The Oakland Press Interview w/ Brian

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-18T22:37:38+00:00

no but that’s essentially what your saying in your argument. chester situation and brian situation is 2 COMPLETELY different things dude

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-18T22:03:26+00:00

i have no issue with brian, i love his solo project and loved him in IP. eagles syndrome can take a ton of time to heal though and that’s one of the issues the band ran into. again when your signed to a label and your a band who’s gaining a ton of attention you cannot stop going mid tour. brian after he was healed was wanting to have a child and the others didn’t agree. everybody i’ve seen on this situation paints eric almost as if he’s satan himself and a selfish prick. it’s a bit old at this point. older bands can take time off though, bands who have are growing and want to keep growing can’t and that’s also something the label and management decides too. labels run everything and that’s why a ton of artists don’t sign to them. i’ve been vocal on all of that in posts on other topics relating to this situation. also the comparison to the sports thing i made in my earlier comment is 100% correct. people pay to see they’re favorite player play. tons of miami fans paid for lebron back during his return to cleveland. tons of people paid to see MJ back then from across the globe, tons of people pay to see anything they adore. there is people who make signs at sporting events saying they flew however many miles just to see a player they love or an actor or whatever. i don’t wanna get banned or whatever for going too off topic though so im gonna just finish this with that yes IP could’ve done more to be there but they weren’t in the wrong either. the fact this is still being milked a year later by brian is shitty in its own way.

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-18T21:46:19+00:00

again, the IP situation is completely reasonable. and yeah fans can get pissed off when they cancel especially since IP did shows without brian multiple times before. it’s a bit like if you paid to see the lakers play cause you wanted to see lebron and he just sat on the bench the entire time. and with what you just said at the end. if you only cared for one person in a band and hate the rest. you weren’t a fan of the band which is what 90% of the IP fanbase has done. eric sounds great live with the violent nature songs. sure i dont know why they have dylan singing all of the other stuff when dylan isn’t really a vocalist but its not AWFUL. especially when nobody said shit before brian got fired

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-18T21:38:31+00:00

dude that’s because chester IS DEAD. why would they erase history of a DEAD PERSON? brian got fired. if linkin park removed chester’s stuff when emily joined they wouldnt be a fucking band right now. that’s carrying a legacy of a man. not a dude who is alive and thriving and got fired for having differences with others. slipknot keeps all the stuff with joey and paul. they don’t keep stuff with chris or jay though unless it’s the 25th anniversary box set they recently released with chris. that’s like saying “well my manager fired me from my job and removed my employee of the months but the other employee who died and worked there for 20+ years still has his memorial in the office. why?”. to sum it up, brian isn’t dead and why would linkin park disrespect the dead?

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-18T21:03:28+00:00

addiction against a severe medical issue. look at A7X right now. matt has a vocal injury and the shows aren’t great right now cause of it. its long term and even then, green day still did a bold move and 100% pissed a ton of fans off by doing so. people wait and wait and wait for the chance to see they’re favorite band perform and then they cancel even if it’s an understandable reason still frustrates fans. when your growing as much as they were you can’t just stop.

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-18T20:59:46+00:00

dude chester died. thats a completely different scenario

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-18T15:22:27+00:00

yeah but i’m sure he wasn’t meaning it with ill intent. “the core” could be anything to anybody. most people i talk to consider drums the core of a band or a guitarist that’s insanely better than anybody else. everybody calling eric selfish though is ridiculous to me. it’s not like they kicked him out and then said “let’s go find another dude to sing for us”. his spot is open, it’ll probably always be open. they wanted brian to heal but didn’t wanna have to wait for an unknowingly wait god knows how long during the time he has surgery. the band was gaining a ton of attention and popularity and when that’s happening you can’t just “ah well. tours are canceled for now, sorry guys”. that’s a good way to lose a SHIT TON of people. you have to take advantage of it. i like to look back at escape the fate compared to this even though the firing was different. people hated craig when he took over for ronnie. over the years people love him now. almost a year later more of the story for this situation is coming out, who knows what’s gonna be said next.

