I get why people would be a little disappointed if their old stuff was so much heavier, but for me personally, I love hearing solid cleans in metal now a days. People that aren't familiar with metal tend to associate the singers to be just screaming heads that can't actually sing, but BOI.....Architects throws that theory right out of the fuckin water. His cleans mixed with the incorporation of singing and screaming is so flawless to me. I'm glad they decided to experiment with this kind of music because I got to hear the awesomeness and range of Sam's voice
how any could be disappointed by this fucking masterpiece of writing is beyond me. and as for the heaviness thing, it may not be their heaviest, but this is a different kind of message. some of their songs require a heavy vibe, some a softer one. regardless, softer or no, this is still perfectly in line with what i would expect from this band as a long time fan
I totally agree. I love their heavy stuff, I mean that's why most of us listen to them, but I don't need EVERY song to thrash my ass off. This was such a great balance of melody and heavy without sounding "generic" imo. I hope people give it a chance and not dismiss it because it's not what they expect from Architects.
Been with them since hollow crown and I deffo think this is a tune how sick is the 'are you listening' drop. I was getting abit worried they were gonna be bringing out too similar music glad that they have mixed it up
I've just recently got into Architects so I haven't gone back into their older stuff, but I love their last album and these new songs they've been putting out. Been going through a rough time recently and discovering new music like this has helped immensely.
Man, Sam said in an interview that the entire album is completely about their struggle when tom died and I believe that the last song ends on a note of being able to over come the grief and sorrow of losing tom. This song in my opinion talks about how after losing a loved one you'd beg god to give the person back to us you know and then realising that such a thing won't happen you lash out on everyone. (I could be entirely wrong, just my opinion of the song)
I think that's a likely explanation. I also think it could be interpreted to be about depression in general. We all have different ways of coping (as shown in the video - drink, drugs, ego, apathy, rage), and we all want everything to be fine (waiting for god to bend the knee), but we aren't willing to do anything to change (we're nothing more than royal beggars).
Joshua Humphries he was interviewed by impericon so it's probably on their channel. Sam talked about how the album is gonna sound and the entire theme surrounding the album.
James Fox that's a great interpretation of the song man. Does make a lot of sense. I think Sam did say that they have written the songs in such a way that it's universal to all people going through some kind of grief or turmoil.
@@abhaykumarsingh7081 usually when i wanna know a meaning of a song, i call my mom because she's always been very good at breaking music down for me. And she said the same thing the dude up above said. So i feel it is a good interpretation of what it's about.
There's heavy, and there's also emotionally heavy. Metalheads should look into this. Dynamics can be used to tell a story. Dynamics are good. Those soft parts allow the heavier parts to hit even harder.
I honestly love these emotional metal (regardless of genre) they absolutely connect with me a lot being someone who’s been dealing with depression and anxiety for the last 20 years
My man. You have helped me so much through my struggles and up and down. Watching you listening to the music i like its fucking awesome. Your amazing my man keep it up!!
Just from a quick google session I found this little piece, in response to an interviewer asking about the meaning of the song "Brighton-based rock band Architects say that their song Royal Beggars "looks at our inability to face the pain in our lives and our reluctance to reach out for help from those around us. We all have our own vices that we abuse to distract ourselves from looking at our demons in the eye." And Lewis Cater's video for Royal Beggars tackles this uncomfortable truth head on. Together with a powerful band performances, he creates portraits of each bandmember acting out a particular mind-numbing vice, with devastating effects upon their health."
I have to say I felt very much like you when i first listened to it but now it is my go to song in my playlist. The more i listen to it the better it gets, imho
Yeah as someone who started listening to Architects during Daybreaker I've kinda been missing his cleans on the last two albums, though I do prefer those two album to Daybreaker.
