Canadian metal band and occasional Tacoma residents 3 Inches of Blood have kicked drummer Alexei Rodriguez out of the band after an apparent scuffle with the group Saxon, according to a leaked apology letter that you can read on rock gossip and news site Blabbermouth.net.

And today 3IB posted this response to the matter becoming public on MySpace:

If you've heard about the fiasco we've been through in England then just be aware that the letter we wrote to Saxon was never intended not to be posted all over the world wide web. It was a personal letter of apology to Nigel Glockner and the band. We aren't certain who posted it, but we certainly were not the ones who did. None of us want to make a public forum out of any band matters no matter what the level of seriousness. This was a very serious matter, but we know now, for future reference, that you can't let out a fart in public without someone posting a story about it on Blabbermouth.net

Not to mention it being reposted on other blogs. The nerve of those bloggers!