Architects will be performing an exclusive live streaming event from the stunning surrounding of The Royal Albert Hall in London, on November the 21st via Veeps, with tickets going on sale Friday 23rd October at 9am from here: https://architects.veeps.com/stream/events/e87d07b99e59
The band will be releasing their ninth studio record “For Those That Wish To Exist” on February 26, 2021 via Epitaph Records. The self-produced record arrives as the follow-up to the bandâs critically acclaimed 2018 release “Holy Hell,” which took a look at the pain and despair that lay at the heart of losing a brother, band mate and best friend in Tom Searle, the groupâs founding guitarist.Â
On Tuesday the 20th October, the band shared the first glimpse of the forthcoming record with the release of the first single, âAnimals.â, and the video has already amassed over half a million views in 2 days. They also graced the cover of Kerrang! Magazine (read the cover feature HERE), and the track was also given its first radio play on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show Tuesday night – listen back to the show HERE.
On “For Those That Wish To Exist, Architects” examine the part we are all playing in the worldâs slow destruction, and tackle the biggest questions facing the future of our planet. Such concerns that have long been prevalent in the music of a band who have continually championed and shared their platform with causes such as Sea Shepherd, are outspoken critics of barbaric exercises such as fox hunting, and who focus on sustainability in everything from their touring to merch production.
The recordâs 15-tracks hang in a limbo between energizing positivity that it is not too late to correct our collective course, and a paralyzing negativity of defeatism; where hope and despondency are bed- fellows triggered daily by the simple act of existence. A reflection of human condition, “For Those That Wish To Exist” calls for all of us to rise to challenge established models and strive for a collective betterment.
âThis album was me looking at our inability to change to a way of life that would sustain the human race and save the planet,â summarizes principal songwriter Dan Searle. âI wanted to look in the mirror and ask ourselves the question of what are <we> going to do, as opposed to trying to point the finger at politicians. Change has to start on a personal level. The world has developed a culture of wanting someone else to deal with it, when we need to take our own responsibility. It has to start there.â Yesterday, the band shared the first glimpse at the forthcoming record with the release of the first single, âAnimals.â
Watch the official video of the track “Animals“:
TRACKLISTING
01. Do You Dream of Armageddon?
02. Black Lungs
03. Giving Blood
04. Discourse Is Dead
05. Dead Butterflies
06. An Ordinary Extinction
07. Impermanence ft. Winston McCall (Parkway Drive)
08. Flight Without Feathers
09. Little Wonder ft. Mike Kerr (Royal Blood)
10. Animals
11. Libertine
12. Goliath ft. Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)
13. Demi God
14. Meteor
15. Dying Is Absolutely Safe
