Filling The Void With ALEX DEAN From ARCHITECTS

It's scary to think that British metalcore outfit Architects are
just hitting their stride eleven albums in.
Having completed two Summer runs with Metallica in the lead up to
their latest masterpiece The Sky, The Earth & All Between,
Architects took stock of their career to date and set out to make
the definitive Architects release.
“It wasn’t about just putting out another Architects record. It had
to be the record—the one people talk about when they talk about our
band,” frontman Sam Carter said at the time. Bandmate Dan Searle
echoed this sentiment: “What we’re trying to say is that we had to
make the quintessential Architects album—bringing together all our
best qualities and everything we excel at.”
Their last couple of albums - For Those That Wish To Exist and The
Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit - had been about attempting the
new. When those records performed well critically and commercially,
that was their green light to pursue whatever they wanted to. So,
they resolved to channel the lessons learned from innovation into
making something that felt like the pinnacle of what Architects
have long been evolving towards. And they achieved that
emphatically with The Sky, The Earth & All Between winning over
fans and critics around the world.
Now, Australian fans get to experience that rebirth in the flesh
with Architects headed this way for three select dates starting in
Melbourne on December 11. Not only that, they will be bringing
House Of Protection, who recently wowed crowds over here on a
support run with Bad Omens, and emerging outfit President, who
promise to balance the trifecta. HEAVY caught up with Architects
bass player Alex Dean to get the full rundown.
"It's been a little while since we've been over, so yeah, we're
really stoked to get back," he enthused. "We're having a lot of fun
playing these tracks. It's always fun getting out and playing new
records, but it feels really like people are engaging with the
songs."
Architects are a band who, despite having their core sound, have
always been unafraid to experiment musically on each record. We ask
Dean about that approach and how much musical growth he feels the
band have left in them.
"We're always trying to push ourselves," he replied. "And I think
as soon as - for a metalcore band with two guitars, bass, drums -
as soon as you start adding electronic elements to it, the musical
world is your oyster, because there's just so many things you can
try. We've done records where we experiment a lot with orchestral
sounds, and that might be something we revisit again. But we just
try and do what's exciting for ourselves, really."
In the full interview, Alex expressed excitement about returning to
Australia after a couple of years and highlighted the positive
reception of their new album, The Sky, The Earth and All Between.
He elaborated on the band's evolution in sound, emphasizing their
confidence in creating music driven by instinct rather than
external influences. He mentioned their willingness to experiment
with various musical elements, facilitated by advancements in
technology.
We spoke about what has changed with the band since they last
toured Australia, what we can expect from their shows, and
more.

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