 
Hailing from Brighton and raining for the last
decade in the British Metalcore scene, Architects
have just put out their 6th full length studio
album following up 2012’s “Daybreaker”.
Knowing these guys like to mix things up a bit
on every album I wasn’t sure what to expect
from this; would it be an absolute bruiser like
“Hollow Crown”? Groovy little beast
following from “Here and Now”? Or
on the lighter side of the spectrum which its
predecessor “Daybreaker” was? The
anticipation is too much so let’s find out.
Instead though what I feel has happened here is
that they’ve took the best possible course
of action and took various separate techniques
and stylistic choices from all 3, pushing through
the fact though that they are still a metalcore
band. The consistency of the extraordinary sound
these guys produce throughout their career is
nothing short of outstanding and this is coming
from a guy who wouldn’t have gone anywhere
near them a few years ago. I mean “Broken
Cross” is just a back and forth almost split
personality like track that is just so beautiful
crafted alongside the absolutely diamond that
is “Gravedigger” that starts off gorgeous
before throwing a massive shock to the system,
I think that is Architects all over as some acts
love to blend sections into each other whereas
these guys would rather stir the pot and throw
in sudden drops to shock, I find when they drop
the tone during a song which is a fair bit it
reignites the aggression. Then you have songs
like “The Devil Is Near” and “Naysayer”
which are pure beasts from start to end with all
the spectrums in between.
All in all, the great CD count goes up and everybody
is a winner here. Honestly I’m more impressed
with their back catalogue on a whole as it paints
a beautiful story about this group of lads; there’s
a thick sign of musical maturity as they themselves
have matured and learned their way around the
industry, starting off more generic and blossoming
into a distinctive style that consistently entertains
and never gets stale.
5/5
Review by Trigger
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