LOATHE – Sheol / In Death (2016)

Originated in the hometown of the Beatles, Liverpool, Loathe are an English heavy metal band formed in 2014. The group consists of lead vocalist Kadeem France, guitarist and second vocalist Erik Bickerstaffe, drummer Sean Radcliffe and bassist Feisal El-Khazragi. 

They are signed to SharpTone Records and have released two EPs and three studio albums. Prepare Consume Proceed was released in 2015 and was re-issued in 2016 through SharpTone Records as the label’s first release. They released their debut studio album, the Cold Sun, in 2017, then a split EP recorded with label-mate Holding Absence titled This Is as One in 2018. Loathe released their second studio album I Let It In and It Took Everything on 7 February 2020. Their third studio album the Things They Believe was released on 7 February 2021 as an extension of their previous album, and was made up entirely of ambient tracks.

LYRICS:

Closing your eyes, for the last time Rest your soul and head for the light I watched you fade away A strong man, reduced to nothing but pain

I hope you know, memories I’ll never let go It hurts me to say, how bitter I’ve became How sick I’ve became

And now, my only guide is gone And I’m struggling, why can’t I carry on? And I, can’t get this out of my head I can’t understand, what’s gone is gone

My world falls apart, as you slowly depart No time for goodbyes, you’re out of time

Feelings I cannot explain These thoughts I cannot contain Feelings I cannot explain These thoughts I cannot explain

Lift me up, and never let me go I always thought, you’d be here to watch me grow Open up your eyes, we’re all made to die

With no tears left to cry, I lift my head to the sky I’ll see you again, I’ll see you when I die

The worst part is, that life goes on No last goodbyes to the ones we love Condemned to always be alone I’m falling into this hole

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust One thing I know, we’re all made to rust

As time goes by I’ve come to realise

Nothing ever lasts, can’t keep my head stuck in the past Pull your head out, of the past