Architects tell us about ‘Whiplash’ and new album ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’: “If we’re not going to fulfil our potential now, when are we?”

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Architects have announced their new album ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’ with rampant new single ‘Whiplash’. Check it out below along with our exclusive interview with frontman Sam Carter and drummer Dan Searle.Set for release on February 28, ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’ follows the Brighton metalcore outfit’s 2022 album ‘The Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit’, also marking their first LP since the departure of guitarist Josh Middleton.The announcement follows last Thursday’s confirmation of Architects’ first four live dates for 2025, where they will be supporting Linkin Park in Germany.‘Whiplash’ is the third single to be taken from Architects’ forthcoming album, after confirmation that April single ‘Curse’ – which, like ‘Whiplash’, was produced by former Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish – and last December’s ‘Seeing Red’ will feature on ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’.Its apocalyptic, fiery music video was directed by Specter, who has gained notoriety for his work with Rammstein.

Featuring Carter caged up in the back of a police car, the video was filmed in Slovenia over the summer.Speaking about the ferocious new single, Carter recalled the song’s origin story. “We were talking about having a bouncy, Limp Bizkit-type party riff, and making a heavy song- in the world of Slipknot’s ‘Iowa’ era – that had a catchy chorus,” he told NME. “Dan came up with the big boy riff.”“It’s really overtly aggressive,” continued Searle. “For us, it’s always a challenge doing a heavy song that has melody, trying to get a chorus to sit in a tasteful way in that context.He added: “You sometimes get these ‘metalcore memes’ about how nice the chorus is [versus] how aggressive the verses are.