{"title":"Architects","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop Architects at Shopmusic247: vinyl and CD. Find albums, reissues, deluxe editions and coloured vinyl, shipped across Canada from our Ontario warehouse. Free standard shipping on orders over $150. Looking for t-shirts and accessories? See our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/merch-architects\"\u003eofficial Architects merch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"architects-the-here-and-now-cd","title":"Architects – The Here And Now CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Here And Now is a metal album by Architects on Arising Empire. This is the CD edition. 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For the follow-up to their 2016 album All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us, Architects UK recorded at Middle Farm Studios in Devon, UK with bandmates Dan Searle Desbiens and Josh Middleton behind the board as producers. For Fans of Parkway Drive, Trivium and August Burns Red.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epitaph","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47773396697306,"sku":"045778760015","price":37.33,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/HOLYHELLLP_brufq1.jpg?v=1776435496"},{"product_id":"architects-ruin-limited-edition-picture-disc-vinyl","title":"Architects – Ruin – Limited Edition, Picture Disc Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuin is a metal album by Architects on Arising Empire. This is the Limited Edition, Picture Disc vinyl edition. This edition was released on February 6, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimited picture disc vinyl LP pressing. ARCHITECTS' landmark album Ruin stands as the record that first revealed the full force of the Brighton metalcore innovators. Originally released in 2007, the album marked a decisive turning point: heavier, sharper, and far more technically ambitious than anything the band had attempted before. Ruin was the moment Architects transformed from a rising UK underground act into one of the most forward-thinking bands in modern heavy music. Originally released in 2007. This 2025 pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arising Empire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47773406527706,"sku":"4069977155942","price":46.72,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/RUINLIMITEDPICTUREDISC_ygxw70.jpg?v=1776436043"},{"product_id":"architects-the-here-and-now-vinyl","title":"Architects – The Here And Now Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Architects comes The Here And Now, a metal album on Arising Empire. This is the vinyl edition. This edition was released on February 6, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Here and Now embraces a more melodic sound, blending clean vocals with metalcore, focusing on personal themes and expanding their audience. The Here and Now, released in 2011, is the fourth studio album by British metalcore band Architects. This album marked a significant shift in the band's sound, as they moved away from the technical, chaotic style of their earlier work towards a more melodic and accessible approach. While retaining elements of metalcore, The Here and Now incorporates more clean vocals, anthemic choruses, and a polished production, showcasing a more mainstream rock influence. Lyrically, the album is introspective and emotional, dealing with themes of personal growth, self-reflection, and relationships. Songs like \"Day In Day Out\" and \"Learn to Live\" reflect the band's desire to explore more human, relatable experiences, contrasting the political and social themes they had tackled previously. Sam Carter's vocals stand out, blending powerful screams with more prominent clean singing, which gave the album a broader appeal but also divided some long-time fans. Musically, The Here and Now has a more straightforward and accessible sound, with memorable choruses and a focus on melody. Tracks like \"Heartburn\" showcase the band's willingness to experiment with softer, more emotive sounds, while songs like \"Delete, Rewind\" still retain some of the heavier elements of their past. The album received mixed reactions upon release. While some praised the band for their evolution and willingness to take risks, others were disappointed by the departure from the heavier, more complex sound that characterized their previous work. However, The Here and Now was an important step in Architects' career, as it allowed them to reach a wider audience and laid the foundation for their future, more balanced releases that merged their melodic and heavy sides more seamlessly. Ultimately, The Here and Now represents a bold experiment in Architects' discography, offering a different side of the band that explored new sonic territory while maintaining their core emotional intensity. Originally released in 2011. 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Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden All Our Gods... is the heaviest and darkest work to which - frontman Sam Carter, bassist Ali Dean, guitarists Adam Christianson and Tom Searle, and the latter's twin brother drummer, Dan Searle have ever put their name to, both on and below it's surface. It is an album that challenges and progresses a genre long thought to have stagnated, and embraces it's inspirations at a time when many rock and metal bands seek to hide them in search of mainstream acceptance. It is also born from considered minds filled not by thoughts of being the biggest band in the world, but of making a difference. Architects are, for that reason, a band like few others; they are five young men who stand for something, and who possess an intelligence, awareness and spirit that inform the very fiber of their band. The quintet all practice a vegan lifestyle, tour with a consciousness about their footprint on the world, and who devote time and energies to environmental causes. The worldwide anger and disillusion encapsulated in All Our Gods... 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. 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Daybreaker is celebrated for blending metalcore's intensity with atmospheric elements, offering a dynamic range of heavy riffs, breakdowns, and melodic interludes. Lyrically, Daybreaker stands out for its politically and socially charged themes, tackling issues such as corruption, war, environmental destruction, and human suffering. Songs like These Colours Don't Run criticize corporate greed and Western imperialism, while Devil's Island highlights the media's manipulation and dishonesty. The album reflects the band's growing frustration with the state of the world, which resonates through Sam Carter's impassioned vocal delivery. His performance combines a mix of harsh screams and clean singing, showcasing both aggression and vulnerability. Musically, Daybreaker is both complex and accessible, with intricate guitar work by Tom Searle and Alex Dean, who deliver powerful riffs and melodic sections that balance aggression with atmosphere. Dan Searle's drumming provides a relentless backbone, and the overall production gives the album a polished yet raw feel. The album received positive reviews from both critics and fans, who appreciated the return to a heavier sound and the incorporation of meaningful lyrical content. Standout tracks like Alpha Omega, Outsider Heart, and The Bitter End helped solidify Daybreaker as a significant release in Architects' discography, laying the groundwork for their future explorations of metalcore infused with social consciousness. Overall, Daybreaker represents a key moment in the band's evolution, bridging their earlier raw intensity with the more refined, thematic depth that would come to define their later work. Originally released in 2012. 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