Late last week, Deadmau5 took to Twitter to deliver an unprecedented string of acrostics that broke down the names of what seemed like hundreds of DJs and music-associated entities into harsh phrases and insults. He took follower requests for hours, and turned the esteem of some of dance music’s most notable acts into his own target practice. From Martin Garrix to Krewella to Steve Duda to Ableton, no one was safe against the wrath of his 140-character roasts.
Now that the just has settled and the EDM community has caught their breaths, we’ve gone back through the muck and collected some of the most memorable artist responses sent out during the rants. Alison Wonderland, Excision and Tommy Lee each retort with a Deadmau5 acrostic of their own, while those like Madeon and John Dahlback just enjoy the fanfare.
Check them out below, and stay tuned for the hopeful return of #acromau5. 
@deadmau5 Love and comprehension from me
— Madeon (@madeon) May 6, 2016
fucking egotistical loser. invented xanax coz abysmal records take a life. https://t.co/bZrIfS74TH
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) May 5, 2016
@OfficialRezz lucky you hae two z's in your name. I struggled on zebra zippers.
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) May 6, 2016
.@jonogrant – Joel obviously never omits good roasts, allright? Nice try.
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) May 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/SoundRemedy/status/728665134407655424
@deadmau5 destroying egos, angry dj's, major attitude usually. #acromau5
— Excision (@Excision) May 7, 2016
@deadmau5 JOEL! Janky Old Evil Loser! 🌚
— T🥁mmy L33 (@MrTommyLand) May 6, 2016
@deadmau5 @DjAero @AndreElijah HAHA
— John Dahlback (@john_dahlback) May 6, 2016
. @deadmau5 Deadbeat emotional abusive doofus missing attention, using 5oapbox
— ALISON WONDERLAND (@awonderland) May 9, 2016
i never expected him to go after excision.