More like Royal Bleghars!!!!! What an awesome song!!!! I’m blown away by it! Awesome review our lord and savior! Have to agree that I wanted more screaming, but sams cleans are actually quite gorgeous. I feel it puts more tame themes on the song and gives it a bit more of a sad emotion. Nonetheless I love the song but am hoping to maybe see a naysayer type song soon
ItsTheMidgetman I disagree because they included the line “We sit on a throne waiting for God to bend the knee, but we’re nothing more than royal beggars”
Thank you so very much for doing this channel. If it wasn't for you, I never would have discovered this band. Again, I thank you. Beard Brothers for life.
I was having the same kinda reaction as you earlier today, bro! I really feel like Architects are maintaining their original sound, but they're definitely growing and they're maturing!
Have to say this is up there alongside impermanence and gone with the wind as my favourite architects songs, I can't get enough of Sam's screams when I can feel every word and emotion. For me the cleans in this highlight the emotions and make the screams all the more powerful.
Damn man, are your hats and jumpers out of this world? Love architects, it's like they can tap into your emotions and do things to you that no other band can! Edit: and like always the intro was awesome never fails to give me a good laugh lol!!
The album Daybreaker by them had a ton of clean vocals, and I do mean a lot, so this isn’t entirely a new look for them as they’ve been there before. However I’m still loving these 2 new tracks, Same has such a great scream as long as clean singing that the heavy and soft flow great together, really shows what a fantastic vocalist he is.
Loved the new track... what a cracking few months up for albums. OCT Striker - Play to Win Coheed and Cambria - The Unheavenly Creatures Monuments - Phronesis Amaranthe - Helix Forever Still - ?? NOV Architects - Holy Hell P.O.D - Circles All That Remains - New Disease DEC Ill Nino - ??
yeah, hereafter was still no 1 on my playlist.... Kinda surprised this came out soo soon... But they are the artists and sometimes it takes a second or two to get it. Pretty sure given their heritage this will make sense in time. Good review for sure. I think we are all feeling the same way about this track and video but watch this space... Excited!
I fucking love that screaming choruses. I liked their old stuff, they were heavier but honestly they evolved in something pretty damn beatiful, they haven't lost their touch! I love that screaming/singing it is perfect!
I thought the same BUT then I listened to it a few times and FELL in love. It’s like a pendulum. It’s not some shitty clean at the chorus. It’s like this back and forth high low thing.
I enjoy it when a band experiments with new sounds as long as it doesn't seem like they're doing it just to make more money. There's some bands out there that clearly change their sound so they can replicate the successes of other bands, Architects don't seem like that to me. They very much seem like a band that want to stick their own sound while experimenting here and there. They've been a band for almost 15 years so I'm completely on board with how their new tracks are sounding. Although I'm hoping there's at least a couple heavier tracks on their new record.
The true architects fans here would realise that they're not only just singing softer. They've always done that. Guys, they've released about 7 albums. Lost forever and all our gods are all heavy. But albums before that... here and now and daybreaker. They all contain softer sung songs. They are merely going back and doing some music like their previous stuff. I personally love it.
Seriously I can't be the only ond that gets the MeloDeath-esque Vibe from the Chorus, same with Hereafter. I guess thats the influence that Josh brought into the sound and I absolutely love it
well i love Sams cleans. Also it's awesome how they put emotions in with the scream and clean mix. I like older tracks too but i love this album. Furthermore the album is about how they handled the death of Tom, how they survived their own Doomsday caused by this loss. I can literally feel with them when i hear it. Maybe as a hard metal fan you dont like it but try to appreciate it as the art of music it really is. Never a band could trigger so many emotions within me like them with "Holy Hell"
From what i take from this song and video, its about coping with a loss in some way or another and finding something to help to keep your mind off that by using drugs, alcohol, gambling etc. Instead of actually facing it head on and accepting it even though we know we should "Our eyes are open, but we’re not listening" . Now im from the UK and thats the first time ive heard the term royal beggars but im assuming there getting at that we all think were more important in someway or another than we actually are like royalty, but in actuality we are nothing more than beggars. Though i could be completely wrong here.