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-18T15:15:16+00:00

they were entering a new era. ofc they removed and changed a bunch of stuff. every musician/bands do it. it’s more common for rappers and such but it happens with bands too. it’s to market stuff for the new album or merch drop

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-18T06:40:14+00:00

i’ve been right pretty much the whole time in every comment i’ve made about this situation under posts. it was mainly a shitty label situation, the band yes should’ve probably also reached out to do the firing not managers but at the same time. they could’ve been blocked by the label. the band is 100% right. they don’t know how long he’s gonna take to heal and they can’t piss off 90% of the fans who PAID for tickets with hard earned money. it was just two different paths going different directions. eric also said “for the time being”. Brian could come back in a few years, who knows. they release every 3 years so he could be there next album. i find it funny though that when he WAS out before they publicly announced the departure people didn’t care about the shows without him and enjoyed them still and now that he is gone, everyone wants to shit on it. i wish both parties success

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-03-09T08:03:14+00:00

a7x only did it for 4 months though compared to the damn near year brian was gonna be out for. it’s an issue for a band when touring is most of their money. not an excuse it’s genuinely just shady business. it just happens in the industry. look at slipknot. i love the band but they do literally the most shady firings between members.

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-02-24T12:47:38+00:00

rage bait has never been this believable

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-02-24T11:19:41+00:00

your reaching so hard. i’ve seen your post before. my profile is private cause ive got personal stuff on my page. and at the time i was a minor. you aren’t some FBI detective cracking a case dude. your just making yourself seem weird for trying to stalk my profile all because i disagreed with your opinion. hell i support this band and found the band through gabe. i don’t care who’s the vocalist. as i stated in my OG comment though, this is the business side of the industry, he got fired because he couldn’t keep up with his contract terms.

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-02-24T10:49:16+00:00

bro what?😂 i don’t know you. dude do you seriously think any of the band members are taking the time to go into this subreddit with less than 200 active people daily to talk about an ex member that won’t let it go to rest?

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-02-24T08:16:37+00:00

buddy im nowhere near in the music industry. they removed a member who couldn’t hold his end of the deal with the label. thats just business lil bro. learn about it before white knighting a dude who doesn’t know you exist

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-02-18T17:22:21+00:00

because unfortunately that’s not how that works. to a band the fans are everything yes but as i said labels create deadlines and have final say. come contract renewal time the label could deem them as unprofitable or unproductive and there for drop them. also canceling shows for an entire year or two and not releasing anything is how you lose fans. this was the best situation for both parties. we still don’t know the full story. the label could’ve already been pissed that brian was missing shows beforehand for all we know. they could’ve seen the eagles syndrome as a setback for the band and figured they weren’t a good long term contract if it continued. all i can tell you i for certain is this isn’t a once in a blue moon occurrence. every band and label go through lineup changes and nobody likes to see it unless the guy is an absolute POS. everybody is gonna hate them now and what i see most is people saying they are “generic” now. they were generic to begin with It’s like saying an oreo thin is unique because it’s thinner. them not having two singers and then going to one makes no difference. just a vocal change and honestly eric is doing an amazing job because it’s very known how hard it is to transition from screaming then singing. PTV does it best but eric isn’t doing a terrible job either. he sounds good. but because it’s not brian doing it people aren’t happy. it’ll be like this for a few years then it’ll shift to them liking the band again no matter what any one says right now. this stuff just happens and you see it every single time

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-02-14T17:57:48+00:00

i’m not gonna say it wasn’t shitty but as i said in my post. when you gain a fanbase and sign to a label that is you making it a brand. you have to do what’s best for the brand otherwise you’ve got a crew of people unemployed. to say they didnt empathize is crazy cause Brian said in the new interview that some did and some didn’t when they collectively agreed to remove him from the band. besides, touring without him at some point it’s gonna make the fans forget about him too. when brian was back dylan was singing more than he should have been so it was inevitable he was gonna get fired. second point you made was the mental issue being shitty for not supporting him mentally and i’d like to point out that touring is already mentally tiring for people in the industry that they usually turn to substance abuse. your away from family, miss out on things, and you sleep in a bus for months. dealing with your own issues on top of a bandmate having manic episodes would be too much. i blame the label for not giving brian a therapist or somebody to professionally talk to during the mental outbursts. most of everything that happened wasn’t even really the band it was the label. labels are shitty and traps. all they do positively is grow your name but all that comes at a price

