Kingdom Leaks & Beyond: Moving Forward

[Dan 356]

1 hour ago, TheHunteraciaStrain said:

Wow you don’t like the popular band? That’s so fucking cool. What an awesome personality trait. Do you put that in your tinder bio?

 

yes 

[suckmywaifu 48]

4 hours ago, Sasuke19 said:

Great song. from the 3 songs we have now, I think the album's gonna be way better than their last one.

Did you not like All Our Gods or do u just think this is a huge step up? I'm in love with their last 3 albums (and a couple tracks from Daybreaker but haven't properly sunk my teeth in yet)

[Dan 356]

1 hour ago, Dwėsk said:

nice b8 m8

 

thank u :3

[Guest Jeff ManGummo]

Love it. I've gone super soft since my metal days, and this song really hits all the right spots for me now. Architects is one of the only bands in the genre I still listen to, and I'm so glad they're doing well after Tom and all. Looking forward to hearing this album, their last 2 records were amazing and Hollow Crown is a classic.

[c1rcl30fdu57 116]

This is a great tune, and thats coming from someone who hates metalcore.

[BrickFace 1,849]

Imagine not being able to appreciate this great song

[Kapital 166]

Out of the three singles, this is probably my least favorite. I didn't feel a climax to the song and the breakdown felt forced but other than that it's a great song. November can't come soon enough. 

[frosty 65]

12 hours ago, Kapital said:

Out of the three singles, this is probably my least favorite. I didn't feel a climax to the song and the breakdown felt forced but other than that it's a great song. November can't come soon enough. 

I like all three pretty much and somehow the melodies, the structure, everything pulls me to Royal Beggars.

Biased or not, Architects is getting better with every release, and I endorse the fuck out of them, these guys deserve every bit of praise.

 

To anyone complaining: You don't like them? Great, opinions differ, let people dislike songs you love, it doesn't matter if others don't agree with you, it's all subjective. Live and let live.

 

(edit: "To anyone complaining" added for clarification.)

[KiLLa CaM 76]

[Kapital 166]

1 hour ago, frosty said:

I like all three pretty much and somehow the melodies, the structure, everything pulls me to Royal Beggars.

Biased or not, Architects is getting better with every release, and I endorse the fuck out of them, these guys deserve every bit of praise.

 

You don't like them? Great, opinions differ, let people dislike songs you love, it doesn't matter if others don't agree with you, it's all subjective. Live and let live.

When did I say I disliked them? Disliking one of their most recent songs doesn't discount me from enjoying the rest of their catalog. Hereafter and Doomsday were amazing singles and I felt this one was lackluster compared to those and that's just fine. I don't expect every song to be a hit from them and while I think their last album was gold from beginning to end, there is a reason why people are doubtful. AOGHAU is probably architects strongest release to date and with Tom gone, its going to be a hard one to top. 

[Ohm 1,579]

4 hours ago, jackmioph said:

I know Dan said they won't say who wrote what song but this one sounds to me a lot like Tom's writing.

I don't think Tom had any part in writing this album, considering the circumstances... I thought I read somewhere that Doomsday was the last song Tom was working on before he passed away. Unless this was an older song they had on the back-burner.

[Pahc4life03 108]

These dudes do no wrong. Absolutely killing it. Cannot WAIT for the full album!

[thecontortionist390 34]

the mix sounds phenomenal !!

[hold-on-pain-ends 403]

so damn good! 

[Adexus 302]

1 hour ago, PhantomFear said:

I don't think Tom had any part in writing this album, considering the circumstances... I thought I read somewhere that Doomsday was the last song Tom was working on before he passed away. Unless this was an older song they had on the back-burner.

 

Read the same thing, and it sounds a lot like Dan's writing to me.

 

Such a banger though.

[Sasuke19 109]

7 hours ago, suckmywaifu said:

Did you not like All Our Gods or do u just think this is a huge step up? I'm in love with their last 3 albums (and a couple tracks from Daybreaker but haven't properly sunk my teeth in yet)

I only heard that one album from them, it was good but not amazing imo.

[KeybladerAri 27]

4 hours ago, PhantomFear said:

I don't think Tom had any part in writing this album, considering the circumstances... I thought I read somewhere that Doomsday was the last song Tom was working on before he passed away. Unless this was an older song they had on the back-burner.

Dan posted on twitter that Tom "features all over Holy Hell;" I took that as them saying that they might have used parts of music that Tom had written, but even if that was the case, they probably definitely did a vast majority of the writing. They could have also meant that he was their inspiration of course though.

