⋘"Lonesome Girl" is taken off of IRATE ARCHITECT's first album "Visitors", released on March 28, 2008 via War Anthem Records.⋙

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Situated in Hamburg, Germany, IRATE ARCHITECT formed in 2004 and began their music career as a fairly generic death/grind band who didn't make much of an impact in either their home country or really anywhere else for the first few years of their existence.

They released the debut EP "Born Blood Portrait" under Third Alliance Records in 2005. The release didn't turn many heads, despite the band touring a good deal in support of it.

Fast forward three years; Irate Architect suddenly drops a bomb onto the unknowing metal masses with their debut full length "VISITORS"; the album was a dramatic shift in sound for the German four piece extreme act, as they went from being relatively unknown (for those who DID know them, the band had previously been deemed "nothing special") to striking the collective metal unconscious in such intense fashion that it was like a meteor struck the heart of Germany and over the course of the following weeks, months, and years, the devastating impact spread throughout the world.

"Visitors" was no longer "generic" or "nothing special"; indeed, it was just the opposite. The band solidified their position as a true extreme metal wonder of the world! While they still maintained their roots in a death/grind sound, the music found on "Visitors" had a strong progressive, almost avant-garde type feel to it, with expansive songs, incredibly interesting musicianship, and everything/anything else a true metal lover would want to hear out of an album of this high quality caliber.

NOTE: "Visitors" is one of the most unique and intriguing albums this member of Sociopathic Sound has ever had the pleasure of listening to. It's truly a shame the band's status is "up in the air" at the moment, as nobody has really heard about their future plans since 2008. They did tour in support of the LP for quite some time, and according to their Facebook page, the touring has continued into more recent times. This gives us as well as other diehard IA fans hope of a follow-up release. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of "Visitors" wherever you can, immediately. It is one of those albums that sticks with you for a long, long time. A genius piece of work which proves the band always had the capability to be amazing, it just took them a little longer to develop a sound all their own.

<ADDITIONAL BAND/ALBUM NOTES (from MetalRage.com)>

This is truly a rise for IRATE ARCHITECT, from a fairly generic Death/Grind Metal group to an almost iconic modern Death Metal outfit. Truly this is one of the most incredible and professional death metal albums released in a very long time. Right from the start it enthralls you, captivating, unique and very catchy (in a very morbid way), riffs will send you into an involuntary headbanging frenzy. "Visitors" is a product of the unholy matrimony of insane drum patterns and intricate guitar riffs, not to mention the thick and crystal clear production. Let just say that the production on this album is unrivalled in its richness and texture, every instrument is clear and orthogonal. Modern death metal for the ears of a sick youth!
Irate Architect is a Wedel/Hamburg, Germany based death metal band. Until now, they only released an EP entitled Born Blood Portrait in 2005, making Visitors their debut full-length. I actually had a hard time reviewing this disc. Not because of the production, which is fairly good, but because this is music which is hard to understand. All fifteen tracks on Visitors are full of experiments within the technical death metal sound. We get to hear slower and speedy parts, a lot of guitar virtuosity and a large amount of twists, turns and other tricks. Comparisons that come to mind are for example Visceral Bleeding, in terms of song structures. The slower parts remind me of Cephalic Carnage’s mid-paced work, while the well-present sound of the bass guitar make me think of Irate Architects’ country mates Obscura. Other styles can be heard in the instrumental intermezzo “Awareness”, which contains a calm yet creepy atmospheric tune, before the album continues its grind path. During “Seduction” we even get to hear a small jazz influence. Yep, it seems that this album has all the facets of a varying debut record. Yet, I still have the feeling that there’s something missing. Is it lack of originality? It’s hard to be truly original in today’s metal scene, but from Cephalic Carnage we can say that they are, ‘cause of their epic guitar tones. Lack of catchiness then? The aforementioned Obscura sure plays a lot of striking melodies... a bit too much maybe, but Irate could use some of it, so that you’ll be able to remember and recognize their songs. Keeping in mind that this is only Irate Architect’s debut album, and trusting on their talent and skills, I can say that they delivered a fine piece of tech-death. A real exhaustion battle. Yet I hope that they’re able to create a more epic and significant record next time, so we can link new bands to them instead of the opposite. (Metalrage.com)

<Band Members>
Christoph - Vox
Jens - Git
Kai - Bass
Philipp - Drums

<Contact Information>
krank@punk.de