Deathmetal was banned, we (mods) asked him politely at least a dozen of times not to post that weird and creepy stuff. I totally enjoyed some of his posts and reviews. I was a member but not a mod when MLC got banned. I was one of the members who was online when he started insulting another member and didn't stopped when asked by mods.
Kevin has already mentioned it, I would like to emphasize it again; trust me, it is not easy to get banned from pipesmagazine, you have to push limits.