They honestly don't give a fuck what you or their official forum think. As much as you'd like to believe the world revolves around you and your tastes, a lot of people actually like the new shit, most likely including them because they chose to write it. I personally like the old stuff but this bitching about how you want them to return to form is retarded, no band can do it well without it seeming forced as the new Metallica cd shows (so fucking boring). I'm in a band and I think the stuff we wrote in the early days is a lot weaker than the stuff we have now and I wouldn't be surprised if they feel the same way because it actually isn't as developed and streamlined as their new stuff. Just stick to your cds and seeing them live occasionally and don't even worry yourself about them returning to form, its never going to happen and you whining won't change it.
Also they're probably meeting them with some VIP package on the show or something, They seem to have those for a ton of tours going around nowadays.
I know the music has to come spontaneously, and just to make it clear my personal favourite albums are
Follow the Reaper and
Blooddrunk and I can't say which one is better because both represent different kind of music and each have their strengths and weaknesses.
But I'm also bloody sure despite everything they've given their fans, it's a symbiotic relationship; they should respect it if their fans want "Lake Bodom back on the cover art" or whatever. I would expect them to be interested. And I never said what they should or should not do. I especially didn't say
they need to return to form.
Their form seems to be top notch right now and I'd rather see that being used to something else than thrash metal. The
thrash soundscape is the foundation of Blooddrunk even tho not half of the material is thrash.
We'll see what comes out next, I won't judge them before that, all I'm saying is I hope they won't change their name to Booze Brothers and write another album about Alexi's alcohol and bone breaking issues and go even deeper into the
Pantera / Lamb of God musical trap.
This comes firmly because I refuse to be as juvenile as to think everything really comes spontaneously. I do have a gut feeling AYDY was sub-consciously attempted to gain a new zine of fans and Blooddrunk had a little bit of that
let's show the other bands we too can write true metal feel. But I must accept it not everyone is striving to be revolutionarily creative.
Don't care what I think, but I would like to have them see that poll which was around recently, that's all.