to paraplegics ment though.

hmmm isent there a better analogy for that... just because they dont have full motor functions dosent mean that they are mentaly impared..... duno maybe someone else can think of one. cuz im stumped.

Special Olympics man. Special

i guess that would be a better analogy.

Blabbermouth is the best music news site on the net. The dark side of the success of the site is that it needs controversy. That attracts people, unfortunately.

What I truly dislike about the site are the reviewers. They're some of the worst out there. Shit, Keith Bergman had me banned from the site because I called him Keith Turdman and kept pointing out all his mistakes and lies within his reviews. Haha! Who the hell gets banned from Blabbermouth?

Oh, and I also hate all the spyware/malware that the place tries to unload on you. If you don't have your shit sinched tight, like my work PC, for instance, you're going to get all kinds of unwanted shit from that site and it's advertisers. Outside of that, though, the site is excellent. I check it multiple times a day.

[JuZ]

Blabbermouth is the best music news site on the net. The dark side of the success of the site is that it needs controversy. That attracts people, unfortunately.

What I truly dislike about the site are the reviewers. They're some of the worst out there. Shit, Keith Bergman had me banned from the site because I called him Keith Turdman and kept pointing out all his mistakes and lies within his reviews. Haha! Who the hell gets banned from Blabbermouth?

Oh, and I also hate all the spyware/malware that the place tries to unload on you. If you don't have your shit sinched tight, like my work PC, for instance, you're going to get all kinds of unwanted shit from that site and it's advertisers. Outside of that, though, the site is excellent. I check it multiple times a day.

You got BANNED from Blabbermouth!? That's awesome! Quite an achievement actually, given what's often said there, and something to be proud of.

[JuZ]

BM is important I think, and it supports the scene...I lived at Bori's house for a few months and he's a great guy who puts his whole heart into it...yeah it's a bit hard when some things are taken out of context, but I think that kind of goes with the territory...Kerrang was good for that as well in the 90's.

You do have to watch yourself, and that makes speaking out a little treacherous...but again, as toxic as it can be to some folks, most of us go there from time to time...and I'll bet 90% of metal bands do as well.

I like to think that the things BM puts up are dedicated posts intended as announcements as opposed to contributions to an ongoing discussion, that's when things get misconstrued.

Again, BM is a pretty important forum in my opinion...yeah it's brutal, but I guess so is metal.

Interesting to hear, man. Kind of confirms my suspicions regarding musicians and other "public" figures viewing forums.

If I were in a position that placed me in the public eye, I don't think I would shut myself off entirely from forums and the like either. I regularly read, and have started contributing to a sports forum, bigfooty.com. Like BM it can be incredibly brutal, but can also be hilarious and informative. Some football clubs have actively discouraged their players from viewing it. The thought is that it might have a detrimental effect on their state of mind.

But, as you say, these things support the subject they're based on, give a voice to fans (who can be as witty and interesting as they can be vicious and ignorant) and provide a great source of info.

Ya just gotta take it all with a grain of salt!

You got BANNED from Blabbermouth!? That's awesome! Quite an achievement actually, given what's often said there, and something to be proud of.

Yes. Not sure exactly why, though. I never picked on people, or said racist, hateful things. All I know is that I called that stupid reviewer Keith Turdman, while pointing out parts of a review that were completely incorrect (not the first time), and the next day I was banned. Haha. Not just banned, but IP banned! From home, at least. I can post at work, and am now known as McTurdly.