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| 3.5 great | Bigwill2k | April 16th 23 |
I listened to this and enjoyed all the way through. The other albums before the oddly titled r'For Those That Wish to Exist' usually had some good highlights but this is rmy favourite as a listen-in-one-sitting affair. It has a pretty lo-fi sound compared to the rintense production of their later work and as a result is less ear fatiguing. They were rstill teenagers when they recorded it, which is why it comes off as their most overly rsincere and overwrought work. Its perhaps why they seemed embarrassed by it in interviews, ralong with the cheesy and 'scene' album 'The Here and Now'. Nightmares has an honesty and redge that is sorely lacking in the premeditated and lacklustre modern Architects sound. rThats the problem with this band, theyre always trying to imitate someone, hop on some rbandwagon, or cater to a certain demographic and they never had a proper identity. This ralbum, even though it owes a great debt to The Dillinger Escape Plan, is amazing compared to rthe fertiliser theyre putting out now.
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| 2.5 average | BlackTemplarofAutism | September 8th 20 |
Surprisingly good despite being the first release of a band that has since replaced many members, including vocalist. Definitely not amazing, and certainly gets lost in the sea of mid 2000īs mathcore bands, although standout emotional moments like Minesweeper and A Portrait For the Deceased certainly give it an identity. Not my favourite work of theirs, but undoubtedly good for a band still finding their voice.
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| 3.0 good | FullOfSounds | January 28th 17 |
Pure Dillinger worship in places, but it's done so well who cares?
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| 3.5 great | NoSons | October 3rd 14 |
Blah blah blah i accidentally rated a metalcore album too high.
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| 0.0 | silentpotato | January 19th 12 |
if you didn't know this is the album right before Architects started getting gayer and gayer. fast forward 2012 full blown gayness achieved, go Architects!
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| 4.0 excellent | wacknizzle | January 19th 12 |
The terrible production completely ruins this album, if it was better this woulda been a 5 and better than hollow crown
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| 0.0 | weeniebeenie | January 19th 12 |
Dropped down for clicking the wrong rating. Anyway, solid song writing, especially for a debut album from such a young group of musicians, but the vocals just completely suck.
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| 4.0 excellent | Spamue1G | January 26th 09 |
Crazy time signatures, chromatic tapping riffs, heavy screams and great live potential - everything that you could want from a metal/hardcore act compressed into 8 songs. If there's one gripe I have, it's that 'You don't walk away from dismemberment' is by far the most memorable song, and the middle of the album is much more repetitive than the start and end. I try to shy away from the term metalcore, because this is far from Killswitch Engage and Trivium - it's much more on the hardcore side of the scene, especially due to the polyrhythmic textures that dominate the album, combined with the ridiculous technicality of the guitar work in particular. A must-have for anyone who doesn't entirely despise hardcore and metal, and can stand a couple of dull tracks. It's not quite superb, and definitely not classic, but a strong 'excellent' feels like a very fair rating from my point of view.
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| 3.5 great | randomguitarist | January 12th 09 |
This CD really showcases where the Architects started from. The riffs are raw, fast, technical and unrelenting.
