Architects: All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
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Architects: All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us

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It’s hard to believe, but UK progressive metalcore act Architects have been around for a decade. During that time they’ve been ridiculously prolific: this is their seventh full-length album, no less. It’s not a case of quantity over quality, either. These guys deliver an album every one-to-two years, and they always hit the mark. All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us is no exception – it’s a seriously intense ride.

The metalcore scene is heavily overcrowded. To stand out from the cookie-cutter pack, it helps to inject a little progressiveness into the sound, and that’s exactly what Architects do. They mix up their arrangements to avoid clichés and formulas, throw in some odd time signatures here and there and include some subtle electronic atmospherics to ensure dynamic variation. They also infuse a punk aesthetic into their sound, which gives them another point of difference.

It’s just as intense lyrically as it is musically, covering dark themes such as death, religion, alienation and the shitty state that the world is in right now. The only detractor is the vocals. While effective in their own right, you’d prefer frontman Sam Carter to utilise more variation in his delivery – the almost relentless howls become somewhat monotonous after a while. Overall, however, this is another highly satisfying release from these Brits.

BY ROD WHITFIELD