I know this thread has been quiet for quite a while
And I ALSO know that its been said before BUT:
I really think what made heavy SO MUCH WORSE in many fans eyes was how hypocritical it was after THP in particular
Like all the throwing shade at bands being like " "we're a rock band" but then those same bands make a pop album" and then pulling exactly the same stunt.
Now I know that a) LP were never a "one genre" type of band and in fact made poppy songs before (burn it down, Leave Out All The Rest, Shadow of the Day, hellooo?) but I still think the throwing shade thing is really what made it feel like the band shooting themselves in the foot
While we know that part of Chesters outbursts were his own demons, I remember one of Mikes first tweets after being "called out" (for lack of a better term) was "lmao angry much?" which, imo, doesn't make you look and I thought was an EXTREMLY petty reaction imo