architects album fifth studio album british band architects released united_kingdom europe june united_states album feature guitarist left band april produced band team studio recording band studio album praised music writers variety marks architects return technical sound earlier albums especially incorporating melodic elements fourth album album debuted charts countries failed appear mainstream promote architects released music videos toured continents filmed documentary days issued release album commemorate departure received mixed positive response critics praised use atmospheric elements return heavier style criticised background recording band fourth album band set mix typical sounds music listening time response critics applauded style fans criticised album accused band selling publicity band praised progression want reject album released lack belief record growing concern irrelevant started severely affect band confidence style songs recorded early demo sessions sides releases time band certain wished heavy record said people think found enthusiasm playing heavy music excited come guitar lyrically political personal band started write socially aware lyrics writing phase vocalist said result band touring world seeing things felt media band recorded previously recorded ruin production engineering team acted mixing engineer mitchell described album said recording constantly practising perfect highly technical guitar riffs architects invited bring horizon stray path sing album invited green believed screaming vocals quality collaboration band considered long carter sung bring horizon album suicide season april shortly release announced leave band pursue projects band thought brook unhappy member architects release promotion announced tentative release date summer album released united_kingdom june released north_america exclusively band performance version includes single black blood covers blood bank dust nations singles early november architects announced plan release devil island song unnamed follow fourth studio album released december song called untitled song accompanying music video reference rioting england music video features clips riots devil island received critics return style album said melodic aspects architects song increased harsh vocals guitar tones reminiscent early grave opening track bring noise said track sweeping melodic parts whilst high tempo raw energy writing mind equals blown praised song lyrics saying architects taken important issue britain today song questions humanity lasting effect listeners bands like rise able sound alike band supported single release day headline tour december supporting acts heights march architects released styled music video colours don run music video designed capture madness america good bad wanted video people thinking talking land free know comes free band single alpha released radio debut rock april music video song posted december architects released styled video win rat black blood released june promote released version single style video song released conjunction architects performances featured released free download band initially wanted record music video song cancelled shooting afflicted skin cancer live performances march architects supported rise european tour tour architects april british tour stray path march june year months large tours support performed festivals swedish near paris belgium british touring festival slam festival leeds german festivals festival festival announced leave architects april final performance band festival joined band touring guitarist late april architects supported devil wears day tour south_america architects began promoting playing large european festivals june july embarking tour legs south east asia north_america europe dubbed tour dates published july leg tour began august dates canada support september band headed asia play dates hong_kong malaysia thailand singapore indonesia china late september early october band played new_zealand australia supporting architects tour australia december final leg tour took place europe supporting bands sleeps heights mainland europe bury tomorrow tour british leg included gig day festival headlined horizon palace london november documentary architects touring experiences titled days story architects world tour architects expanded promotional reach united_states country confident tired losing money tours band ready america starting march opening act supported enter joined american tour june band single appearances europe summer festivals including download festival band announced tour time november december protest hero support announced plans tour australia end architects final performance support india occurred culture festival january themes music according urgent record identified critics progressive metal post hardcore architects credited intense metallic style soaring vocals improved production album defined number features including contrast singing extreme metal screaming melodic choruses complemented soaring vocals technical guitar work palm muted use string instruments piano generate atmosphere noted influences architects previous albums reviewers cited album return band heavier technical roots interviewed band wrote apology view hasty attempt album collection songs moving growing making sense come record opening track bitter end introduction built electronics dark piano chords notes orchestral harmonies haunting vocals lyrics album breaks intense heavy songs high tracks alpha colours don run interesting rhythms powerful melodies piano led track truth told gives record break chaos explores post hardcore territory following loop like rhythmic structure outsider heart compared math rock guitar playing devil island described body seizure set electric guitar architects began experiment elements addition string instruments piano help generate atmosphere evident melodic songs truth told throne throne intense atmospheric ambient rock song electro backdrop lyrics lyrically album discusses negative aspects religion society seen companion piece enter flash flood colour lyrics written carter focused political bigger picture themes carter described devil island hardest songs write prominence theme rioting focused lyrics said money firmly global society need look alternative solutions problems like riots occur violence solution carter said black blood included release oil industry society strong dependence oil way short term profit thing people think instead longevity stabilize going world right reception commercial performance debuted number albums_chart number album charts selling copies highest charting release architects album career reached number week album fell number number left chart following week album debuted chart number selling copies week belgium album charted number germany number critical reception received mixed positive reviews music critics reviewers praised band progressing sound writing socio political lyrics album criticised sounding forced formulaic metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics received average score based reviews indicates generally favourable reviews writer praised album awarded stars said laughs face think passionate realism artistic integrity mass commercial appeal mutually exclusive pretty perfect writing bbc praised band album musical diversity use electronic songs like album opener bitter end band use melody songs summarised album saying great album finest works certainly rounded release date big cheese writer praised album lyrical content saying socially turbulent times produce best music bands genuine anger art going great albums released years canadian music magazine published reviews gave unfavourable review album sound said tracks catchy occasionally compelling essentially identical formulaic atmospheric build ups soaring riffs way boring metal influenced parts sound forced fans disappointed release results sounding like business work art scott review favourable praising band return aggressive style credits incorporating influences previous albums saying found balance return brothers heavy sounds carefully incorporating soaring clean vocals summarised review saying sounds epic metal hammer rated album acknowledging abundant inclusion string instruments piano way instruments create atmosphere ended review calling brave brilliant british metal album author awarded album stars saying newfound sensitivity maturity plenty good old fashioned techno metal scream pity didn write memorable songs sounds writer gave album rating praised album lyrical content said political nature album uses emotional capture listener particularly songs like devil island states song drives remorse cold hearts involved severe poignant song stand test time positive review criticised hearing said struggled settle distinctive rhythm groove bird concluded review saying despite relative relatively faults represents victory band eager write suggesting maybe maybe got takes bring sides fanbase accolades featured lists best albums including rock sounds number number number track listing music composed architects personnel release history chart performance
Daybreaker (Architects album)