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The Top 10: Architects Songs!


Architects newest album 'All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us' has just hit a year old and what better way to celebrate the success of this monstrously fantastic band but taking a look back at some of Architects previous great songs!

Having rewrote this list about 10,000 times already i have decided to NOT include any songs from the album 'All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us' as it would then be a list of 10 songs from the same album and that would be boring as F*ck to read, don't like it P*ss off !

 

10.

Architects - Youth Is Wasted On The Young

From the Album album 'Lost Forever // Lost Together,'Architects lyricist Tom Searle wrote about his experiences with cancer, though he still looked at the themes of environmentalism, religious extremism and current affairs. <3

 

9.

Architects - Devil's Island

They released it on 4 December 2011, with a b-side song called "Untitled". Both the song and the accompanying music video reference rioting in England in 2011, and the music video features clips of the riots.

"Devil's Island" was well received by critics for its return to the mathcore style.

 

8.

Architects - Follow The Water

Taken from the album 'Hollow Crown' In 2012, British publication Rock Sound added Architects' album Hollow Crown into their 101 Modern Classics placed at number 76.

 

7.

Architects - Hollow Crown

lyricist Sam Carter stated that the inspiration for him when picking the name was because despite the band's hard working nature they never seemed to progress, saying "we’ve always felt like we were a band that worked really, really hard and we never got appreciation for it"

 

6.

Architects - Alpha Omega

"Alpha Omega" was released on 7 May 2012 after a radio debut on Daniel P. Carter's BBC Radio 1 Rock Show podcast on 24 April 2012. The music video for the song was posted on 10 May 2012

 

5.

Architects - Early Grave

Carter has stated that the lyrics are of a personal nature.

He has said that he wrote about everyday life and things that happen to him, these are as simple as sitting in a car with friends or hating girls

 

4.

Architects - These Colours Don't Run1

On 26 March 2012 Architects released a typography-styled music video for "These Colours Don't Run".

The music video was designed to "capture the madness that is America, be it good or bad". Tom Searle wanted the video to get people thinking and talking. And in the land of the free, you know nothing comes for free!"

 

3.

Architects - C.A.N.C.E.R

"C.A.N.C.E.R" was written by Tom Searle after he found out he had a melanoma growth on his leg, that he would end up losing the fight to.

'Your name carries more than disease // A symbol of man brought to his knees // Find a little light and hold it close // Don't lose sight of what matters most // This is a burden we all carry together // Waiting in the wings, so we never say never'

 

2.

Architects - Gravedigger

The song was written after Tom Searle's guitar was accidentally knocked out of tune and he liked the sound that was produced.

Lyrically, "Gravedigger" is about the illusion of choice created by some politicians, where people voting for promised positive change are being deceived.

 

1.

Architects - Naysayer

The lead single of Lost Forever // Lost Together, "Naysayer", is a statement to critics of the band, saying "This is who we are, This is what we want to be and this is who we're going to be."

The song has been described as a "blistering" anthem, and one of the heaviest songs on the album and of the band's entire career.

During the writing of the "Naysayer", Tom Searle felt it came across with a nu metal vibe!

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