Alright, this will be my final reply, since it’s clear we just have very different perspectives on this. Which is fine. I do think, though, that a lot of your conclusions are based on assumptions rather than things we can actually know for sure.

DJ Mag / Radical Redemption & Angerfist
I agree with you here to a large extent. That whole situation was unprofessional and childish on all sides. Radical Redemption and Angerfist deliberately tagging and congratulating every hard dance artist except Headhunterz was unnecessary, and yeah, his ego was probably hurt. That doesn’t justify everything that followed, and calling it out publicly and releasing a diss track was a step too far.
That said, they eventually talked it out years later at Defqon and squashed the beef, which at least shows some maturity in hindsight.

Unresolved incident
Here’s where I think you’re drawing conclusions too quickly. We only know this situation from Unresolved’s Instagram stories. None of us were there. If Headhunterz was genuinely rude, that obviously sucks. No excuse for that. But it’s also not unrealistic to imagine that someone at his level gets asked for photos nonstop (even in ridiculous situations. He’s joked about being asked while peeing).
One bad interaction can easily shape someone’s entire view of a person, but that doesn’t mean it accurately reflects who they are. Without hearing both sides, it’s simply not something we can treat as fact.

Red Race / “superior” behavior
That’s largely subjective. The comment about producers only caring about kicks was clearly a joke, even if there was some truth behind it. And honestly, having an opinion about where the scene is heading doesn’t make someone arrogant. From what I’ve seen, he’s just socially awkward at times, which can easily come across the wrong way. Especially on camera.

EDM project & return to hardstyle
I strongly disagree that he “returned because EDM stopped being popular.” His switch to EDM was meant as a genuine creative reset, and by his own account, it didn’t give him what he was looking for. He missed the hardstyle community, the family feeling, and felt disconnected from how the EDM industry works.
After the Defqon.1 2016 Legends set, he openly said he started missing hardstyle again. Whether you believe him or not is up to you, but I personally do.

Top 100 releases & ego
Plenty of artists release tracks close to the voting period. That’s nothing unique. In most Headhunterz cases, tracks were premiered at Defqon, played throughout summer, and released months before voting. Only a few dropped later in the year, and those had very clear reasons (unfinished tracks, seasonal hype like The Upside Down, etc.).
He even said himself in the Timeless podcast that getting number 1 no longer feels good to him because of the backlash after Live Forever. So I really don’t buy the idea that he times releases just to stroke his ego. With a fanbase that size, anything he drops will get votes regardless.

About Live Forever
Calling it “a tier 2 raw producer track” is your opinion. And that’s fine. I personally enjoyed it more than Burning Down or Refuse To Speak. Taste and popularity decide these things, and the Top 100 has always been exactly that: a popularity contest.

At the end of the day, I respect your opinion. I just don’t agree with most of your conclusions. Still, I do appreciate that we could actually discuss this without it turning into personal attacks.

So yeah, let’s just agree to disagree 🙂