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| 2.0 poor | Dylan | November 14th 25 |
| 2.0 poor | c396 | July 22nd 25 |
| 3.5 great | xlev | February 28th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | MrDoe | February 27th 25 |
| 3.0 good | Ryan P STAFF | November 15th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | August 1st 24 |
| 3.5 great | MikeBG | April 5th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Crushd | November 26th 23 |
| 2.0 poor | borkle | August 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | KManoc1 | December 1st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Bilco | October 21st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Zac124 | August 29th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | vdop | August 7th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | August 3rd 22 |
| 2.5 average | JimMead | November 25th 21 |
| 3.0 good | haley | November 3rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | heck | March 21st 21 |
| 3.5 great | Grandpa | February 13th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | February 4th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Nine | January 28th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Surtur | October 27th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Skiiddz | September 27th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Roidv | August 5th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | LSX | April 5th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Element | February 16th 20 |
| 3.5 great | hcfro | August 21st 19 |
| 2.5 average | VikkiH | July 29th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Dogie | May 15th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Adamn | May 8th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Josh | January 12th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | November 23rd 18 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | November 3rd 18 |
| 3.5 great | ARDCWE | November 2nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | YuckFou | September 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kasper | July 18th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Faraudo | June 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Loch | January 20th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Moses77 | November 16th 17 |
| 3.5 great | nbats | October 31st 17 |
| 2.5 average | Kurisu | September 20th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpjpablo | December 31st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | ellinho | December 10th 16 |
| 3.0 good | SYL | December 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | lavudu | November 14th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | October 15th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | September 8th 16 |
| 3.5 great | ngk44 | June 7th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | shem | February 20th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Krvst | January 17th 16 |
| 3.5 great | jaspvr | October 31st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck97 | September 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | "Tab" | September 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mzeet | August 16th 15 |
| 2.5 average | adr | July 29th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Lech | June 15th 15 |
| 3.5 great | mRA | March 6th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | r1xTer | March 5th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | MaggieG | February 17th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | slaps | December 16th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Ayl | November 18th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | tiberk | November 11th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Pollux | October 25th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | forall | October 3rd 14 |
| 3.0 good | Nud | July 27th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Jackus | July 22nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Mazza | June 22nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Henry | June 11th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Fujay | April 20th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | Crinn | March 14th 14 |
| 3.5 great | hsb | February 18th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Sebe | February 1st 14 |
| 3.5 great | T5Cx | January 23rd 14 |
| 2.5 average | zundza | January 3rd 14 |
| 2.5 average | tlhk | October 15th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Whale | June 25th 13 |
| 3.5 great | benhxc | February 4th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Weedon | January 11th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Ecotone | December 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Turlerr | December 10th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | celta | December 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pndi | November 25th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Happy | November 21st 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Koda90 | September 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Quaid | September 5th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Truant | July 12th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | gribb | May 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | EJinHD | May 15th 12 |
| 3.0 good | VinVal | March 21st 12 |
| 3.5 great | vinceG | March 5th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Deviant. STAFF | March 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | nibbles | February 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | TBliss2 | February 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | nex77 | February 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | MTTS | February 16th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Vasckin | February 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | steeve92 | December 13th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Adash | November 23rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Jerbz | November 12th 11 |
| 3.5 great | rooby | November 5th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | xevman | October 27th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Titan50 | October 24th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Quen | October 14th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ImpWolf | October 12th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Koda | August 1st 11 |
| 2.5 average | Curse. | May 9th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | nick77 | April 15th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Dev518 | April 9th 11 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | March 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elwood | March 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | jrbrown | February 28th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | iPim | February 4th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Hep Kat | November 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | IgorVIII | November 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cryio | November 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Spec | November 2nd 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Oceans | October 31st 10 |
| 3.5 great | LaNuit | October 7th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | IN64 | September 25th 10 |
| 3.5 great | ArchoN | August 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xplisit | July 20th 10 |
| 3.5 great | HiFiPi | July 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | BlueW | June 30th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheJack | June 26th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Bluue | April 7th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | luke125 | March 26th 10 |
| 3.5 great | joshc | March 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ThePove | December 15th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Leica | November 16th 09 |
| 3.5 great | mkCII | November 9th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | TheMelm | October 26th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Edwin | October 24th 09 |
| 3.5 great | GibTG | October 7th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | nofx88 | September 15th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Rembo85 | September 14th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Apoc | September 8th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | qazeebo | August 8th 09 |
| 3.5 great | X3ni92 | July 20th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | GBJ | May 13th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Puxel | May 4th 09 |
| 3.0 good | BL33D | May 3rd 09 |
| 3.5 great | Petsi | April 3rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | cadence | April 2nd 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Readaz | March 5th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | treos | February 20th 09 |
| 3.5 great | JES | February 4th 09 |
| 3.5 great | TBliss | January 31st 09 |
| 3.0 good | Tyler EMERITUS | January 15th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wongeh | November 19th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | btbam99 | August 27th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | mgmg | July 1st 08 |
| 3.5 great | Mikesn EMERITUS | May 17th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | DOUBTER | March 30th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Grundley | February 25th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | lc1288 | February 5th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | chris21 | January 8th 08 |
| 3.0 good | Zoo | November 5th 07 |
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