Death Is Not The Enemy: Architects Interviewed The UK metal titans discuss mortality, the end of the world and why it is they canât be funnier.
Architectsâ last decade as a band has been marked by seismic change. On the one hand theyâve grown from a gang of scrappy metalcore hopefuls into one of the biggest and most beloved bands in the country, gaining both critical success and commercial acclaim with each successive release, while steadily rising up festival bills the world over.
But their success was marred with tragedy in 2016 with the death of guitarist and songwriter Tom Searle after a three-year battle with cancer, an experience that informed his lyrics on the furiously nihilistic âAll Our Gods Have Abandoned Usâ. After a series of emotionally charged tribute shows, Architects elected to continue as a band, provided that any new material would live up to Tomâs legacy.