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Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name4.5 superbArchitects Hollow CrownBrighton based metalcore chaps Architects, while incredibly young to be releasing their third album, have been a shining beacon among the British underground scene for a number of years and have as yet failed to gain the success of many of their undeserving contemporaries. Perhaps this is why the theme of their new LP has been described by the band members as a pop at the 'high and mighty', people who harbour undeserved arrogance. With Hollow Crown it is as if Architects are saying 'this is what you're doing and we can do it better'. And my do they do it better. The first notes of 'Early Grave' give the listener a taster of the heaviness to come on Hollow Crown. Intricate yet crushing riffs are offered by guitarists Tom Searle and Tim Hillier-Brooke which are backed up very well by Ali Dino's bass work and Dan Searle keeps help keeps things tight with his controlled yet chaotic drumming. Frontman Sam Carter's voice has matured greatly since 'Ruin' both lyrically and technique wise. His voice is incredibly yet highly adaptable as we can hear on tracks such as 'Every Last Breath' and particularly the title track, often displaying an Arron Gillespie (Underoath) style clean vocal wail that is melodic yet dark, adding to the epicness of Hollow Crown. While many Archi-fans may be dissapointed by the less technical direction that Architects seem to be taking, Architects have manage to mature their song writing ability while often making excellent use of their musicianship, for example the riffs and blastbeats of 'Dead March' and the odd time signatures and squeals of 'Left With A Last Minute'. While Architects are doing nothing new and borrow much from their peers, Each track on Hollow Crown is incredibly well crafted. The combination of epicness and brutalness is definitely a winning formula that is sure to propel them out of the underground.
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