Lost Forever, Lost Together

Lyricist: Architects .Personnel: Jenn Allen, Emily Rust, Ariel Loveland (violin); Julie Slaugh, Mark Shipley, Kelsey Georgeson (viola); Elizabeth Clarke , Michael Rollins (cello); Tom Searle (strings).Audio Mixer: Henrik Udd.Though the label made their bones with driving punk rock, Epitaph continues to explore the brave new world of metalcore with an outing from Architects, who return with their first album for their new label, Lost Forever, Lost Together. While the U.K. band has always taken an accessible and melodic approach to the genre, their sixth album finds their sound taking a turn for the grandiose. Heavier and more expansive than any of their previous work, Architects' sounds feel more dynamic, incorporating elements that are both more ambient and more extreme. By creating more soaring highs and crushing lows, Architects break the creeping homogeneity of metalcore, instead delivering a sound that shows the band at their most visceral. On tracks like "Youth Is Wasted on the Yo