When Kerrang! sat down with fast-rising metal collective Loathe at the tail-end of a turbulent 2020, the band identified three lingering feelings from the year during which they managed to break through while the whole world was in stasis. There was frustration, obviously, at not being able to strike in the live arena while the twisted metal of second album I Let It In And It Took Everything was still hot. There was a sense of clear-minded gratitude, with enough perspective on their minor inconveniences – compared to those whose lives had truly been upended by the COVID-19 crisis – to be thankful. More than anything, though, there was a sense of growth – personally and as a collective – which had brought into focus their deep-set goals, while galvanising their...
