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From their MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/totaloathe
Not a band that minces its words, Loathe is now on the threshold of a new era. Having released three EPs over the last 5 years, their new, full length album, entitled [[Despondent By Design]], was released on the UK's Casket Records on the 23rd of July 2010 to great critical acclaim.


Loathe has been around for 8 years and has released a spate of EPs and criss-crossed the UK repeatedly since then.  2009 saw Loathe record their debut full length album, Despondent By Design, due to be released in early 2010.  Loathe has shared stages with a few remarkable bands such as Sabbat, Detonation, Let ‘Em Bürn, SLAB, SevenYearsDead and K.O.Kaine, apart from local heavyweights SLIT, Beheaded, ItEM and Abysmal Torment.
On the live circuit, Loathe are a constant appearance. The band has toured the UK many times over and shared stages with bands such as Evile, Detonation, Sabbat, K.O.Kaine, SevenYearsDead, Let ‘Em Bürn, SLAB, Morgue Orgy and Trigger the Bloodshed, apart from local heavyweights SLIT, Beheaded, ItEM and Abysmal Torment.  


The band plays a fiery brand of metal which fuses elements from the thrash and hardcore movements with the brutality of contemporary death metal.  Loathe has been praised extensively in the press. This is what was about their 2007 MCD Darkest Night Of The Soul:
Locally, on their island of Malta, the band is known as a heavyweight among the metal bands and has played a number of legendary gigs, including 2 headlining spots in the famed Extreme Maltese Metal summer festival, as well as 2010 edition of this festival, entitled Xtreme Metal Assault.


“…….With this release Loathe should be brought to the attentions of labels rapidly, mostly owing to the material and the brutality of the mix that leaves no question as to the power of the songs…….”
Freshly signed to Casket Records and putting all their weight behind the new album, Loathe are raring to go. 'Despondent By Design' has been received extremely well in all quarters. Loathe has also been featured and praised extensively in the press, including appearances on the Times and Sunday Times, Maltatoday, Manic Magazine, In-Nazzjon, Tune-In, L-Orizzont and many more. During the 2009 Dark Design Tour Loathe was interviewed by Kerrang! Radio in Birmingham.
[www.metal-observer.com]


“…….When they get it right, they get it spectacularly right…….”
'''Line-Up'''
[www.live4metal.com]
*Mark Debono - bass
*Alan Chetcuti - drums
*Karl Cachia - guitar
*Kurt Pace - guitar
*David Fenech - vocals
 
==See also==
[http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Loathe_Launch_Third_EP Loathe launch third EP (Michael Bugeja - The Sunday Times of Malta 18 Nov 2007)]
 
[http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=The_Darkest_Night_of_the_Soul_Review The Darkest Night of the Soul Review (Michael Bugeja - The Sunday Times of Malta 02 Dec 2007)]
 
[http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Back_From_A_Black_Winter%27s_Day Back from a black Winter's day (Michael Bugeja - The Sunday Times of Malta 13 Jan 2008)]
 
[http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Loathe_Release_Debut_Album Loathe release debut album (Michael Bugeja - The Sunday Times of Malta 18 Jul 2010)]


“…….the professionalism and talent displayed in the four tracks portrays a group taking their first steps towards an interesting career…….”
==External Links==
[www.ultimatemetal.com]
[http://www.loatheonline.com Loathe official website]


“…….Tight as ever and with murky melodic twists planted deep inside the blend of grating riffage…….”
[http://www.facebook.com/loathe Loathe on Facebook]
[www.lib66.tk]


“…….A hard sledgehammer blow of thrashes and doom metal goodness…….”
[http://twitter.com/loathetheband Loathe on Twitter]
[www.raised-horns.co.uk]


The Dark By Design Tour kicked off on Saturday the 24th of October 2009 and saw Loathe and SLAB go across the UK in 10 days. During this tour Loathe was interviewed by Kerrang! Radio.
[http://www.myspace.com/totaloathe Loathe on MySpace]


*Mark Debono - bass
[[Category:Musical groups from Malta]]
*Alan Chetcuti - drums
*Karl Cachia - guitar
*Kurt Pace - guitar
*David Fenech - vocals

Latest revision as of 12:02, 10 October 2010

Not a band that minces its words, Loathe is now on the threshold of a new era. Having released three EPs over the last 5 years, their new, full length album, entitled Despondent By Design, was released on the UK's Casket Records on the 23rd of July 2010 to great critical acclaim.

On the live circuit, Loathe are a constant appearance. The band has toured the UK many times over and shared stages with bands such as Evile, Detonation, Sabbat, K.O.Kaine, SevenYearsDead, Let ‘Em Bürn, SLAB, Morgue Orgy and Trigger the Bloodshed, apart from local heavyweights SLIT, Beheaded, ItEM and Abysmal Torment.

Locally, on their island of Malta, the band is known as a heavyweight among the metal bands and has played a number of legendary gigs, including 2 headlining spots in the famed Extreme Maltese Metal summer festival, as well as 2010 edition of this festival, entitled Xtreme Metal Assault.

Freshly signed to Casket Records and putting all their weight behind the new album, Loathe are raring to go. 'Despondent By Design' has been received extremely well in all quarters. Loathe has also been featured and praised extensively in the press, including appearances on the Times and Sunday Times, Maltatoday, Manic Magazine, In-Nazzjon, Tune-In, L-Orizzont and many more. During the 2009 Dark Design Tour Loathe was interviewed by Kerrang! Radio in Birmingham.

Line-Up

  • Mark Debono - bass
  • Alan Chetcuti - drums
  • Karl Cachia - guitar
  • Kurt Pace - guitar
  • David Fenech - vocals

See also

Loathe launch third EP (Michael Bugeja - The Sunday Times of Malta 18 Nov 2007)

The Darkest Night of the Soul Review (Michael Bugeja - The Sunday Times of Malta 02 Dec 2007)

Back from a black Winter's day (Michael Bugeja - The Sunday Times of Malta 13 Jan 2008)

Loathe release debut album (Michael Bugeja - The Sunday Times of Malta 18 Jul 2010)

External Links

Loathe official website

Loathe on Facebook

Loathe on Twitter

Loathe on MySpace

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