All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
| All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Architects | ||||||||||
| Released | 27 May 2016 | |||||||||
| Recorded | October – December 2015 | |||||||||
| Studio | Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||
| Length | 46:11 | |||||||||
| Label | Epitaph, UNFD, New Damage | |||||||||
| Producer | Henrik Udd, Fredrik Nordström | |||||||||
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All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us is the seventh studio album by British metalcore band Architects, set to be released on 27 May 2016 globally through Epitaph Records; with the exception of UNFD in Australia and New Damage in Canada. It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Adam Christianson, following his addition to the band as a full-time member after his tenure as a touring guitarist through 2012 to 2015.
Music videos for the singles "A Match Made in Heaven" and "Gone with the Wind" were released on 6 March and 11 April 2016, respectively.
Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden, it was described by Blabbermouth.net as the "heaviest and darkest work to which [Architects] have ever put their name to" and "an album that challenges and progresses a genre long thought to have stagnated, and embraces its inspirations at a time when many rock and metal bands seek to hide them in search of mainstream acceptance".[1]
Writing and recording
In an article published by the band's Australian record label UNFD, it is stated that the band flew to Gothenburg, Sweden in October 2015 to begin recording the album at Studio Fredman, where they had recorded their previous album Lost Forever // Lost Together nearly two years prior. The album was recorded in "seven gruelling weeks" with producers Hendrik Udd and Fredrik Nordström.[2]
On March 30, 2016, the band's record label Epitaph uploaded the first part of a video documentary on the writing and recording process surrounding All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us, to their official YouTube channel. In the video, the band spoke on how they had entered the recording process with much more confidence than they previously exhibited when working on their past material. The initial loss of confidence was largely due to the backlash from fans surrounding their 2011 album The Here and Now. The band were dissatisfied with the album, which created a feeling of "uncertainty" amongst Architects as to what course of action needed to be taken in order to move on from the album.
The band chose to follow a similar style of music to their previous album Lost Forever // Lost Together, as it was the album that propelled the band forwards in terms of popularity and reception amongst critics and fans. Partly because of this, the band elected to re-unite with producers Henrik Udd and Fredrik Nordström for their seventh record. Dan Searle, the band's drummer, expressed great enthusiasm for the sound that these producers had shaped for their previous album, reminiscing on hearing the initial demo for the track "Naysayer". Searle felt that there was no need to "roll the dice again" by looking for a different producer to work on their new album, stating that the band were confident with their two established producers and were largely impressed with their previous album.[3]
Blabbermouth.net described the album's lyrical themes as showcasing "worldwide anger and disillusion", saying the album "wrestles with contemplations of death, god and faith in search of some semblance of hope for a world increasingly consumed by fear, anger and confusion. This album is [Architects'] statement of intent to the world, it is time to stand up, take notice and be counted."[1]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Sam Carter, all music composed by Tom Searle.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nihilist" | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Deathwish" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Phantom Fear" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Downfall" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Gone with the Wind" | 3:45 |
| 6. | "The Empty Hourglass" | 4:11 |
| 7. | "A Match Made in Heaven" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Gravity" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "All Love Is Lost" | 4:20 |
| 10. | "From the Wilderness" | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Memento Mori" | 8:12 |
Total length: |
46:11 | |
Please note that track 11 "Memento Mori" appears to be misspelled on the album's iTunes preorder page, as "Momento Mori". This misspelling is also present on external publications documenting the album and on external merchandise websites. Whether this is intentional or not, is yet to be clarified by the band.[4][5]
Personnel
- Architects
- Sam Carter – vocals
- Tom Searle – guitars, keyboards, lyrics
- Alex Dean – bass
- Dan Searle – drums, programming
- Adam Christianson - guitars
- Studio personnel
- Henrik Udd – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Fredrik Nordström – additional production
- Johan Henriksson – assistant engineer
References
- 1 2 "ARCHITECTS UK To Release 'All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us' Album In May". Blabbermouth.net. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCE BRAND NEW ALBUM ALL OUR GODS HAVE ABANDONED US". March 7, 2016.
- ↑ Tom Welsh (March 30, 2016). "Architects - 'All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us' In The Studio #1". Epitaph Records, Architects.
- ↑ "iTunes Pre-Order Page".
- ↑ "Kings Road Merch Pre-Order Page".