Holy Hell (Architects album)

Holy Hell
Studio album by Architects
Released 9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)
Length 42:16
Label Epitaph
Architects chronology
All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
(2016)		 Holy Hell
(2018)
Singles from Holy Hell
  1. "Hereafter"
    Released: 12 September 2018
  2. "Royal Beggars"
    Released: 3 October 2018

Holy Hell is the upcoming eighth studio album by British metalcore band Architects. It is planned for release on 9 November 2018.[1][2] This is the follow up to the band's seventh studio album, All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us, and will be the first album without founding guitarist and lyricist Tom Searle after his battle with cancer which eventually took his life in August 2016.

Background

Architects' guitarist Tom Searle passed away on 20 August 2016, after his three year battle with skin cancer.[3][1] On 7 September 2017, Architects released the song "Doomsday", which Tom Searle had started to write during the production of their seventh album All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us, as a single. However, it did not make the album's final tracklist.[4] An alternative piano reprise version of the song was released on 13 July 2018,[5] and it was later added to the tracklist of Holy Hell as the tenth track.

On 10 September 2018, Architects released a teaser video online which utilised the piano ballad version of "Doomsday". However, it was later on that day taken down.[6] The band released the album's lead single, "Hereafter", in conjunction with the public release of the album art, release date and track listing. The album art was created by Dan Hillier.[7] In promotion of the album, the band announced the dates of the tour, starting in December 2018 in Russia and Ukraine. The rest of the tour dates for the United Kingdom and the Mainland Europe is set in January and February 2019.[2]

When discussing the meaning of the album, Dan Searle stated about the album: "For me, broadly speaking Holy Hell is about pain: the way we process it, cope with it, and live with it. [...] There is value in pain. It’s where we learn, it’s where we grow."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Death Is Not Defeat"3:45
2."Hereafter"4:15
3."Mortal After All"3:39
4."Holy Hell"4:13
5."Damnation"4:08
6."Royal Beggars"4:01
7."Modern Misery"4:13
8."Dying to Heal"3:50
9."The Seventh Circle"1:48
10."Doomsday"4:07
11."A Wasted Hymn"4:34
Total length:42:16

Personnel

Architects

  • Sam Carter – vocals
  • Alex Dean – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Dan Searle – drums, programming
  • Adam Christianson – rhythm guitar
  • Josh Middleton – lead guitar, vocals

References

  1. 1 2 Calum Slingerland (12 September 2018). "Architects Return with 'Holy Hell'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Architects Drop New Single; Announce New Album Holy Hell And Biggest-Ever Tour". Kerrang!. Wasted Talent. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Sam Coare (2 February 2018). ""We Still Feel Like We're Tom's Band. And We're Very Proud To Be" – Sam Carter, Architects". Kerrang!. Wasted Talent. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Redrup, Zach (12 September 2018). "NEWS: Architects announce eighth album, 'Holy Hell'!". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Brii Jamieson (13 July 2018). "Architects Have Released An Emotional Piano Version Of 'Doomsday'". Rock Sound. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Rob Sayce (10 September 2018). "Architects Are Teasing Something". Rock Sound. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "K!1739 – Architects' Holy Hell: The Only Interview". 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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