yea I'd agree. it does sound like i'm listening through some mistuned FM station lol

These guys opened for Mastodon on their last EU tour and they were so fucking bad. Completely put me off giving their records a shot.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

That’s hard to believe. I don’t think I’ve ever heard negative feedback about their live show. They’re very different from Mastodon so I could very much understand a Mastodon fan just not digging Loathe’s style

Album Rating: 4.5

I've seen them live, and they absolutely slap. Definitely just an issue with not liking their style versus a genuine issue with their skill or sound design.

was supposed to see them open for periphery and underoath a while back. can't remember the back story (van broke down/wrecked on the way to venue?) but they came on stage and spent their entire set time setting up, tried playing one song but the guitar amp was fucked, and had to leave. felt really bad for them and the other bands were very sympathetic to their situation

Album Rating: 4.0

Saw them open for Knocked Loose and they fuckin crushed it

Album Rating: 4.0

I saw them in 2022 and again just last Saturday and they were phenomenal on both occasions.

Album Rating: 4.0

I’d go just to see Gifted Every Strength… I’m really not kidding when I say that’s legitimately one of my favorite songs of all time. I’ve loved it since it dropped and it works even better in the context of the record

Yeah I mean I don't doubt that they're capable musicians, but that night specifically the vibe was just off, like the room was way too big for them, and most of the audience was very obviously there just to see Mastodon. Maybe I'll give them another chance if they come back with a headline show in a smaller venue.

“Saw them open for Knocked Loose and they fuckin crushed it”

Daaamn, that sounds legit for sure.

Album Rating: 3.0

yeah I mean they're pretty good live. saw them at Arctangent some off years ago closing a rainy day, slapped.



Disc is really underwhelming, there is not one single track I'd put over tracks from their previous effort honestly.

Album Rating: 5.0

Hell yeah, back on trending

Album Rating: 4.0

the riff in fangs sounds like heavy metal by bmth

gonna be honest, come round on this one pretty hard. i think once you get over/get onboard with the production there's a lot to enjoy here, especially those softer numbers like Fortress Down, Harder To Pretend, The Way It Breaks and the closer. The production feels clearly engineered for the live stage, i can see it blowing out speakers and eardrums on the heavy numbers.

Album Rating: 4.0

love the jazz influence in harder to pretend. im surprised how often im coming back to this

Album Rating: 4.0

It’s a damn good record tbh, by far the best thing they’ve ever done imo



Also agree that this will all probably slay in a live setting. I REALLY wish they were playing in my neck of the woods… maybe they’ll tour again next year.

Album Rating: 4.0

Met a guy from Liverpool travelling that claimed he knew the guitarist years back. Dunno how well though. That guy said a lot of things.



Anyway this album is pretty good

Album Rating: 4.0

This took a while for me to get used to but after a fair few listens I can surmise that this is very good. As some have previously mentioned, the production takes a bit of getting used to but in the end it lends a hand to the quality of the album.