Architects - Nightmares
Music
| Artist | Architects |
| Label | Distort |
| Genre | Metal |
| Score |  |
Architects fuse typical heavy metal sharpness with softer melodic arrangements and extract the 80's rock-and-roll roots in this gritty, oddly political, album. As an instrument, screaming singer Matt Johnson's voice displays a range of gnarled gurgles and blistering cries, carrying the listener into a realm of intoxicating dystopia. However, the song writing lacks emotional clarity; when Matt sings "And you're all traitors / We'll fight them to the death!" ("To The Death") I wonder whether or not he is being critical. The band twists itself into thrashing metal, but at the same time remains harmonious which renders the album into a plea from kids immersed in a violent reality. Situated in Brighton, England, one can't help think these 18 year-olds are reacting to a situation which they find inescapable. Moments arise on the album when Johnson is reflective, screaming "We're sure this does not add up/ Still, We're dying"("Portrait for the Deceased"). Then again he contradicts this becoming wrapped in violence, "Come home tonight / So I can slit your throat"("You Don't Walk Away From Dismemberment"). It seems through all the attempts to find a voice in a world that is erupting with chaos, Architects remain only slightly less confused, still this debut is surprisingly effective.
1. To The Death
2. You Don't Walk Away From Dismemberment
3. Minesweeper
4. They'll Be Hanging Us Tonight
5. This Confession Means Nothing
6. In The Desert
7. A Portrait For The Deceased
8. The Darkest Tomb
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