I Let It In and It Took Everything

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I Let It In and It Took Everything
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Studio album by
Loathe
Released7 February 2020
Recorded2018–2019 [1]
Genre
Length49:19
Label SharpTone
Producer Loathe
Loathe chronology
The Cold Sun
(2017)		I Let It In and It Took Everything
(2020)		 The Things They Believe
(2021)
Singles from I Let It In and It Took Everything
  1. "Gored"
    Released: 20 September 2019
  2. "New Faces in the Dark"
    Released: 20 September 2019
  3. "Aggressive Evolution"
    Released: 29 November 2019
  4. "Two-Way Mirror"
    Released: 10 January 2020

I Let It In and It Took Everything is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Loathe, released on 7 February 2020 through SharpTone Records.

Contents

Composition

Critics have categorised the album as metalcore, [2] post-metal [3] [4] and djenty nu metalcore. [5] The album makes use of contrast between dual clean and unclean vocals, as well as downtuned guitars, low-pitched atmospherics [6] and shoegaze guitar textures. [7] In an article for Metal Hammer, the album was referred to as opening "the band's sound up to lush, shoegaze textures and shimmering guitars". [7] The eleventh track, "Heavy Is the Head That Falls with the Weight of a Thousand Thoughts", borders black metal. [8] [7] Multiple journalists have compared the album to Deftones, citing frontman Kadeem France's similar vocal style to Chino Moreno's. [9] [3] [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dead Press!9/10 [10]
Distorted Sound9/10 [6]
Kerrang! 4/5 [3]
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Metal Storm 7.5/10 [11]
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Pitchfork 7.8/10 [13]
Sputnikmusic 2.4/5 [14]

I Let It In and It Took Everything received critical acclaim. [15] Max Heilman of Riff Magazine called the album "a grand metalcore vision" and that it pushes "the boundaries of what heavy music can be while avoiding gimmicks altogether". [2] Metal Hammer writer Remfry Dedman called it "impossible to pigeonhole" and believed it would "be instrumental in putting [Loathe] on the map as one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the British underground in a long time." [7] Kerrang! writer Jake Richardson described the album as blending "their metallic crunch with ambient sounds, melodic guitars and elements of niche genres like shoegaze", and praising it for being able to "switch from vast sounding post-rock to chugging, dissonant metal with consummate ease". [3] Loudwire described it as "a jaw-smacking awakening to the new breed of hardcore that gyrates with elastic, djenty grooves and trace of industrial-like propulsion. With their nothing-to-lose fits of rage, Loathe are primed for a breakout on their second record". [16]

I Let It In and It Took Everything was listed as one of the best albums of 2020 by Alternative Press , [17] Distorted Sound, [18] HM Magazine , [19] Kerrang! , [20] Metal Hammer , [21] Revolver , [22] and Sputnikmusic . [23] Loudwire named it the best metal album released that year. [24] The album was also nominated in the "Best Production" category at the Heavy Music Awards 2021. [25]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Theme"1:23
2."Aggressive Evolution"3:27
3."Broken Vision Rhythm" (featuring Harry Rule of God Complex)2:36
4."Two-Way Mirror"5:00
5."451 Days"1:39
6."New Faces in the Dark"3:12
7."Red Room"2:03
8."Screaming"5:55
9."Is It Really You?"4:48
10."Gored"3:08
11."Heavy Is the Head That Falls with the Weight of a Thousand Thoughts"4:18
12."A Sad Cartoon"5:16
13."A Sad Cartoon (Reprise)"1:15
14."I Let It In and It Took Everything..." (featuring Vincente Void)5:20
Total length:49:19

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [26]

Charts

Chart performance for I Let It In and It Took Everything
Chart (2020)Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [27] 92
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [28] 87
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [29] 31
UK Physical Albums (OCC) [28] 88
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [30] 10
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC) [28] 20

References

  1. ↑ "New Disc Review + Interview 【Loathe : I Let It In and It Took Everything】". Marunouchi Muzik Magazine (in Japanese). 4 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 Heilman, Max (7 February 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: Loathe realizes a grand metalcore vision on sophomore album" . Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Richardson, Jake (12 February 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: LOATHE – I LET IT IN AND IT TOOK EVERYTHING". Kerrang! . Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Loathe // I Let It In And It Took Everything // Album Review". Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Ethan (28 September 2023). "Code Orange's The Above Is 2023's Most Ambitious Hardcore Album". PopMatters . Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 Howkins, Jessica (5 February 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: I Let It In And It Took Everything – Loathe". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dedman, Remfry (7 February 2020). "Loathe's I Let It In And It Took Everything: Expansively lavish, furiously heavy and impossible to pigeonhole". Metal Hammer . Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  8. ↑ Houlden, Sam (14 February 2020). "Loathe I Let It in and It Took Everything (2020)" . Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  9. ↑ Sievers, Alex. "Album Review: Loathe - 'I Let It In And It Took Everything'". killyourstereo.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Zelaya, Carlos (4 February 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: Loathe - I Let It In And It Took Everything". Dead Press!. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  11. ↑ RaduP. "Loathe - I Let It In And It Took Everything review". Metal Storm . Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  12. ↑ Kirsch, Jens (October–November 2020). "Review - LOATHE - I Let It In And It Took Everything". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Yoo, Noah (22 February 2020). "Loathe: I Let It In and It Took Everything". Pitchfork . Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  14. ↑ JohnnyoftheWell (8 February 2020). "Loathe (UK) - I Let It In And It Took Everything (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic . Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  15. ↑ Wilkinson, James. "Loathe Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic . Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  16. ↑ DIVITA, JOE (15 April 2020). "2020'S BEST METAL ALBUMS (SO FAR)". Loudwire . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ↑ Matulaityte, Giedre (7 December 2020). "The 50 best albums of 2020 in alternative, pop punk, metal and beyond". Alternative Press . Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  18. ↑ Hubbard, Sean (17 December 2020). "Distorted Sound's Albums of the Year 2020". Distorted Sound. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  19. ↑ Stagg, David (December 2020). "Top 25 Albums Of 2020". HM Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  20. ↑ Richardson, Jake (16 December 2020). "The 50 greatest albums of 2020". Kerrang! . Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "The 50 best metal albums of 2020". Metal Hammer . Future plc. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  22. ↑ Revolver Staff (25 November 2020). "25 Best Albums of 2020". Revolver . Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  23. ↑ L., Jesper (13 January 2021). "Global Top 50 Albums of 2020: 30 – 11 « Staff Blog". Sputnikmusic . Archived from the original on 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  24. ↑ DiVita, Joe (2 December 2024). "The Best Metal Album of Each Year Since 1970". Loudwire . Archived from the original on 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  25. ↑ MusicWeek Staff (16 June 2021). "Heavy Music Awards 2021 finalists announced". Music Week . Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  26. ↑ Loathe (2020). I Let It In and It Took Everything (liner notes). SharpTone Records. 5338.
  27. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  28. 1 2 3 "I Let It In and It Took Everything". Official Charts Company . 20 February 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  29. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  30. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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