There are plenty of impressive bands that make me nod my head in appreciation, but it’s rare that one makes me giddy with excitement. Liverpool-based quintet Loathe manage it with ‘It’s Yours’ thanks to its fresh and tasteful amalgamation of two genres close to my heart. It’s like someone left Underoath’s Disambiguation playing over the speakers while a progressive metal band was rehearsing, giving birth to a superb new post-hardcore/tech-metal beast.

There’s clever guitar work and fancy time patterns aplenty, all while an insane bass tone rattles your teeth and makes everything incredibly heavy. The heaviness breaks eventually, making way for some well-constructed and brilliantly executed melodic vocals, before the onslaught resumes once more. ‘It’s Yours’ brings something fresh and exciting to post-hardcore but it doesn’t stop there. Loathe release their debut album ‘The Cold Sun’ on April 14, packed full of this quality from start to finish. Pencil in the date, you won’t want to miss out on this one.