British metalcore alchemists Loathe just dropped "Fangs," the newest single from their upcoming album A Stranger To You, which arrives July 17th via SharpTone Records. This is the third single from the album, following "Revenant" and 2025's "Gifted Every Strength." Once again, the band show why they continue to be on the cutting edge of modern heavy music.
Just over a year into this new era of Loathe, "Fangs" might be their boldest offering yet. Where "Gifted Every Strength" incorporated progressive and post-rock elements into the band's sound and "Revenant" offered deceptively sophisticated chaos, "Fangs" sees the band further expanding the sound to include strong R&B influences. Built on deep, grooving bass and entirely clean vocals and harmonies from lead singer Kadeem France, guitarist Erik Bickerstaffe, and bassist Feisal El-Khazragi, the track has real crossover potential.
Weighed down by the state of it / I’m reminded how to savour it / Lately nothing matters much to me / “Can’t say I don’t mind”
The mood is dark and sexy, punctuated by heavy, angular riffing that recalls Royal Blood at their most aggressive. The comparison to Royal Blood's bass-forward approach is particularly apt: the music video shows Bickerstaffe rocking a double-neck guitar/bass combo. This track gets so heavy the band literally needed a second bass guitar part. Despite the relatively brisk length (3:25 in the music video; 4:10 on the album), the dynamic track feels bigger than the sum of its parts, which even include a jazzy, acoustic break in the back half. More and more it's looking like, true to their word, this new Loathe record might be worth the wait.
In either case, fans will have plenty of opportunities to catch Loathe onstage in the coming months. The band will appear at several festivals, including Outbreak, Lollapalooza, and Louder Than Life. Tomorrow, June 25th, the band will perform their final show supporting Atlanta prog-metal titans Mastodon on their world tour. Starting in July, the band will hit the road stateside with All Under Heaven, followed by two shows with indie post-punk veterans Interpol. In September, the band will embark on the A Stranger To You North America Tour. Joining them will be Boston grungegazers Fleshwater and Dearborn noise rockers Prostitute.
Check out tour dates and the music video for "Fangs" below.
Loathe's most recent album, The Things They Believe, is out now on SharpTone Records.
Outbreak: 10 Year Anniversary
06/27 Manchester, UK @ Bowlers Exhibition Centre
Lollapalooza
07/31 Chicago, IL @ Grant Park
Louder Than Life
09/18 Louisville, KY @ Kentucky Expo Center
07/31 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
08/01 Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
08/02 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
08/05 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
Interpol 2026 North American Tour
08/06 Troutdale, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield
08/08 Tacoma, WA @ Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park
A Stranger To You North America Tour
09/19 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
09/20 Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
09/22 Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston
09/23 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
09/24 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
09/25 New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
09/27 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
09/28 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
09/29 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando
09/30 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
10/02 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
10/03 Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
10/04 Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
10/06 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
10/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
10/09 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Las Vegas
10/10 Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre
10/11 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
10/13 San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
Additional Dates
06/25 Berlin, DE @ Huxley's Neue Welt +
07/17 Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Olympia
+ Supporting Mastodon
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