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John Lennon said it best is the song "God" when he stated, "The dream is over." he may not have been referring to the band of Dream Theater, but I think the phrase fits them now, considering that their former drummer Mike Portnoy has moved on to drum for that piece of shit OC group Avenged Sevenfold and DT is possibly crumbling before our eyes.


It's now become a battle of she said-she said whining and botching from DT singer James LaBrie and Portnoy. Word has it that "Bluebeard" felt hurt and disrespected because LaBrie wasn't crying when Portnoy decided to take a hike from the group and grab the brass ring with A7X. Honestly, who gives a shit about these two, or their bands? If I had my way, I'd throw them all in the East River without a life-preserver! I can't stand their music or senseless complaining, except that it gives me fodder to post and blog about.

During an appearance on the September 28, 2010 edition of the "Used Bin Radio" show, LaBrie was asked if he was "sad" over Portnoy's decision to leave Dream Theater:

"You know what?! I'm not sad at all. I've gotta be honest with you. I think that everyone out there needs to know that there's four guys in the band that are... We're excited, we're really looking forward to the next chapter. And I think one of the other things that everyone really has to remember is that there's four more-than-capable guys there. We're all extremely... I know everyone is out there going, 'Holy shit! Is this guy full of himself or what?' But I wanna say it like it is. There's four very capable people in the band, and we're all talented and we all know what we're doing, and we're all capable of doing everything and keeping Dream Theater exactly what it's been and bringing it to another level and bringing it to uncharted waters, but I think very exciting and fulfilling waters. So, no, we're not down. I can guarantee you none of us are down. We're actially pretty excited... and very positive."

Earlier today, a registered user of Portnoy's official forum asked the site's moderators if threads about LaBrie's upcoming solo tour were being deleted from the MikePortnoy.com site. Portnoy himself then chose to respond, writing, "I'm afraid your eyes are not playing tricks on you."

He continued, "I was willing to ignore that the [DREAM THEATER] guys insisted all [Mike Portnoy]-related stuff be removed from DreamTheater.net [DREAM THEATER's official web site].... but then on Monday reading the Blabbermouth headlines with James [LaBrie] insensitively proclaming they are 'not sad at all' about my departure from DREAM THEATER, I cannot in 'happy' standing promote his solo tour....

"I am so sad it comes to this, but I am even more shocked and hurt by James' completely disrespectful quote."


Says LaBrie:

"It seems there is a misunderstanding. When I said I was not sad with Mike's departure, it, unfortunately, leaves plenty of room to misconstrue such words. No one can tell you or me how to think and feel. Initially with Mike's departure I was extremely upset, down and shocked. But one needs to deal and work through these emotions in order to arrive at a more positive and optimistic place. That is where I am now and was when the interview took place. Let me put it more plain and simple. Life does not afford us the luxury to wallow in our sorrow. You have to deal with the situation at hand and make it a productive and positive endeavor. In other words, onward and upward. Mike made it perfectly clear why he chose the current path. I would much rather his words be the definitive answer. In the end, does it really matter what our views are? Other than human curiosity, it doesn't change a thing. I have said my piece and believe there is no room for misinterpretation. I will give no further weight to this subject; all has been said."

PUSSIES!!!! ALL OF YOU!!!! Just sayin'.....

Worst Interviewee Award: Scott Ian

For future reference, it might be a good idea if the "brains" behind Anthrax keep Scott Ian away from giving anymore interviews. Simply put, he comes off like a major douchebag and an uncaring, unfeeling fool with absolutely no focus, no vision, and no direction as to where the band will go next. It's obvious his priorities are no longer with Anthrax, but with his new pals in Fall Out Boy to form a new project called The Damned Things. The following exchange between Ian and the Miami New Times makes it painfully obvious that Anthrax is the furthest thing from his mind.


Can you say: "douche"?


Miami New Times: You had already recorded some of your upcoming album when Joey Belladonna rejoined the band as the singer. What are you going to do with the previous material? Is he going to re-record the vocals, or are you just going to write new material for him to sing?

Scott Ian: Both, all that. We're keeping some of it and Joey's going to re-sing it, and we're writing new stuff.

Miami New Times: Early track lists for the record included covers of songs by REFUSED and ALICE IN CHAINS. Will those still make it?

Scott Ian: We have no idea.

Miami New Times: So were those covers ever supposed to be part of the mix, or was that something totally made up on the Internet?

Scott Ian: Possibly. I don't know.

Miami New Times: Um, so will you be including any covers on the new album, or not?

Scott Ian: I don't know. Who gives a shit about cover songs?! We're so far away from that.

END


Yeah, Anthrax is so far away from doing covers that they'll still perform "Antisocial" (a cover by Trust) and "Got the Time" (a cover by Joe Jackson) in their sets. And what about the Pearl Jam cover "Brain of J" that was going to be on what would have been their latest release, Worship Music? I guess "Baldini" forgot about those, too.


Just sayin'.....

Save Nergal!

So many times I have been accused of using this blog to defame, insult, berate, and slander metal band members. And while it may be true in some cases, as I feel that many of them deserve a good verbal beatdown from Yours Truly, I have decided for this one time to do some good for the metal community for a change. I have decided to use my forum to spread awareness of leukemia and to help Behemoth frontman "Nergal", aka Adam Darski, in his fight to find a bone marrow in order to cure his affliction.



