All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
| All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Architects | ||||||||||
| Released | 27 May 2016 | |||||||||
| Recorded | October – December 2015 | |||||||||
| Studio | Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||||||||
| Length | 46:11 | |||||||||
| Label | Epitaph, UNFD, New Damage | |||||||||
| Producer | Henrik Udd, Fredrik Nordström | |||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| Metal Hammer |  |
| PopMatters |   |
| Rock Sound | 9/10 |
| Sputnik Music | 3/5 |
| Ultimate Guitar | 7.7/10 |
All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us is the seventh studio album by British metalcore band Architects, released on 27 May 2016 globally through Epitaph Records; with the exception of UNFD in Australia and New Damage in Canada. The album peaked at no. 109 on the Billboard 200, and reached no. 15 on the UK Albums Chart, making it the band's highest charting album to date.
It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Adam Christianson, following his addition to the band as a full-time member after his tenure as a touring guitarist through 2012 to 2015. Its also the band's final album to include founding guitarist and primary songwriter, Tom Searle, before his passing on August 20, 2016, due to cancer.
Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden, it was described by Blabbermouth.net as the "heaviest and darkest work to which Architects have ever put their name to [sic]" and "an album that challenges and progresses a genre long thought to have stagnated, and embraces its inspirations at a time when many rock and metal bands seek to hide them in search of mainstream acceptance".
Music videos for the singles "A Match Made in Heaven", "Gone with the Wind" and "Downfall" were released on 6 March, 11 April and 20 May 2016, respectively. The band cancelled the US Headliner Tour that was scheduled to occur throughout July and early August 2016 in support of the album due to "a family emergency," which turned out to be a euphemism for Tom Searle's cancer taking its toll. The guitarist and songwriter passed away in late August. They will however, be continuing with their United Kingdom and Australian tour.
In an article published by the band's Australian record label UNFD, it is stated that the band flew to Gothenburg, Sweden in October 2015 to begin recording the album at Studio Fredman, where they had recorded their previous album Lost Forever // Lost Together nearly two years prior. The album was recorded in "seven grueling weeks" with producers Hendrik Udd and Fredrik Nordström.
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