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Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record â and then find they actually like itâ Â
The Brighton metalcore band channelled unimaginable hardship into their last album, 2018 s Holy Hell . The follow-up, For Those That Wish To Exist , finds them liberated, they tell
In November 2020, Architects played only their second show of the year â from a deserted Royal Albert Hall. The livestreamed gig began by following frontman Sam Carter through the dark venue corridors, leading us down to the auditorium. With his bandmates on the stage and Sam in the centre of the floor, they tore into rabid opener âNihilistâ with enough force to shake the UKâs most beautiful, prestigious venue to its foundation. It was a monstrous start to one of the yearâs best online gigs.
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song like âFlight Without Feathersâ, which sees vocalist Sam Carter eschewing lung-
collapsing screams for a gentle vocal over blissful, weightless synths. Nor have they
recorded anything as openly anthemic as âMeteorâ or danceable as âLittle Wonderâ,
which features a verse from Royal Bloodâs Mike Kerr, a long-time friend of the band.
But itâs the stunning âDead Butterfliesâ, with its epic strings, soaring chorus and
Spielbergian sense of wonder that indicates all bets are off as to where
Architects could go next.
The album was due to be written in Australia, but the band were forced to
change their plans as a result of the countryâs devastating bushfires, instead heading to Bali to write and record. A sense of helplessness runs throughout a record inspired by Mother Natureâs destructive force, as they ask questions rather than propose answers. On âDemi Godâ, which features amid Bond-style orchestration and
The hidden secrets of Architects’ game-changing new album
Architects’ Sam Carter, Dan Searle and Josh Middleton exclusively take you deep inside the heart of new album For Those That Wish To Exist like never before…
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Photos: Tom Barnes
Architects’ ninth album has been rather a long time coming. While For Those That Wish To Exist features the Brighton titans’ first new music since 2018’s molten, mournful Holy Hell, several of the songs on this follow-up have been knocking around a good deal longer. Fourth track Discourse Is Dead, for example, began life when guitarist Josh Middleton shared ideas with drummer Dan Searle back in May 2018, six months before HH was even released. Impermanence, meanwhile, its industrial flavoured seventh track featuring Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall, started out as an ambient instrumental created by Josh a decade ago, before receiving a heavier overhaul more recently.