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Brighton’s metalcore A-listers plot their big escape
NEXT YEAR WILL be the 10-year anniversary of Bring Me The Horizon’s Sempiternal. It says much about the quality of that album and the shadow it casts that, even a decade after its release, it’s still often the go-to record for bands desperate to break out of the metalcore ghetto. Brighton’s Architects, though, were never one of those bands happy to ride along on the coattails of the leaders. They have a wonderfully diverse back catalogue of modern metal, and they’re a rare example of a band capable of crafting something distinct and instantly recognisable. But even they aren’t immune from Sempiternal’s gravitational pull.
The qualities thatis still full of those thick, crunching, stomping guitar riffs; some hugely propulsive, techy grooves; and Sam Carter remains one of the most dexterous and singular voices in metal. But, the evolution and the size of Architects – this coming off the back of 2021’s
