Drew
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Tubbs Mcgee said:Umm... Dream Theater's Octavarium was okay.
Recanting is un-metal. Feel free to dislike Octavarium all you want, just don't try to "prove" your opinion is "more right" than anyone else's, especially when you're talkiing about a band that's been together longer than you have.
I've never even read the Ultimate Metal forums, so I can't speak for them, but we've got a very low bullshit tolerance as a community here, both our members and our mods. Coming in and making an ass out of yourself's not a problem as long as you learn from your mistakes. Those who do become part of the community, those who don't generally leave of their own volition (cause we're fuckin' merciless), or occasionally flame out in a blaze of glory and get get suspended and banned (incidentally, we've banned like 8 total people since this forum's been up, and most of them were one- or two-post spammers. We really self-police more than moderate).
So, when you get repremanded, just keep your ears open and learn, and you'll do just fine.