ARCHITECTS have released their ninth studio album For Those That Wish To Exist this week and I couldn’t be happier.
Singer Sam Carter, drummer Dan Searle, bassist Ali Dean and guitarists Josh Middleton and Adam Christianson have tackled questions facing the future of our planet with some of their most elaborate tunes, including horns, choirs and even orchestral strings. Self-produced and limitless in its originality they’ve depicted their journey from post-metalcore to an absolute sonic masterpiece.
The songs give the listener hope, even in these bleak times. We can all make a difference, as they clearly suggest in the song For Those That Wish To Exist. ARCHITECTS have always been outspoken about their much loved causes, from organisations like Sea Shepherd, to opposing fox hunting, and who have always focused on sustainability in everything from their touring to merch production.
The album’s singles “Meteor,” “Dead Butterflies,” “Black Lungs,” and colossal single “Animals” have amassed 30M+ streams and 13M+ YouTube views.
EARLY REVIEWS FOR 'FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO EXIST' HAVE INCLUDED
"For Those That Wish To Exist is a long and constantly shifting album. It also sounds like it could be a crucial one in Architects’ ongoing evolution."
Kerrang!, (5/5)
"With a cleaner sonic palette and orchestral flourishes, it's proof of their enduring creativity" - NME (4/5)
"Put simply, ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ is the most textured, thoughtful and utterly fearless Architects have ever been, and kicks off a new bright and boundless new chapter for one of the UK’s most incredible and intoxicating bands."
Rock Sound (Album of the Month)
"thoughtful, interesting, finely wrought compositions and gleefully hulking exercises in metal" - The Guardian
"They’re too good a band for us to keep to ourselves forever, and with For Those That Wish To Exist, a lot more people are going to discover just how great Architects are."
Metal Hammer (8/10)
"Cohesive, coherent and demanding of us an explanation, ‘For Those’ shall not relent until wrongs have been righted, and being this righteous never sounded so good."
Dork Magazine (4/5)
'FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO EXIST' TRACK LISTING
Do You Dream of Armageddon?
Black Lungs
Giving Blood
Discourse Is Dead
Dead Butterflies
An Ordinary Extinction
Impermanence ft. Winston McCall (Parkway Drive)
Flight Without Feathers
Little Wonder ft. Mike Kerr (Royal Blood)
Animals
Libertine
Goliath ft. Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)
Demi God
Meteor
Dying Is Absolutely Safe
THIS ALBUM WILL BE MY REFUGE DURING THESE WEIRD AND NOT SO WONDERFUL TIMES.