I believe it has to do with the different types of addictions, you got your traditional ones (alcohol, nicotine, money) and other more subtle ones like media and medications (even the ones that are prescribed to you)
I personally really liked this track. I think that by having the cleans over the more soft synth parts really added nice breather moments before hitting you with the heaviness again. The song maybe slower than their usual stuff, but, the anger, rage, and intensity feels like it's being directed and controlled at a specific topic instead of just going berserk. I also thought the vocal delivery was amazing. It felt precise and had a real emotional kick behind it that you just felt in your gut. As for the meaning of the video, it looks like what they are trying to show or say is that you can have all the money in the world, but, with more wealth comes more responsibilities to not only your family, but, society as a whole. Your image matters a lot more than what it used to when you were an 'Average Joe', you now have to work extra hard to ensure that you don't lose all the things you've gained, and many other things. That's why we see a lot of celebrities and public figures turn to drugs, alcohol, and other such things to help them cope. And in dealing with all that added responsibility they wind up begging and craving for more out of life even though they technically have everything. I think that's what they mean by 'Royal Beggar'. I could be wrong but that's the impression I got from it.
Hey man I noticed you didn't react to brain drill or I missed it but I would be glad to see your reaction to "brain drill beyond bludgoened" and long live METAL 🤘
React to Gallows Hymn by Lorelei. Melodic deathcore with a jazz solo and a very interesting message. Also, there's a part of the song where it seems like it's over but it's not.
i completely get your opinion bro. but imo this song is amazing i love the verse structure lyric wise and also i really like the main riff in the song. also the breakdown is dope af and the cleans are amazing imo i really like sam's voice and range he is an amazing vocalist. this is one is one of my favs from the 4 singles we have, eventhough they are all my favs.
In response to "are you a fan of more cleans?" Yes! Absolutely! It blows me away how this band continues to evolve i think for the past few albums since LFLT theyve kept abit of a different sound but become progressively melodic. I'm personally hugely into when bands can be dynamic in their tracks and seamlessly work in clean and distorted vocals (Like Sam) especially when his clean vocals seem to get constantly improve too, all the while producing these beautifully melodic but heavy tracks with great lyrical content. I feel as far as many bands go these are one of the best all rounders, but i maybe biased because i just fucking buzz off their overall sound all in all
I liked it. I didn't think the clean vocal was that intrusive in this song, and you still get that Architects vibe that I love. It was almost like a rock base in this, and it suited the song well. I do hope they ramp up the speed and power in the next ones, but I love that they dare to take it down to this level.
I usually don't go for that kind of screaming, but this was pretty good. Say Galactic, please check out "The Acacia Strain-Cauterizer". There a great Deathcore band like fit for an autopsy, and impending doom. I'm going to keep requesting this one until the apocalypse comes.
I am not completely hooked on this one, maybe I just need to give it a few more chances and it may grow onto me. Hereafter did take a few listens but I really enjoy that song now. But I guess we will have to see when the full album is out.
I like the direction they're taking, this song in particular has a lot of clean vocals but still sounds fat and heavy as hell. This is definitely not the first time they do cleans, though, check out "The Here And Now" album
The song is based on our blindness whats going on in society," we keep looking but are not listening". We need drugs, alcohol,or others things that keep us from reality for a few minutes or hours to make it through the day cuz the expectations of society is based on money/mass producing. We meet this cycle and keep pushing our selves till we're old.
Once again another song so full of emotion that you can't explain its effects. I can't express how much this band rules. But if you want more anger look up a dark omen by angelmaker. It's so brutal and the screams are amazing.
Sorry in advance for the long comment. Just giving my two cents on the direction of this new album. I think that, given the departure of Tom, and how the band is trying to move through that and try their hand at writing new material (given that Tom wrote 100% of all Architects songs and lyrics til now), it's only normal to see an injection of emotion and melody in this album. I would expect nothing less. For themselves, but even for the fans. I feel that it's necessary for the following album to offer us that space to grieve and move forward. For what it's worth, I still feel that, while there are significantly more clean vocals and melody in the new songs, they do still keep the Architects sound at its core. And given that none of them ever wrote an Architects song in the past 13 years.... this is astounding! It would have been really easy for them to mess this up. But they didn't. I personally feel that for the past 13 years... they may have all been underestimating themselves. And it's nice to see them all rise and succeed this time around. As much as I love songs like Nihilist, These Colours Don't Run, C.A.N.C.E.R... I'm grateful that they're offering me the chance to listen to something softer and more emotional after the death of Tom. To be honest, I'm just fucking grateful they at least tried to write new material, considering they didn't think they would or could.