 

His tweet was: "Tom features all over Holy Hell. Sometimes it’s an entire song. Sometimes it’s a bit of background noise, but he’s almost always there. Buried somewhere in Hereafter, his playing is there."

[Ohm 1,579]

1 hour ago, KeybladerAri said:

Dan posted on twitter that Tom "features all over Holy Hell;" I took that as them saying that they might have used parts of music that Tom had written, but even if that was the case, they probably definitely did a vast majority of the writing. They could have also meant that he was their inspiration of course though.

 

His tweet was: "Tom features all over Holy Hell. Sometimes it’s an entire song. Sometimes it’s a bit of background noise, but he’s almost always there. Buried somewhere in Hereafter, his playing is there."

Yeah I saw that too, just took it more figuratively then literally. But either way, I'm hyped, these songs are fucking perfect.

[TheJudged 11]

more like royal bleghgars. unique sound from architects, love it

[ogloko 31]

@DekinhoDesu INK new album and Architects are PRIME gym tunes

[frosty 65]

10 hours ago, Kapital said:

When did I say I disliked them? Disliking one of their most recent songs doesn't discount me from enjoying the rest of their catalog. Hereafter and Doomsday were amazing singles and I felt this one was lackluster compared to those and that's just fine. I don't expect every song to be a hit from them and while I think their last album was gold from beginning to end, there is a reason why people are doubtful. AOGHAU is probably architects strongest release to date and with Tom gone, its going to be a hard one to top. 

 

Excuse me for my mistake, the latter paragraph was meant for anyone complaining about the song, not in the least bit for you. I should've made it more clear the first time, sorry.

I agree that there's a lot of pressure on the boys, but I'm hopeful: even if Doomsday was built on earlier riffs and pieces by Tom, Hereafter and Royal Beggars are giving me hope. I love to look at the whole picture, how the album flows from one song to another, and I expect (like everyone else) nothing less than awesome from them. AOGHAU is really up there, but as you've stated earlier, the rest of their catalog is joy for me as well. Again, sorry for the confusion, the dislike part wasn't meant for you.

[Kapital 166]

1 hour ago, frosty said:

 

Excuse me for my mistake, the latter paragraph was meant for anyone complaining about the song, not in the least bit for you. I should've made it more clear the first time, sorry.

I agree that there's a lot of pressure on the boys, but I'm hopeful: even if Doomsday was built on earlier riffs and pieces by Tom, Hereafter and Royal Beggars are giving me hope. I love to look at the whole picture, how the album flows from one song to another, and I expect (like everyone else) nothing less than awesome from them. AOGHAU is really up there, but as you've stated earlier, the rest of their catalog is joy for me as well. Again, sorry for the confusion, the dislike part wasn't meant for you.

It's all good, simple misunderstanding from my end as well. 

Holy Hell is shaping up to be something great and it almost feels like they're continuing where AOGHAU left off at. Josh is fitting right in with the bunch and I slightly feel like atm he might be taking a backseat in the writing process but in time I'd like to see what he can bring to the table. 

On different note, such a shame I didn't catch them during their recent Doomsday tour, I'm sure the new songs are phenomenal live. 

[frosty 65]

1 hour ago, Kapital said:

It's all good, simple misunderstanding from my end as well. 

Holy Hell is shaping up to be something great and it almost feels like they're continuing where AOGHAU left off at. Josh is fitting right in with the bunch and I slightly feel like atm he might be taking a backseat in the writing process but in time I'd like to see what he can bring to the table. 

On different note, such a shame I didn't catch them during their recent Doomsday tour, I'm sure the new songs are phenomenal live. 

 

Yes, one can certainly feel the progression, although I'd say that their "new era" sound-wise begins with LF//LT, which was more distinct from the era closed with Daybreaker. I love that they are finding a golden mean incorporating electronic sounds, I find that it really compliments their work. I feel like this next record is going to take another step toward this electronic sound while staying true to their profile based on the last two records.
I'm still yet to check out Sylosis, but it's going to interesting whether we can hear Josh's influences in Holy Hell. I heard that some people are truly missing him from Sylosis, so it would be nice if he lived up to the void left by Tom and came out with some creative writing on HH, it's such a challenge when you replace someone so influential.
Personally, I've last seen them in last August, but I'm looking forward to seeing them again in 2019 [hopefully], Architects always had a live presence I loved, these new songs shouldn't disappoint either live.

 

On a different note: thank God for not announcing the album 3-4 months in advance, the anticipation and waiting is horrible when that happens.

If you're interested in the layering in Gone With The Wind, check out this video, it's really intriguing to see how it's built up:

 

[oxytocin 101]

good shit, thanks!!