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Frivolous
May 4th 2018


879 Comments


This is quite enjoyable

luci
May 11th 2018


12844 Comments


good music dumb ideology

cold
May 11th 2018


6726 Comments


How edgy of you

hesperus
May 11th 2018


1458 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

their ideology is basically just “stop killing trans women” and “being different is ok,” but sure

luci
May 11th 2018


12844 Comments


nah it's the whole "radical queer" authoritarian left shtick i have a distaste for. these people are as intolerant of different viewpoints as their targets

hesperus
May 11th 2018


1458 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

what’s authoritarian about this band, specifically?

Gyromania
May 11th 2018


37187 Comments


Agreed with lucid

luci
May 11th 2018


12844 Comments


songs/videos about murdering policemen. hashtags like #ihateeveryman. communist hammer and sickle. militant antifa values.
they're as ideologically rigid as their opponents, and contribute to the polarization in Trump's America. my two cents

cold
May 11th 2018


6726 Comments


You guys are like peas and carrots

kevbogz
May 14th 2018


6123 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

did someone say split with Thou?

kevbogz
May 14th 2018


6123 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

woah.... god damn boys, this fucking rips. IF I CAN'T STAY ALIVE FOR MYSELF, I'LL TRY TO DO IT FOR YOU

hesperus
May 14th 2018


1458 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah they released a limited edition, vinyl-only split with Thou. can't wait until a digital version surfaces

dbizzles
May 14th 2018


15205 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I fucking need it. I ordered it, but I don't think they even ship until the end of the month.

deeplydisturbd
June 6th 2018


62 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this brings the pain, and is music we desperately need, especially here on sputnik where I see staggering amounts of homophobia in metal reviews/discussions.



Also Trump's America is poison, there's gonna be polarization. I'm not sure if lgbt people fighting for equal rights, hate crime / hate speech legislation is really that extremely authoritarian - I don't know the bands personal polilitic/perspective/ideology and even if it is "radical" as you claim, perhaps its a bit refreshing and controversial - I don't share communist views, but I do agree that USA still has many toxic, regressive attitudes and values, and are still pretty behind the curve on lgbt/human rights

cold
June 6th 2018


6726 Comments


Fuck yessssss, preach it deeplydisturbd!

dbizzles
June 6th 2018


15205 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

PS The split with Thou ended up being Nirvana covers.



I reviewed it here:



https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/thou-hirs/the-hirs-collective-thou-split-lp/

hesperus
June 6th 2018


1458 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

kinda glad i didn't shell out money for it, then. i know Thou loves to do covers, but most of them i could take or leave

luci
June 6th 2018


12844 Comments


"especially here on sputnik where I see staggering amounts of homophobia in metal reviews/discussions"
is this really the case? it's not '07 sputnik... the site has become a lot more accommodating of the gays

dbizzles
June 6th 2018


15205 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I was a little bummed to find out it was a cover record too, but the pressing is nice, packaging is cool and Thou's side is pretty solid so, ehhh. No real regret.

hesperus
June 6th 2018


1458 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"the site has become a lot more accommodating of the gays"



to a certain extent this is true, but it could still use some improvement. i admit i don't spend enough time in comment threads to really know the extent of the problem, but i still see "faggot" thrown around a fair amount, and there are some users who like to use casual homophobia to be ~*edgy*~. transphobia can be an issue too, i've had quite a few moments of frustration as a non-binary sputniker



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