I will say man that this is exactly what I'm expecting. The band are having to completely reinvent themselves after losing the guy who wrote all their prior stuff. It's clear that this more melodic/sad sound is a means to show the stages of their suffering. Anger is for sure a stage of grief so if you're waiting on something heavy I wouldn't be too worried. This is a venting process for them after all.
Actually rather enjoy the clean vocals here, I've always felt myself that it really depends on whether it fits with the music or not, sometimes you get examples of clean vocals that just don't fit and likewise vocals that seem unnecessarily harsh Suggestion for ya, another (less known) growing UK metal band that similarly mixes harsh and clean - Internal Conflict, latest track from last year is Catharsis but they've got a new one coming real soon Nothing is Lost which I'm well stoked for
It is a change. I liked it more than the first time I heard but I'm the same, still getting used to the clean parts. Agree they do need to evolve though
Yea I'm totally on board with the melodic more dramatic approach Architects seems to be going for. That's just taste i guess. A lot of times, I simply prefer moving melodies to guitar-chugging which sometimes (!) feels like a gimmick to me in metal in general.
New fans are like: I don’t know how to feel about these clean vocals. I don’t really like them. Old school Architects fans: It’s so nice to hear those Hollow Crown cleans again. Sam Carter displaying his versatility as a vocalist. One of the best I the genre.
i know right! thanks for saying this. youd almost think all these "hardcore architects fans" had forgotten their older stuff. they have always done softer and cleaner music, just not quite in this way. i honestly dont think people know this band half as much as they like to think they do.
I honestly think this song is an extension of Dan's emotional dealing with the loss of his brother. It's him coming to terms with the loss and explaining that no amount of alcohol, drugs, fighting will help the sorrow. For instance the chorus: 'Cause we’re broken All hope is dead, but we're coping Somebody, save our souls.
Man. You should check out Momento Mori off the AOGHAU album. Off the chain brilliant and it’s kinda like a part 1 to HereAfter Written by Tom Searle, it’s was his way of telling the world he was dying It’s heavy as fuck
ERRA - breach Also i am a huge architects fan and this is a song i could easily see being played on the radio which isnt always a bad thing. But i do hope this is the softer song on the new album. But def check out the band ERRA try the song BREACH youll def jam that shit more than once
I think what this song is saying along with the video is the pain with peer pressure into doing drugs or alcohol, and that is a whole lot different of what their songs are usually about. Their songs are usually about the state of the world and things that are wrong with people, but this song is mainly about getting into something that you don't want. Correct if I'm wrong cuz I'm just stating my opinion.
Such a simple yet powerful video and song. after reading a bunch of comments and coming to my own conclusions I think it’s about how we as a society notice there are big problems currently and ahead of us in the future, but everyone talks about it and it never progresses passed that, then once someone does speak up and tries to do something it’s like they are bleeding from the mouth cause their viewed as the outcast, so nobody speaks up. We know there is a problem and we don’t like it but we continue to turn a cheek too it and ignore it even though we are the solution. The rich profit off the deaths and sickness of the masses but yet we abuse the very things that make them rich to cope with life, IE tobacco, alcohol, pills, drugs, etc, and we are sleeping while this huge hurricane is going on around us and nobody wants to listen. It’s sad, we are the solution, yet we accept and obey, accept and obey.
I don't really mind the cleans I've been following this band for a while now but there is a such thing as too much cleans butt they are kind of borderline in it for me other than that this band never stops to amaze me their sound awesome and great lyrics definitely one of my top favorite bands at the moment
