Architect

Not to be confused with the Netherlands metal band the Architect, Syracuse's Architect have no "The," but they do have a history in serious metal. When the intense Found Dead Hanging disbanded and after the gloomy Word as a Virus lost their lead singer to brain cancer, members of both came together in Architect. After writing a series of songs that were musically inspired by <a href="spotify:artist:3BRjxpDVT56Y2G5dS3xYZS">Eyehategod</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3xtIpqzIOfQUxKce8BU4Ka">Crowbar</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2vsXeWGC8rILp3rpSN2Fyk">Isis</a> and lyrically inspired by political issues, religion, Big Brother, and the misery they felt came with these topics, Architect were signed by the Metal Blade-related imprint Black Market Activities. Recorded with the revered producer Jason "Jocko" Randall (<a href="spotify:artist:48AMWesPq6cBYgoZOu9ciQ">Ed Gein</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2BMSRmXfr41q3wsd0rq6aE">From a Second Story Window</a>), their debut album, All Is Not Lost, appeared at the beginning of 2007. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi