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the classic symptoms of a broken spirit

nme

8.0

“Wasting no time since last year’s ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ all-but incinerated the post-Covid cobwebs, Brighton’s Architects roar straight back into the fray with an impressive tenth LP – the frenetic ‘The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Heart’. Buoyed by the energy of getting back in the studio for in-the-flesh writing and recording, the Brighton five-piece’s new array of songs make for a fier”

For Those That Wish to Exist

nme

8.0

“Architects have spent a long time in the darkness. The Brighton metallers’ last three albums, ‘Lost Together // Lost Forever’ (2015), ‘All Our Gods’ Have Abandoned Us’ (2017) and ‘Holy Hell’ (2019), cemented them as scene leaders, the best UK metal band of a generation. But they were also a trilogy of bleak and visceral brutality that attempted to come to terms with the cancer diagnosis of guitari”

The Sky, the Earth & All Between

exclaim

8.0

“If All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us was an Olympic gymnastic performance, it would have nailed the double backflip but stumbled just a bit on the landing, leaving onlookers blown away by the trick and barely remembering that last wobble.”

the classic symptoms of a broken spirit

thelineofbestfit

7.0

“Architects sound more deliberate than ever on The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit”

For Those That Wish to Exist

thelineofbestfit

7.0

“For album nine Architects make an uncompromising move filled with exploration”