I actually like this single compared to the other two. The breakdown SLAPS. The chorus sounds exactly the same as the other two though. Now I don’t know what to expect from the album.
Ok so though that this was a “deep fake” Architects song. Like I thought someone trained a neural network on Architects songs and this is what the net created. I was genuinely super impressed.
The riffs are good and heavy but i think the choruses always fall flat. Its like they have the energy and the heavyness we like but it doesnt go somewhere. I dont hate it but I prefered the last album. Anyways i love this band and i will still listen to wtv they put out but the last two singles werent my thing. After a second listen that breakdown slaps fr.
@@bloatmax4420 they're missing everything that made this band so good. It's all gone (riffs, vocal hooks, clever bridges / breakdows), everything is dumbed down.
On a second listening I've come to appreciate the breakdown fakeout after the first chorus, switching up the predictable structure is always welcome in my book
I quite like this one, and when we were young was quite catchy. I just couldn’t wrap my head around tear gas, it sucked so much ass for me. The last album wasn’t my favourite, but I didn’t mind it. I just really hope they pull something huge in the last minute. It’s been interesting seeing how they’ve changed, I don’t like it as much but power to them. Just hurts knowing how much talent they all have and can shred like fuck, but it kinda seems very uninspired and tired.
What noise gate you use? Noise gates typically have 2 controls threshold and attack/decay. Threshold is going to control the level at which the bypass turns off/on, and attack is going to adjust the time it takes to switch between on/off once threshold is reached. Your goal should be to have the threshold set just below your quietest speaking voice and above background levels. The attack should be set to where the switch is the least noticable/jarring. Hope this helps!
Honestly, even if the guy before me phrased it kinda rude, it's probably the best advice. Play around with it for yourself, find what suits you best. There's no go-to setting that works for everyone. Personally I like to keep it subtle. Make sure to set up your compressor first and then base the noise gate on that. Not the other way around. They kinda work hand in hand. If you push the gate too far, you'll lose frequencies you'll want to keep, so don't overdo it. If you crank it up to 11, you'll get the typical modern metal sound that works well for the staccato stuff that's really popular right now. Which works especially well with synth and such (think, WBTBWB or Electric Callboy, maybe even Architects to some degree). But it's not everyone's cup of tea. When a guitar stops sounding like a guitar and sounds more like a distorted snare drum, I'll see myself out. Just my personal opinion obviously. Just play around with it, maybe follow some rough guidelines, but don't just copy someone else's setting. No matter how popular they are. You'll get there!
@@kostast1707 you have the threshhold, attack and fade knobs. threshhold is how much noise should be gated, attack is how early the gate starts to cut the noise and fade is for how much noise it still lets through after you stop playing. At least this is the best explanation i can give. I just use these things. But for guitar I'd set up the attack at 1ms, and the fade also very very small. At least for very tight stuff. You gotta play around with that threshold a bit. just record something where you put some breaks in it so you can test out the gate. Then proceed to reduce the threshold value until you think that it gates enough noise :)
@@alaskayoung3413 I think he means that the drums are a lot simpler nowadays, which is right. It's not the double-kick-metalcore craziness of "All Our Gods..." anymore, instead it's a lot more of 2-step breakdowns and half-time grooves, also a lot of four-on-the-floor, as exemplified by the "Tear Gas" drums, which follow that pattern to a T.
@@alaskayoung3413 sorry, if i do get you wrong, but i think that the drummer is f*ing incredible. i would be really happy if i would be that skilled ^.^*
My favorite is Daybreaker. Offers all the variety I want from Architects in an album. There's not enough of Sam's singing voice on Holy Hell, although Holy Hell is one of their best songs of all time I will agree.
@Spiritbox&Xbox I never liked eternal blue. Seemed like spiritboxs writing went downhill after blessed be and constance. Holy roller was way too damn repetitive.
Some of the comments under the actual video are straight up bizarre. People complaining about no screaming, terrible riffs, no breakdowns, etc. It's like did you even listen to the song? Yeah, it's hella poppy but it's still got everything, just not in the flavour/arrangement they're used to. Needs more Josh though.
