Album Review: Architects - All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us

British metalcore five-piece Architects come out all guns blazing on their latest, and while it's most certainly a step up from previous passable albums The Here & Now and Daybreaker, there is still the odd track that fails to pull the right punches.

There is just something a tad off about the mix in some songs like Deathwish and The Empty Hourglass that lacks impact; maybe it's that the guitars aren't jagged enough or Sam Carter's on-point growl is too stark when riding the floaty melodic sections. But Phantom Fear, Gone With The Wind and Downfall have saving graces in some rad spirit-raising chugs that are anthems in themselves.