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LOATHE ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Fresh off the announcement of their new album A Stranger to You, Loathe have wasted no time — the Liverpool outfit just dropped a full North American tour bearing the album’s name, and the routing is stacked. The A Stranger to You North America Tour launches September 19 in Royal Oak, MI and runs through October 13 with a closer at San Francisco’s The Masonic. Along the way, the band hits Brooklyn Paramount, Hollywood Palladium, Austin’s Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater, and Atlanta’s Tabernacle, among others. Special guests Fleshwater and Prostitute round out the bill for the full run. Loathe have spent the last few years quietly building one of the most devoted fanbases in modern heavy music, and this tour is a direct reflection of that growth — these are not small rooms. Tickets go on sale May 1st. Full dates below.
KORN LIVE AT SICK NEW WORLD(SET LIST + PHOTOS)
Korn reclaimed their place at the top of Sick New World this past weekend, headlining the Las Vegas festival with the kind of performance that made it easy to remember why bands like them remain the event’s gravitational center. Since launching in 2023, Sick New World has established itself as the premier destination for nu metal’s foundational acts and the generations they continue to influence. The cancellation of the festival’s 2025 edition only amplified anticipation for its return, and Korn arrived with a set built to meet the moment. Among the night’s biggest talking points was the live debut of “Reward the Scars,” paired with a rare performance of “Proud,” played for the first time since 2011 and for the first time with Head since 1999. While much of the set drew from the catalog that made Korn one of heavy music’s most enduring festival headliners, moments like those ensured the night offered more than a straightforward retrospective. Check out the full setlist and photos below. Photos by Luther Redd SETLIST BlindTwistHere to StayGot the LifeClownDid My TimeShoots and LaddersComing Undone (with snippet of Sly Fox’s “Let’s Go All The Way”)Reward the Scars (live debut)ColdDirtySomebody SomeoneA.D.I.D.A.S.Y’All Want a SingleFalling Away From MeProud (first time since 2011; first with Head since 1999)Freak on a Leash
LOATHE ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SIX YEARS 'A STRANGER TO YOU'
Photo: Steve Gullick If you’re anything like us, you’re probably reading this in disbelief. After six long years — and more memes about the wait than we can count — it’s finally happening. Loathe have announced their third studio album, A Stranger To You, due out 17 July via SharpTone Records. Alongside the reveal, the band have unleashed “Revenant,” their heaviest track to date and their first new music since “Gifted Every Strength” landed nearly a year ago. The song features NOWHERE2RUN, the project helmed by Code Orange’s Jami Morgan and Eric “Shade” Balderose. “REVENANT” WATCH: The Liverpool outfit have spent the six years since I Let It In and It Took Everything touring relentlessly, watching their fanbase swell at a rate most bands could only dream of — all without releasing a single new song. A Stranger To You marks their first full-length since that now cult‑classic second record, and sees the band taking full control behind the scenes: the album was engineered, produced, and mixed by Loathe’s own Erik Bickerstaffe, with additional mixing from Ed Al‑Shakarchi. Guest appearances come from Jordan Rakei, Static Dress, Mansur Brown, NOWHERE2RUN, and bucki sugar — a lineup that underlines just how far Loathe’s creative world stretches beyond the boundaries of metal. To mark the occasion, we’ve teamed up for an exclusive vinyl drop: A Stranger To You will be available in Natural Black Marbled and Orange Transparent Black Marbled variants, limited to just 500 copies of each. They’re available now in our store — and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
