Interview by Kyra Jade-Coombs
When it comes to Architects in recent years, fans sure do have a lot to say. Is it a sense of ownership they feel they have over the band? Or perhaps an idea of what they THINK the band should be that they just won’t let go of? Who knows but they sure have no issue in voicing their option. Personally, I know that bands morph and change as the years go on and the Architects certainly have had their fair share of heart ache and testing times to grow through. And grow as a band they have, time after time producing new music and changing where they are going in terms of moving forward, adding to their story the way they want to and experimenting with their sound.
Following up from their successful 2021 album, ‘For Those That Wish to Exist’, comes their 10th studio album ‘the classis symptoms of a broken spirit’ which dropped in late 2022. Architects are returning to Australia to tour this album starting on the 17 th of February in Adelaide and ending on the 22 nd in Brisbane with Aussie legends Thornhill and Canada’s Counterparts promising to be a massive tour that you definitely won’t want to sleep on.
Heavy had the chance to have a chat with Dan Searle from Architects, the drummer and main songwriter, to cover many topics from going on major tours again, what his teenage self would say about opening for Metallica on one of their world tours, being a father in this industry, letting their hair down on the film clip for their ‘tear gas’ film clip and much more!
Say what you want about them, I believe that reinventing yourself is challenging enough and being able to not only pull that off but become the most successful version of yourself that you’ve ever been takes a massive amount of courage and hard work. This isn’t something to curl your lip up at…it’s amazing. I personally have always been a fan of these guys and look
forward to seeing what they pull off next!
Have a listen to the full interview and enjoy Dan’s honest chat about Architect’s past, present and future and make your mind up for yourself. Better yet, grab a ticket and go watch them do what they do best!