Downvoted you for playing tits police.

But is it as fucking mindblowing as Jonathan Franzen's latest masterpiece? Cuz his work is the benchmark for quality, ya know.

But nor should the response be knee-jerk condemnation of an artist with a long track record of excellent work. In addition, there seems to be a lot of ambiguity around the claims against him. There isn't anything wrong with continuing to listen to and enjoy the work of M. Gira, no matter what the "guilty upon…

You must remove your cranium from your rectum and stand erect if you wish to catch that point.

Metal purists are not nearly as annoying as trendhumping scene "kids" who like nothing better than complaining about the "purists" without whom the genre they are attempting to co-opt for an easy identity would not have existed in the first place. That's just me, though.

The mistake is believing that "authenticity" in an artist can be measured and should be considered the basis for success. Neurosis (not the band, they are awesome) and emotion should never be allowed to replace skill, substance and aesthetic grace.

cappadocius: wrong, man. Odin IS Santa Claus.