Adam "Nergal" Darski, the 33-year-old guitarist/vocalist from Poland's greatest extreme-metal export, Behemoth, has been diagnosed with a life-threatening form of leukemia, a cancer of blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow. The disease, for which Adam is currently receiving treatment at the hematology division of the Gdansk Medical University Hospital, has advanced to the point where he is in urgent need of a bone-marrow transplant. (A bone-marrow transplant is when special cells, called stem cells, that are normally found in the bone marrow are taken out, filtered, and given back either to the same person or to another person.) In light of this, Darski wants to remind everyone about the need to be on the marrow registry. The more people get tested and donate, the more of a chance for life there is for him and others in the same situation.

Every year, more than 10,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma, and a bone-marrow transplant from an unrelated person is their best or only hope for survival. There is no data available on how many people die waiting for a match, but only four out of 10 patients receive the needed transplant.

The best thing we can all do right now is learn about the marrow-donation process, not only help save one of metal's leaders, but to also do the same for countless others out there struggling with the same disease. To learn more about how you can register to donate marrow, go to www.marrow.org.

Fans wanting to help out, register for the marrow program, or who have questions on running a marrow drive may contact the organization Music Saves Lives by e-mail at iCare@musicsaveslives.com or by visiting Music Saves Lives online at www.musicsaveslives.org.

Robb gets "Robb-ed"

Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers Machine Head has posted the following message on the band's official web site:





"Today, Tuesday September 7th, between the hours of 1:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. PST while I was picking my son up from school, my house, which is located in the Martinez/Virginia Hills area of California, was broken into and many priceless items were stolen. Items include my wife's jewelry, laptops, wakeboards, cash, and most importantly four of my guitars, including the guitar that I recorded Machine Head's first album, 'Burn My Eyes', with. Also stolen was a guitar that is priceless to me that was a gift from late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell. The cocksuckers even stole my son Zander's mini Flying V I got him for Christmas.

"I am offering a $1,000 reward for the return of the black Ibanez Strat along with many stickers, a 'Designated Drinker' sticker. Additionally I am also offering a $2,000 reward for the safe return of the blue Washburn Dimebolt prototype. An APB has been put out to every Guitar Center in Northern California and the police were able to get several fingerprints off of the two acoustics that the thieves handled, yet bizarrely left behind."

I guess the "fans" decided to fire back at Flynn for telling off the people of Oakland that they suck as a crowd. Karma is a bitch! But to rob a kid of his guitar is pretty low. Just sayin'......

Slash gets "sloshed" onstage

It's an oldie but a goodie. Slash gets tackled by some douchebag in Italy. It's a close-call for Slash, but unfortunately his guitar can't say the same thing.

Brenna Gray gives birth to girl

Congrats to Brenna Gray, wife of late Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, who gave birth to the couple's first child, a baby daughter named October Dedrick Gray, on Tuesday, August 17 at 11:10 p.m. October, who "looks very much like her daddy," weighed in at five pounds, 14 ounces and measured 19 inches long. According to a Slipknot spokesperson, the mother and the baby "are doing great."





I find it somewhat funny about a few things here. 1) The baby is name October, yet she was born in August. 2) Her middle name "Dedrick" has its first pronounced-syllable as "dead", as in, her father is ..... and 3) Her first and middle initials come out to be O.D., as in her father ..... on drugs. Coincidence? Why couldn't they give her a pormanteau of their names, like Paulenna or Brennaul, or perhaps something as simple, yet rather boring, like Paula? Do these parents want to see their kids stuffed in a locker, or beaten up and bullied because they made the mistake of giving their kid a stupid name?

In either case, I'm sure Paul would have been proud. However, I must admit that I feel nothing but sadness for the little girl, who going to grow up fatherless. Girls who grow up like that eventually become strippers or porn stars -- the kind of girl that members of Slipknot usually go for.

Fear Factory Tour Bus on Fire!

The distinguished metallers in Fear Factory got an alarming wake-up call this morning after a show in Sheffield, England, as one of the tires on their tour bus caught fire. The driver noticed smoke coming from one of the wheels when he stopped to investigate the trouble and saw that a fire had started. The driver immediately notified the sleeping FF members and road-crew and everyone got out safely, but watched in dismay and horror as their carriage burned away in the night. One of their crew members was actually still inside sleeping as everyone escaped, but one brave soul rushed back inside the burning vehicle and awoke his comrade, pulling him to safety. In either case, it is a huge loss for the band as they have lost of their equipment and their valuable belongings onboard. Fortunately, everyone survived and no lives were lost.

(from left to right: Burton C. Bell, Gene Hoglan, Byron Stroud, Dino Cazares)

But what could have caused a tire to suddenly burn the way it did? Was their foul play involved.... something SINISTER, perhaps? There are certain people within the community who aren't fans of guitarist Dino Cazares and have quite the bone to pick with him. Guys - and even a website - who have openly fought with or feuded with the man, such as:

Tommy Vext

or


Raymond Herrera


or


Christian Olde Wolbers


or


Roadrunner Records


or


MetalSucks.net


Or perhaps, it was karma laying the smackdown on bassist Byron Stroud who bamboozled fans into thinking that he'd return to sign autographs and instead changed his mind and stayed on the bus while disappointed fans stood waiting. Or could it be the dreaded "Metallica European curse"? You know, the one that took the life of beloved bassist Cliff Burton back in 1986 and thereby altering the thrash path for Metallica forever. It makes sense, after all, Fear Factory did spend some time supporting the venerable group in other parts of the world. Or, perhaps, some member decided to parade around the bus in corduroy pants and started the blaze by mistake.





Amateur footage by one of the members of Fear Factory of said blaze. It would have helped if the "genius" recording this video had turned the camera long-ways in order to fit within the YouTube perimeters! But, oh well!)