Concert Monkey takes a look at 20 of the best albums of 2014

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“The past is dead!”

Metalcore is a genre on which the commercial exploitation of the early 2000s stuck plenty of clichés to the point where the original scenery couldn’t be recognizable anymore in the modern scene elements. And it’s probably the genre with the most obvious battle between having good productions and commercial success.

Despite the title, the latest Brighton four-piece’s album might just confirm that in the year 2014 the battle has not been lost. On the contrary.

Instead of adventuring into uncharted territories in search for another marketable formula, they grabbed everything they had so at hand and have perfected it. An album that stays melodic without loosing its aggressiveness. No compromise, just setting the bar higher.   

Lost Forever // Lost Together was recorded in Sweden and benefits from the production of Fredrik Nordström, propelling the British Architects in the genre's top acts, next to In Flames, Arch Enemy or At the Gates.

Genre: Metalcore

Tracklist

Gravedigger 
Naysayer 
Broken Cross
The Devil Is Near 
Dead Man Talking 
Red Hypergiant 
C.A.N.C.E.R 
Colony Collapse 
Castles in the Air 
Youth Is Wasted On The Young (featuring Murray Macleod of The Xcerts)
The Distant Blue

Personnel

Sam Carter – vocals
Tom Searle – guitars, keyboards
Alex Dean – bass
Dan Searle – drums, programming

Additional personnel

Murray MacLeod – additional vocals on "Youth Is Wasted On The Young"
Randy Slaugh – string production, arrangement and engineering
Jen Allen, Emily Rust, Ariel Loveland – violin
Mark Shipley, Julie Slaugh, Kelsey Georgeson – viola
Elizabeth Clarke, Michael Rollins – cello

YOUTUBE

Architects - "Naysayer"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MHTy_dcSKE