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03:06 - VileVick

I remember being surprised seeing that they were a good bit of people that hated Deftones with a fiery passion.

00:15 - Boxcar Willy

If you can’t see the hypocrisy in this I don’t know what to tell you

00:15 - A Real Mönkey

Man, dude gets triggered over the silliest things.

00:02 - corrupt

Also, why do you care where I draw my lines? I don't judge you for ignoring this shit, so why is it an issue for you when I don't?

23:59 - corrupt

Idk what "apologized in an interview" means (also, for what, exactly?), but once you engage in transphobia, I need more than a simple "sorry". That can cause existential damage, and Whirr were actively alienating fans for years

23:56 - corrupt

He served his time, seems genuinely changed, and will openly engage interviewers when questioned about his past. That's all I ask from bands. I'll change my mind about Whirr in a second of I see that level of accountability

23:54 - corrupt

Wait, that again? Don't lash out at people just because your favorite band are assholes. If anything, Emperor is one of the few examples where someone owned up to his past, as much as that is possible in his case.

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6.	Evanescence Sanctuary
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1.	Fires In The Distance Circadian Promise
2.	At The Gates The Ghost Of A Future Dead
3.	Draconian In Somnolent Ruin
4.	Immolation Descent
5.	Hellripper Coronach
6.	Archspire Too Fast To Die
7.	Neurosis An Undying Love For A Burning World
8.	Angellore Nocturnes
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10.	Enshine Elevation

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