British nu-metalcore sensation Loathe have just announced A Stranger To You, the long-awaited follow-up to their 2021 album The Things They Believe. Along with the announcement, the band has unleashed their new single, "Revenant."
The kneck-snapping new track features additional vocals and production from NOWHERE2RUN aka Code Orange's Jami Morgan and Eric "Shade" Balderose. The new album is slated for release July 17th via SharpTone Records. NOWHERE2RUN previously collaborated with Loathe lead singer Kadeem France on their 2024 track "Ant in the Afterbirth."
The press release describes it as "Easily the band’s most sonically adventurous work to date" and promises "each moment has been designed to ensure that the six year space between releases has been more than worth the wait." The album will include their 2025 single "Gifted Every Strength" and is produced and engineered by A Stranger to You was produced and engineered Ed "Boogie" Al-Shakarchi (Boy Azooga, Metabeats) along with Loathe members Erik Bickerstaffe, Feisal El-Khazragi, and Sean Radcliffe.
Starting next month, Loathe can be seen touring Australia with special guests Static Dress. In June, band will then head over to Europe/The UK for a run of headliners, festivals, and shows supporting Grammy-winning Atlanta prog-metal titans Mastodon. The band will also make appearances at Lollapalooza in Chicago and Louder Than Life.
Check out the album cover and track listing along with the Loathe co-directed music video for "Revenant" below.
A Stranger to You track listing:
1. Entrance
2. Block of Flats
3. Fortress Down
4. Gemini
5. Nothing Like the Knife
6. Harder to Pretend
7. أثينا
8. Revenant
9. The Way it Breaks
10. Meet My Maker
11. Fangs
12. The Ladder
13. Gifted Every Strength
14. No Stranger to You...
Their previous studio album The Things They Believe is out now on SharpTone Records.
Australia Tour 2026
05/09 Perth, AU @ Magnet House
05/11 Adelaide, AU @ The Gov
05/13 Melbourne, AU @ Forum Theatre
05/14 Sydney, AU @ The Metro Theatre
05/15 Newcastle, AU @ King Street Bandroom
05/16 Brisbane City, AU @ The Tivoli With
Summer 2026
06/03 Prague, CZ @ O2 Universum +
06/05 Nürburg, DE @ Rock Am Ring
06/07 Nuremberg, DE @ Rock im Park
06/09 Zürich, CH @ Komplex 457 +
06/10 Stuttgart, DE @ Im Wizemann
06/11 Aschaffenburg, DE @ Colos-Saal
06/13 Nickelsdorf, AT @ Nova Rock Festival
06/14 Hradec Kralove, CZ @ Rock For People
06/16 Saarbrücken, DE @ Garage +
06/17 Dortmund, DE @ FZW +
06/19 Clisson, FR @ Hellfest Open Air Festival
06/20 Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting
06/22 Hamburg, HH @ Docks +
06/24 Copenhagen, DK @ Copenhell
06/25 Berlin, DE @ Huxley's Neue Welt +
+ Supporting Mastodon
Additional Dates
07/31 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
09/18 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
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