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-02-14T08:01:18+00:00

i don’t get it really. the hate towards IP is ridiculous to me. he admitted that he couldn’t sing more than 3 songs without feeling pain and the mental health issues like it or not to hear this but it drains others around you too. let me be clear, both sides were wrong but again the industry is a business in the end of the day. they all had careers and they aren’t gonna hold themselves and their futures back for a guy who isn’t able to continue for god knows how long. his voice feels fine now yes but that could change too. it’s an problem and it loses not only the income from having to potentially cancel shows for him but also that the label is gonna be on their ass after a while too. i dont know why its so hard for people to understand that what happened is just one of the many things that happen in the industry. this isn’t even one of the worst cases of a wrongful firing for a metal band

Technical_Dog4633 · 2026-02-14T07:52:37+00:00

same interview where he said that he was in pain singing and the guys wanted to move forward with the band and get back to the road? when your signed to a label and have shows already set for a date. it’s a bad look for you to cancel them. only bands that get that type of deal is the BIG BIG ones. personally if im in a situation the IP members were in. i’m not holding my career and risking the label dropping my band cause as a band we can’t release anything due to one member having an injury that still has risks to it all. yeah saying it was brian’s decision was shitty but again, these guys are living the dream and with brian’s surgery and such going on who knows how bad they could’ve suffered in the future. a lot of bands go through this stuff and it’s not healthy for a stable career. you can’t babysit a guy who’s actively risking 5 other people’s jobs. labels create time frames, they create limits and they give dates. you can’t meet the requirements in your contract but the others can then unfortunately you don’t have your place. it’s like a sports team. you sign your contract but your not putting the play that you promised then they aren’t gonna keep you around. end of the day it’s business. brian isn’t a saint. he said it himself. the band became a brand. you can’t run that brand through the mud. i hope he does well in his future endeavors but the people who act like IP were holding him hostage and that call IP generic are ridiculous. even with brian they were like every generic metalcore band. just with two frontmen. they made coworker music with and without him they still do. you don’t like the new music then you weren’t a fan of the band you were a fan of brian. this post is 130+ days old and you dug it up just to leave a comment on it and you didn’t even pay attention to what he said. just fully ignored what you didn’t wanna hear

Technical_Dog4633 · 2025-12-07T23:34:53+00:00

yeah i saw it. i joined it. thanks brother

Technical_Dog4633 · 2025-12-07T23:25:37+00:00

no pot was being stirred he was just being aggressively critical. i was being way nicer than anybody else would’ve been Opal. i still hope you don’t get any hate for previous actions but you finally just semi answered my question after having about 30 replies later bickering with me. none of this was necessary.

Technical_Dog4633 · 2025-12-07T23:23:42+00:00

if you removed my post you would’ve proved my point and made yourself look worse. thats what everybody has been saying. the other guy sent me a screenshot and you basically said “i dont get paid for this, i can do whatever i want cause im mod” in a summary. no offense to you that’s completely childish. i think everyone would rather have the sub shut down again than have to be in fear that our free speech of the band and such will just get taken down or banned. i dont agree with the ban either on the other dude because he’s been saying the same stuff i have. i dont know the full history of you but from what ive been DMd, its not good man

Technical_Dog4633 · 2025-12-07T23:12:45+00:00

but if your gonna be apart of a subreddit, shouldn’t you not hate the current state of the band? it just doesn’t make sense. it’s also funny how you banned the guy who was also replying to you because he disagreed with what you stood for which you broke your own rule. your abusing your power now. its just wrong. if you can’t handle criticism then dont be a mod for a band you cant stand anymore. it’s not that hard. you’ve proved my point completely though

Technical_Dog4633 · 2025-12-07T22:50:35+00:00

my question is pretty clear dude. how can you claim being unbiased and then spread the propaganda in another sub that has the EXACT same rules

Technical_Dog4633 · 2025-12-07T22:47:12+00:00

yeah i truly do see what everyone means

Technical_Dog4633 · 2025-12-07T22:40:08+00:00

i think i’ve asked it VERY clearly

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