In a new interview with BBC.com, Dan Searle of Architects talks about his late twin brother Tom’s impact on the upcoming new album, Holy Hell, due out tomorrow via Epitaph Records. “I initially didn’t want to use any of it out of some insecurity that it would look like we needed Tom’s scraps to sustain the band. But that was a daft perspective, I realise, and actually it was really quite a beautiful thing that we were able to take that material and merge it with the rest of our ideas.” The article goes on to discuss how the band picked up the pieces after Tom passed, the grieving process and the future. Continue reading
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Architects – Holy Hell
It’s that gap between hope and expectation that we often fall through. Let’s be honest, your hope levels for Architects’ new album Holy Hell (Epitaph) might be stratospheric, but your expectations…? Given what this band has been through in terms of loss, sorrow and anguish, you could easily have fallen into that space of hoping for the best but guarding your expectations. It might be enough just that they simply deliver us something, anything, yes? Continue reading
Architects Release Short Film “Holy Ghost”, New Album Coming Soon
As previously announced, Architects are releasing their highly anticipated new album Holy Hell on November 9th via Epitaph Records. The band has released a new documentary film directed by Tom Welsh, Holy Ghost, and is a tribute to late guitarist and co-founder for Tom Searle. Watch it now. Continue reading