The Things They Believe

2021 studio album by Loathe

Studio album by

Loathe

Released

7 February 2021

Genre

Ambient^[1]^[2]

Length

35:33

Label

SharpTone

Producer

Loathe

Loathe chronology

I Let It In and It Took Everything
(2020)

The Things They Believe
(2021)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	3/5^[3]
Metal Hammer	^[4]
Sputnikmusic	2/5^[5]

The Things They Believe is the third studio album by British heavy metal band Loathe and the band's first instrumental album. It was released on 7 February 2021 through SharpTone Records. This is the band's last release with guitarist Connor Sweeney.^[6]

About

The Things They Believe is a companion album to the band's previous album, I Let It In and It Took Everything, with the two albums being released exactly one year apart from each other. The album is intended to run parallel to and expand on I Let It In and It Took Everything and provide solace to those in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]

The album is named after a working title for the 2007 film 30 Days of Night.^[8]

Musical style

The Things They Believe is a mostly instrumental album, with vocals only appearing in the intro to "Keep Fighting the Good Fight". The vocals are heavily distorted and are delivered in spoken word by guest musician Peter Vybiral, guitarist of Parting Gift. Other guest musicians include saxophonist John Waugh of The 1975 and violinist Vincent Weight.^[1]

The album's sound has been described as noir-like electronic-ambience and compared to the works of Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Vangelis, and soundtracks to David Lynch films.^[3]^[9]^[4]^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kadeem France, Erik Bickerstaffe, Connor Sweeney, Feisal El-Khazragi, Sean Radcliffe, and John Waugh

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Things They Believe"	2:03
2.	"Don't Get Hurt"	3:19
3.	"'Do You-"	0:31
4.	"Love in Real Time"	2:07
5.	"The Year Everything and Nothing Happened"	2:32
6.	"-Remember-"	1:27
7.	"You Never Came Back"	3:57
8.	"Black Marble"	3:32
9.	"Keep Fighting the Good Fight"	8:59
10.	"Perpetual Sunday Evening"	2:21
11.	"-The Moment?'"	0:55
12.	"The Rain Outside..."	3:45
Total length:		35:33

Personnel

Guest musicians

John Waugh – saxophone on tracks 1, 3, and 12
Vincent Weight – violin on tracks 5, 7, 9, and 12
Peter Vybiral – vocals on track 9

Production

Loathe – producer, artwork
Abraham Fihema – mastering

References

^ ^a ^b Rogers, Jack (8 February 2021). "LISTEN: Loathe's Beautiful Ambient Project 'The Things They Believe' - News". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ Sacher, Andrew (8 February 2021). "Stream Loathe's new ambient album 'The Things They Believe'". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Law, Sam (8 February 2021). "Album review: Loathe – The Things They Believe". Kerrang!. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Hill, Stephen (8 February 2021). "Loathe's The Things They Believe: Brit-metal hopefuls tear up the rulebook". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ "Review: Loathe (UK) - The Things They Believe". Sputnikmusic. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ Carter, Emily (20 September 2021). "Loathe announce departure of guitarist Connor Sweeney". Kerrang!. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ Law, Sam (7 February 2021). "Loathe take us inside their universe-expanding new album, The Things They Believe". Kerrang!. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ Tuck, Dylan (25 January 2021). "NEWS: Loathe announce new album, 'The Things They Believe'!". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved 25 May 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ Morgan, Tom (9 February 2021). "ALBUM REVIEW: Loathe - The Things They Believe". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved 25 May 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ Price, Jeremy (3 May 2021). "By using solely instrumentals, Loathe crafted the perfect meditation album". Alternative Press. Retrieved 25 May 2021.