ARCHITECTS
For Those That Wish to Exist
Architects’ future is looking decidedly rosy
EPITAPH
Brighton’s metalcore kings pepper the smooth with the rough
IT’S FAIR TO say that the previous decade was one of highs and lows for the members of Architects; you undoubtedly know their story of redemption, tragedy and triumph by now. The culmination of that wild period, and three exceptional, varied and beloved albums on the trot, finds Architects’ position as genuine modern metal superstars cemented. One of the biggest challenges they face with their ninth album, For Those That Wish To Exist, is the fact that the sound Architects established on their last album, 2018’s more melancholic and melodious Holy Hell, has seen endless metalcore chancers appropriate its style on an almost weekly basis. As scene leaders they’ll need to move ahead of the pack again – something that, to their credit, they have managed at least twice in their career before.