See blasturbate on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2006 July 27, CannibalCorpse, “The Mystic Path to the Netherworld – Order of the Ebon Hand”, in The Metal Archives, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2015, Another great, obscure Greek BM album - 88%:",
"text": "The drumming is also very strong, there are lots of blastbeats, but no \"blasturbating\" like in too many black metal bands nowadays. Other techniques are used to form a fairly diverse drumming style.",
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"ref": "2015 November 20, ReapSoul964, “Time is Up – Havok”, in The Metal Archives, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2017, Quintessential Thrash - 90%:",
"text": "Havok's vocalist has an incredibly powerful thrash scream and the drummer definitely knows his way around a kit. He beats the Hell out of those drums, but he’s not just blasturbating around.",
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"ref": "2025 December 31, Nate, “MetalBite's Top 10 Albums of the Month - November 2025”, in MetalBite, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2026, Demon King - Death Knell – The Artisan Era:",
"text": "Any time you get a chance to hear Jack Blackburn blasturbating (blacksturbating?) on an album, that's a lovely treat as well - although he isn't their live drummer going forward.",
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"ref": "2024 July 5, Kendra Stanton Lee, “Blasterbating Needs to Stop. Turn Down For What? – Opinion”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2024:",
"text": "I want the same chagrin people feel when called out for picking their nose or picking their wedgie in public to be their lot with blasterbating.",
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