BLABBERMOUTH.NET: You Will Never Find A More Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

A member of the Last.fm social music community who calls himself "killj0y" has posted the following entry in his online journal:

"Let me start off by saying I am addicted to Blabbermouth.net. I read it constantly throughout the day, and find it incredibly informative. Nowhere else on the Internet can you find the quantity and quality of metal news like you can at Blabbermouth. But I have to admit there is also another reason I read that page so much... the user comments.

"Although Internet forums are infamous for being the breeding grounds of complete asshat jackholes, the Blabbermouth users have taken this art form to a completely new level. I have never seen a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

"Every post on there is someone telling someone else to 'go fuck themselves' or to 'shut their stinkin hole'. Sometimes they attack the topic of a news post, sometimes they attack other users, and sometimes they even attack Blabbermouth itself. No one is safe from the burning rage that flares within the soul of a Blabbermouth user. Their weapons of attack range from the homophobic to the racist to the musically intolerant.

"Through all of this though, I have to admit that the comments are damn funny. I easily spend more time reading the comments than I do reading news posts on that site. You can also always tell when you are going to get some good comments based on the topic of the news post. As I read the headline of some of the news posts, I can already tell that there is a firestorm brewing on the comments page. As I hover my mouse over the comments link, I start getting that oh-so-familiar, giddy feeling of knowing what comedy awaits me on the other side.

"So, to help those new to Blabbermouth, I present a list of topics which if encountered in a news post will surely turn the comments page of that post into a cage of monkeys flinging their own shit at each other.

- Any post mentioning Sharon Osbourne. (double points if it mentions the Ozzfest incident)
- Any post dealing with SLIPKNOT.
- Any post dealing with Axl Rose or the release date of 'Chinese Democracy'.
- Anyone badmouthing Dimebag.
- Any musician or band badmouthing Bush, the war in Iraq, or anything vaguely political.
- And post dealing with KORN. (what is with that 'R' anyways?)
- Any post mentioning an interview with a musician who specifically badmouthed Blabbermouth by name. (chaos ensues)
- Any post dealing with LINKIN PARK.

"Well, that is a small list to get you started. Do you have anymore to add?

"And in closing, MESHUGGAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

To view killj0y's original February 3, 2006 entry, click here.