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Architects - Recent Band History

Holy Hell

In November 2018, Architects published HOLY HELL – and started to a new era of their band history. HOLY HELL is the first album without band colleague, brother and longtime friend Tom Searle, who lost his battle against cancer two years before.

HOLY HELL served the band but also their fans for processing the early death of the guitarist and songwriter. The songs reflect the emotions of the band members and we’re getting insights into the deepest thoughts of Dan & co. This forged a deep emotional bond with the band’s grieving fans that continues to this day.

For Those That Wish to Exist

Two years after, the band released their album FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO EXIST. According to Sam, the album is aimed at all people who want to live – in a better world. The music is supposed to give people the energy to actively change something about the world we live in. Each individual contributes to the fact that our Earth is slowly breaking apart. The world should become a safe place again, for us, our children and grandchildren.

Something Dan said about the album: “The album is its own beast. It’s a piece of art that is there to allow people to take what they want from it. It’s a big question mark. There’s some big questions being asked in it, and I think the answer to each is different depending on your own circumstances. Sometimes you feel reasons to be positive. Sometimes you don’t. It reflects how we all feel in life, from day to day.”

For some songs Architects got support from other vocalists. So Sam Carter is getting support by Parkway Drive vocalist Winston McCall in the song “Impermanence”. Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr and Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil also lent their voices on the songs “Little Wonder” and “Goliath”.

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Architects want to draw attention to current environmental and political issues with their music, but that’s not all. Their tours and merchandise should be as sustainable as possible too. That’s why a lot of the Architects merch in our shop is marked as sustainable, because for example it’s partly or even 100% made of organic cotton.

It’s uncertain where the musical development of Architects will lead to. But the band has found a new creative way for themselves to create music and reach fans worldwide. We’re excited to see what we’ll hear from the metalcore band in the next years!