Album Rating: 4.0

Makes sense.

Album Rating: 4.0

Well this thread has gone to shit...



Either way, this album feels like an amalgamation of their previous efforts.... Even if it often sounds like LF//LT pt 3, tracks like Seven Circle sure remind me of Hollow Crown (specially the tuning) where A Wasted Hymm gives me some TH&N vibes.

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

every song sounds the same

Album Rating: 4.0

I like this album, but not the album of the year.

Album Rating: 4.0

I feel the comments of "this all sounds the same" or "this is the just the same record they've always put out", were opinions that were formed and committed to even before the album came out. An example is obvious contrast between a song like The Seventh Circle and A Wasted Hymn. They clearly sound very different in numerous ways. Seventh Circle is crushingly heavy and sounds more like a Decapitated track than traditional Architects. The new aspects of symphonic, electronic, and song writing, and production, go to show that Architects are still pushing their sound forward.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

they definitely incorporate new elements in their music for sure, but from an overall songwriting standpoint there isn't really anything too out of the ordinary imo.

Album Rating: 3.5

Sooo this was my first time listening to Architects, believe it or not. Thought they were just another djent band all this time, they're something entirely different. It's concise, well-played and easy to listen to, but those screamed high vocals can get a bit taxing after some time. Still, it's rather good IMO

Album Rating: 3.0

I think this is their best album

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

Memento Mori > A Wasted Hymn, so people can stop talking about that track like it's anything special. The stand out tracks are: Holy Hell, Mortal After All, Doomsday, Seventh Circle, and Hereafter. Everything else is just okay and below average for them.

Album Rating: 2.5

they definitely incorporate new elements in their music for sure, but from an overall songwriting standpoint there isn't really anything too out of the ordinary imo. [2]

Album Rating: 4.0

they definitely incorporate new elements in their music for sure, but from an overall songwriting standpoint there isn't really anything too out of the ordinary imo. [3]

Also AOGHAU and LF//LT are more unconventional structurally, the only song here with less than three choruses is Doomsday

Album Rating: 3.5

i mean memento mori is hard to beat but that doesn't make wasted hymn a bad song

Album Rating: 3.0

they definitely incorporate new elements in their music for sure, but from an overall songwriting standpoint there isn't really anything too out of the ordinary imo. [4]



Each of their past few records has only pushed forward in the absolute tiniest of ways, which is fine, but it grows tiring.

Album Rating: 4.0

A Wasted Hymn is one of the highlights on this album, actually.

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Album Rating: 4.0

The hook for Hereafter is such a treat though, not even going to lie.



NOW THE OCEANS HAVE DRAINED OUT

CAN I COME UP FOR AIR, CUZ I'VE BEEN LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT

AND I'M FIGHTING WITH BROKEN BONES

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

oh my

Album Rating: 4.0

"they definitely incorporate new elements in their music for sure, but from an overall songwriting standpoint there isn't really anything too out of the ordinary imo."



I'm not saying Architects are some how bending the genre or anything, but I am saying they are still developing their sound like a lot of us have just agreed on. My point is more about listeners wanting to dismiss the band before they've actually digested the album.



For arguments sake, there also exists a double standard where it's cool when some specific bands churn out the same record and not others. The Black Dahlia Murder is a well loved band that I also love, but they are definitely guilty of having the same sound for the past seven records.

Album Rating: 3.0

The problem with bands like TBDM or ETID don't really need to change the formula up too much because they're churning out great album after great album. Problem is Architects have been doing the same old boring/generic metalcore for the past 5 albums now.

4* albums.

Don't lump TH&N in with this garbage.