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Archipelagos channels black metal from Brittany since 2013, their maritime name evoking the scattered islands off the Breton coast. Their sound draws from the Celtic-Atlantic character of France's most culturally distinct region.
Architect of Pain merges thrash and heavy metal that has evolved toward death metal from Novi Sad since 2019. Their construction-of-suffering name drives compositions that build increasingly brutal structures.
Architect of Seth delivers technical death metal from the Norman city of Caen since 2013, their Egyptian-mythological name referencing the god of chaos and destruction. Their technically demanding approach brings precision engineering to death metal's most brutal dimensions.
Norfolk, Nebraska deathcore act bringing crushing breakdowns to the Great Plains, proving that extreme metal thrives even in America's most rural corners.
Architects are a metalcore band from Brighton, England, formed in 2004 by twin brothers Tom and Dan Searle, who developed a progressive approach to the genre through technically demanding riffs and socially charged lyrics. Vocalist Sam Carter joined in 2007, and the band rose to mainstream prominence in the UK with albums including All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us (2016) and Holy Hell (2018), the latter a response to the death of guitarist and primary songwriter Tom Searle from skin cancer. They have released eleven studio albums in total, with For Those That Wish to Exist (2021) debuting at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.
Brighton's Architects have ascended from underground metalcore upstarts to arena-headlining giants, particularly after the emotionally devastating 'All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us' and its follow-up 'Holy Hell,' written in the wake of founding guitarist Tom Searle's passing. Under guitarist and producer Dan Searle's vision, they have pushed metalcore into increasingly ambitious, atmospheric territory while maintaining their signature technical precision.
Architects of Aeon is an atmospheric death and doom metal band from Leinefelde-Worbis in Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2017, whose extensive catalog includes the releases Pharos EP, Koloss, Nothing to Pursue, Irrlicht, and Dead Dreamer. The band frames their apocalyptic, cinematic sound around themes of ruined worlds and new beginnings.
Dayton crossover crew fusing hardcore punk urgency with thrash metal velocity, carrying on Ohio's proud tradition of no-frills aggressive music.
Chicago thrash band whose ripping speed and tight arrangements reflect the Windy City's deep lineage of extreme metal, attacking with precision and fury.
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