Loathe new album ‘A Stranger To You’ is finally real, with the Liverpool shapeshifters locking in a July 17th release via SharpTone Records and unveiling a new single, ‘Revenant’, featuring Jami Morgan and Eric ‘Shade’ Balderose of Code Orange.

It’s been six years since ‘I Let It In And It Took Everything’ rewired heavy music’s DNA, and instead of coasting on that legacy, Loathe have taken a sharper turn into the unknown.

Loathe – Revenant (Official Music Video)

A Six Year Reset

That 2020 record didn’t just elevate Loathe, it shifted expectations around what heavy music could sound like, since then they’ve bounced between arena support slots and their own headline runs, quietly becoming one of the most influential bands in the space without ever sitting still.

‘A Stranger To You’ sounds like a deliberate rejection of repetition, across 14 tracks the band stretch their identity into something more abstract, layering synth textures, off kilter rhythms and psychedelic edges into their already fluid sound, it’s less about chasing another breakthrough and more about dismantling what they built last time.

There’s a risk in that approach, especially after a record that hit as hard as its predecessor, but Loathe have never really operated on safe ground.

‘Revenant’ Hits Hard And Warped

New single ‘Revenant’ gives a clearer look at where they’re headed, it opens in a haze before dropping into something heavier and more rhythm-driven, constantly shifting underneath itself.

Kadeem France moves between restrained melody and full-throttle intensity, while the addition of Morgan and Balderose injects a chaotic edge that feels closer to the industrial grind of Code Orange than anything Loathe have done before.

It’s already been tearing through live sets overseas, and it lands less like a teaser and more like a warning shot.

A Stranger To You Track Listing:

01. Entrance
02. Block Of Flats
03. Fortress Down
04. Gemini
05. Nothing Like The Knife
06. Harder To Pretend
07. اثينا
08. Revenant
09. The Way It Breaks
10. Meet My Maker
11. Fangs
12. The Ladder
13. Gifted Every Strength
14. No Stranger To You…

Pre order/save here.

Australia Is Already Locked In

Loathe won’t be waiting long to bring this new material to Australia, their first ever headline tour kicks off this May with Static Dress, and demand has been immediate, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney are already sold out, while the remaining shows are close behind.

Australian Tour Dates

• Saturday, May 9th – Perth (18+) SOLD OUT
• Monday, May 11th – Adelaide (Lic AA) FINAL TICKETS
• Wednesday, May 13th – Melbourne (18+) SOLD OUT
• Thursday, May 14th – Sydney (Lic AA) SOLD OUT
• Friday, May 15th – Newcastle (18+) SELLING FAST
• Saturday, May 16th – Brisbane (Lic AA) FINAL TICKETS

Find out more and get your tickets (where possible) here.

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