Hey man it would be so cool if you posted a reaction to Tallah’s new single/video: Shaken (not stirred). Definitely a unique tune that a lot of metal fans should hear
I got massive Linkin Park vibes from this and it’s so rad to see Josh scream along with Sam going into the chorus but this single was awesome and I can’t wait for the new album in October 🤘
[WARNING: BIG ANALYSIS OF THE NEW SINGLES INBOUND] I gotta be honest, When We Were Young, Tear Gas and Deep Fake have all been decent songs however I neither love them nor hate them, I have the same issue with the new Parkway Drive right now, the songs that both of these bands are putting out are definitely well put together and a lot of work goes into them however the main complaint I've seen is that both bands are releasing songs that are quite safe. I think I agree and I disagree with that statement, for Architects, "Safe" would be to release the same album that the band have been doing for the last near decade but instead they released For Those That Wish To Exist which I suppose is safe in the sense of it'd be radio friendly but that album was a risk for Architects due to it being so different. Parkway Drive too are in a similar state, the band have been more of an anthem focused band since Ire but Darker Still is seeming to be a vastly different album from Reverence and Ire and very different to Deep Blue and Atlas, it seems to be much more 80s metal influenced and again, it's experimental for the band, they dabbled in this a bit on past albums, I Hope You Rot from Reverence gives off big Iron Maiden vibes in the chorus for example. So I wouldn't say either For Those That Wish To Exist or Darker Still are necessarily safe albums, rather they're experimental albums that are going in a more accessible direction which I don't think it's done because the bands want to be played on the radio, rather their music tastes have changed over the years. With Architects though currently, the next album is in October and it's called The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit and it's the second album after their experimental album of For Those That Wish To Exist and it seems more like it's trying to marry The Here and Now era of the band with the For Those That Wish To Exist era and it's obviously not working for some people because again, it's still a departure from the bands sound and on the other end of the spectrum, it's not working for people because it's not heavy and I think another reason.... no bleghs, ok I don't mind the blegh being gone tbh but I'm sure some people are still not happy that it's not being used by Sam anymore. Though back on topic, When We Were Young released and everyone said that it was average or just ok but could've been much more, Hard Core and MetalBirb are the two that come to mind, Tear Gas comes out and again, it had a more negative response from what I can gauge and now we've got Deep Fake and the response seems to be much more positive but not necessarily a glowing review. I think the issue with the three songs that the band has put out recently isn't due to them feeling very safe or generic or even because they sound similar because I think they've all got something different to offer, ones heavy, ones more industrial and this ones more reminiscent of the early 2000s nu metal scene, I think the issue with the songs themselves just don't have much of an energy to them anymore. The songs feel a bit more downbeat and slow paced compared to All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us or Lost Together // Lost Forever for example and I also think lyrically the songs feel a lot less introspective and less relatable in some cases or less striking, sure the newer Architects from FTTWTE onwards has had some good lyrics (Such as Black Lungs for example) but the songs themselves are much less inspiring or invigorating like they used to be. Again, that's just my take on the songs themselves, I just think that the songs are decent but I don't have much to love nor hate about any of them, FTTWTE was pretty fresh and unique but these last three singles I've just felt nothing in particular about them. I'm interested to see if anyone agrees with me or sees it in a different way but I don't see it as Architects or Parkway Drive "Selling Out" or going Radio Rock, or copying what Bring Me The Horizon have and are doing but the bands perspectives and focuses changing.
@@DaveHazard95 I’ve been listening to Orbit Culture since 2019, they’re the gift that keeps on giving and the new song, Vultures of the North is excellent, it’s a shame they don’t get much attention but they have their fan base, I’d consider them like Cane Hill, another great band that doesn’t get the attention they deserve but they have a very loyal fan base.
I'm someone a lot more into Punk and I loved Hollow Crown album back in the day and someone pointed out to me that while that album is metalcore it has very much a hardcore influence which is why I like it more
I'm actually a fan of their recent musical direction. I know the "real" fans disagree, but bands grow. I don't love how In Flames changed, but I'm still seeing them live soon. Life goes on.
@@omegazx7236 The worst In flames record is still better than this ! I wonder if Josh is the one who's doing the songwriting because his stuff with Sylosis is a masterpiece. Sylosis aged like a fine wine, Architects aged like moldy cheese (you gotta admit that was a great analogy)
I haven't been listening metal for couple of years now, it looks like I mostly quit listening music since I started to play guitar. Nik is my only source outside of mainstream rock radio. Not sure how to feel about that. Love the videos though!
You know the feeling when you discover some great band and you fall in love in their work? You know what feeling is even better? Knowing some band from the begining and witnessing their whole evolution and knowing that there are people that are discovering them right now. Architects, BMTH, Asking Alexandria, Bad Omens, BFMV and so on... Beeing there and witnessing this evolution is great
Dat breakdown doe!!!! Anyone else notice that deepfake doesnt rhyme- like a the worss he said leading up to it end in "ell" and then he sais deepfake instead of rhyming? I dont know i love that!
I don't really know anything about Architects but I thought they were like a post hardcore/metalcore band or something? This sounds like some Octane Rockfest Dad music
