Loathe (band)

Loathe
Vocalist Kadeem France performing live in Birmingham, 11 February 2020
Background information
OriginLiverpool, Merseyside, England
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels
Members
  • Kadeem France
  • Erik Bickerstaffe
  • Sean Radcliffe
  • Feisal El-Khazragi
Past members
  • Shayne Smith
  • Connor Sweeney
Websiteloatheasone.co.uk

Loathe (sometimes stylized as LOATHE) are an English heavy metal band from Liverpool.[1] Formed in 2014, the group consists of lead vocalist Kadeem France, guitarist and second vocalist Erik Bickerstaffe, drummer Sean Radcliffe and bassist Feisal El-Khazragi.

They are signed to SharpTone Records and have released two EPs and three studio albums. Prepare Consume Proceed was released in 2015 and was re-issued in 2016 through SharpTone Records as the label's first release. They released their debut studio album, The Cold Sun, in 2017, then a split EP recorded with label-mate Holding Absence titled This Is as One in 2018. Loathe released their second studio album I Let It In and It Took Everything on 7 February 2020. Their third studio album the Things They Believe was released on 7 February 2021 as an extension of their previous album, and was made up entirely of ambient tracks.

The band's music makes use of elements of metalcore and nu metal, while also incorporating more experimental aspects from genres like shoegaze, progressive metal and industrial music. Loathe have been nominated for Heavy Music Awards best UK breakthrough band and Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards best new band in 2018. In a 2020 poll by Revolver magazine, they were voted the third most likely contemporary band to break through into the mainstream.[2]

  1. ^ Willcox, Elaine (4 June 2021). "Granada Introducing: Liverpool metal band Loathe". ITV News. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "FAN POLL: 5 BANDS MOST LIKELY TO BREAKOUT IN 2020". Revolver. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.