Architects
Architects are a Brighton metalcore band whose music runs from the technical intensity of Hollow Crown to the wider melodies of The Sky, The Earth & All Between.
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Overview
- From
- Brighton, England
- Started
- 2004, founded by twin brothers Dan and Tom Searle
- Members
- Sam Carter, Dan Searle, Alex “Ali” Dean and Adam Christianson
- Breakout
- Hollow Crown (2009)
- First UK No. 1 album
- For Those That Wish to Exist (2021)
Mini bio
How it started.
Twin brothers Dan and Tom Searle founded Architects in Brighton in 2004. Their debut album, Nightmares, arrived in 2006. Sam Carter joined around the turn of 2007, and 2009’s Hollow Crown became their breakthrough.
Finding a way forward.
Tom Searle died in 2016 after living with cancer. The band continued, with Carter later describing their first shows without him as an important step in learning they could carry on. Holy Hell followed in 2018.
A wider stage.
For Those That Wish to Exist gave Architects their first UK No. 1 album in 2021. They have also taken their music into unusual settings, including a Royal Albert Hall livestream and an orchestral performance at Abbey Road Studios.
Where they are now.
The band’s 2025 album The Sky, The Earth & All Between credits Dan Searle on drums, Sam Carter on vocals, Alex “Ali” Dean on bass and Adam Christianson on guitar. In September 2026 they followed it with “Machine,” written by Searle and Carter and produced by Searle.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026MachinePerforming artist
- 2026Broken Mirror / Everything Ends (Daniel Joseph Remix)Original artist; remixes by drummer Dan Searle
- 2025The Sky, The Earth & All BetweenPerforming artist
- 2021For Those That Wish to ExistPerforming artist
- 2018Holy HellPerforming artist
- 2016All Our Gods Have Abandoned UsPerforming artist
- 2014Lost Forever // Lost TogetherPerforming artist
- 2009Hollow CrownPerforming artist
Awards
Quotes
We always put on the best show we can! No matter how many people or how long we've been on tour.Sam Carter, NataliezWorld
Speaking about what fans can expect from an Architects show in a 2009 interview. https://www.nataliezworld.com/2009/10/architects-royal-interview.html
Trivia
- Sam Carter said Hollow Crown’s title was a response to people wearing “false crowns” while the band worked to make its name.
- For the “Follow the Water” video, they rented a venue they used to play and put on a show afterward.
- Daniel Joseph, the name behind the 2026 remixes, is drummer and co-founder Dan Searle.
- Mick Gordon plays guitar and contributes synths and programming on “Machine.”
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