Doomsday (Architects song)

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"Doomsday"
ArchitectsDoomsday.jpg
Single by Architects
from the album Holy Hell
Released7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)(digital)
8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)(7" vinyl)
Recorded2017 (2017)
Studio Middle Farm Studios (Newton Abbot, Devon, UK)
Genre Metalcore
Length4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Sam Carter
  • Josh Middleton
  • Adam Christianson
  • Alex Dean
  • Dan Searle
Producer(s)
Architects singles chronology
"Gravity"
(2017)		"Doomsday"
(2017)		"Hereafter"
(2018)
Alternate cover
ArchitectsDoomsdayPiano.jpg
Piano reprise version cover

"Doomsday" is a song by British metalcore band Architects. Originally released as a standalone single on 7 September 2017, the song is included in the band's eighth studio album Holy Hell , released on 9 November 2018. [1] It was the first new material recorded by the group since the death of their original lead guitarist and primary songwriter Tom Searle in 2016. The track was written and self-produced by the band, with additional production from Bring Me the Horizon keyboardist Jordan Fish. "Doomsday" charted at number 17 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.

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Composition and lyrics

"Doomsday" evolved from a song that was originally part-written by former Architects lead guitarist Tom Searle during sessions for the band's seventh album All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us . [2] Following the guitarist's death on 20 August 2016, his brother Dan (the group's drummer) completed the song's lyrics in preparation for its release. [3] The track was ultimately credited to Architects as a collective. [4] Searle commented upon its release that "Completing it for him was a massive responsibility". [5] The lyrical themes within "Doomsday" have been related to Searle's death by critics, especially lines such as "they say the good die young". [6] Writing for Noisey , Tom Connick explained that the song "is about [Dan's] conflicted feelings regarding the loss, and is a marker of Architects' poise in the face of extreme sadness". [7]

Promotion and release

"Doomsday" was released on 6 September 2017 as the first new Architects material since Tom Searle's death. [8] It was made available as a digital download the following day. [9] The song was not specifically recorded for a new studio album, although Dan Searle did suggest upon its release that it would feature on their next record. [3] The track charted at number 17 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart. [10] The band played the song live for the first time for BBC Radio 1's "Radio 1 Rocks" show on 31 October. [11] Three months after the song's digital release, "Doomsday" was issued as a 7" vinyl on 8 December 2017, limited to 1,000 copies. [12]

In July 2018, the band released an alternate version of "Doomsday", featuring James Beckwith on piano. [13] Speaking about the "acoustic piano ballad", Searle suggested that the song "needed a rendition that exposed the sadness behind the lyrics", which he claimed vocalist Sam Carter delivered "beautifully". [14] In December 2018, the WWE announced that the song would be featured as one of the themes of their NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool event. [15]

Music video

The music video for "Doomsday" was directed by Stuart Birchall, who had previously worked on a number of other videos for the band, most recently for All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us lead single "A Match Made in Heaven" in 2016. [16] According to Zoe Camp of Revolver magazine, it "finds the band members tearing through the song against a starry backdrop, performing so intensely that, at times, they appear to break apart themselves". [5] Metal Hammer columnist Eleanor Goodman described it as "a moving video featuring Tom's twin brother, drummer Dan, suspended in the expanse of the universe". [17]

Critical reception

"Doomsday" was met with acclaim from music critics. Kerrang! Radio described the song as "a goosebump-inducing anthem of the highest calibre". [3] Scott Munro of Metal Hammer called it "blistering", [18] while Eleanor Goodman of the same publication dubbed it "honest" and "beautiful". [17] Brii Jamieson of music magazine Rock Sound described the song's piano reprise as "an emotional rollercoaster". [14] Clash writer Robin Murray called it "simple, sparse, and really rather beautiful", praising Sam Carter's "rather special" vocal performance. [19] Kelsey Shawgo of Alternative Press described "Doomsday" as "powerful" and called it "a banger". [20]

Personnel

Architects

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [21] 17

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