Architects
ARCHITECTS
Hollow Crown
KKKKK – Kerrang! (UK)
8/10 – Metal Hammer (UK)
5/5 – Big Cheese (UK)
4/5 – Revolver (USA)
8/10 – Rock Sound (UK)
Mark Of Excellence Award – Exclaim! (Canada)
Championed by critics, fans and peers alike as one of the finest UK metal/hardcore crossover acts of their generation, Brighton, England quintet ARCHITECTS return with third album “Hollow Crown”, their debut for Century Media Records and the indisputable jewel of the band’s acclaimed and prolific career.
Since their formation in late 2004, ARCHITECTS have secured themselves footing on a continually upward stream the old fashioned way: via steadfast commitment to touring and a wholehearted dedication to refining their craft. Their 2006 debut “Nightmares” was a scarily competent showcase of the quintet’s potential; recorded and released while the band averaged an age of just 17, the album already clawed at the heels of their older and more established peers.
However, it was 2007’s “Ruin” that turned these ripples into waves. A mélange of complex riffs, challenging structures and accessible groove, “Ruin” saw ARCHITECTS step up from underground leaders into international contenders. In support of the album’s release (via United By Fate/ Distort), ARCHITECTS hit the road across the UK, mainland Europe and Canada alongside the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, As I Lay Dying, Sikth, Gallows and The Holly Springs Disaster, gaining momentum and earning new supporters every step of the way.
Amongst these new supporters were Century Media Records, who kicked off their worldwide three-album partnership with ARCHITECTS in July 2008 by releasing “Ruin” to a worldwide audience. And to complete “Ruin”’s now international success story, ARCHITECTS have racked up two North American runs with Suicide Silence, Emmure, Beneath The Massacre and The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, and are taking part in the Never Say Die Club Tour 2008 across Europe alongside Parkway Drive, Unearth and Despised Icon.
However, now the time has come for the next chapter in ARCHITECTS’ musical evolution - and evolution is truly the watchword, for third album “Hollow Crown” sees this ferociously ambitious quintet become a new beast entire. Offering up a unique assembly of momentously crushing riffs and desperate, urgent fury wrapped coherently around bursts of anthemic melody and progressive timbres, “Hollow Crown” matches abrasive guitar complexity with shimmering subtleties, creating a rich, dynamic soundscape that is truly ARCHITECTS’ own.
Dark yet uplifting, dense yet accessible, crushing yet comforting – “Hollow Crown” is an album with so much to offer every fan of modern metal and hardcore. An impressive, bold and artistically immense achievement, “Hollow Crown” will surely see ARCHITECTS turning their waves into tsunamis.
- Hollow Crown is out worldwide now -
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