Guys, guys, read the official post. It says "his future vision for Bloodbath's concept proved to head in the almost opposite direction as his desire for death metal was to be of a less brutal kind". They never said he was pussifying their sound, they said that where Dan wanted Bloodbath to go was the opposite of where Dan wanted his "less brutal" music to go. Apparently, the band thought these two opposite ideals were weighing Dan down and that it would affect the band negatively.
Personally, I wouldn't mind if Bloodbath never toured. If they kept releasing albums as brutal as their first two, then I wouldn't be happier. I think Dan, even with his true taste in music "almost the oppisite direction" as Bloodbath, would have contributed positively to the brutality of Bloodbath in the future.
That said, I stand by Bloodbath and whatever they do, because I love what they have done and I have faith that whatever they do in the future will kick my ass even more. I will say, however, now that it seems like Blak and Renkse are taking things more seriously, I am fully expecting many more albums and many more live appearances. Don't let me down.
Edit: I realized I may have misread what I quoted above... opposite of what? Anyway it doesn't change anything I posted.