Daybreaker is the fifth studio album by British metalcore band Architects, released on 28 May 2012 in the United Kingdom and in the majority of Europe, and 5 June 2012 in the United States. This is the last album to feature guitarist Tim Hillier-Brook, who left on 16 April 2012 to pursue other interests. Daybreaker was co-produced by both the band and Ben Humphreys at the Outhouse Studios in Reading, Berkshire, the same team and studio as Hollow Crown. Noted by music writers for its varied eleme...
Daybreaker is the fifth studio album by British metalcore band Architects, released on 28 May 2012 in the United Kingdom and in the majority of Europe, and 5 June 2012 in the United States. This is the last album to feature guitarist Tim Hillier-Brook, who left on 16 April 2012 to pursue other interests. Daybreaker was co-produced by both the band and Ben Humphreys at the Outhouse Studios in Reading, Berkshire, the same team and studio as Hollow Crown. Noted by music writers for its varied elements, Daybreaker marks a music shift back towards the technical sound of their earlier albums; particularly Hollow Crown, whilst incorporating a lot of the melodic elements of their previous album The Here and Now and favouring more atmospheric elements.
The album debuted on five different countries' charts, however charting poorly and failing to break any mainstream chart's top 40. For the promotion of Daybreaker, Architects released five music videos, toured five continents (2012's Almost World Tour was detailed in the One Hundred Days documentary) and released one re-release of the album, to commemorate their departure from Century Media Records. The record received a mixed to positive response from critics, while some praised it's use of atmospheric elements and returning to a heavier style, while others criticised its style as being uninspired. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
