Review: Mouth Of The Architect - Mouth of the Architect: Quietl

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Fears of the band’s demise in late 2007 had many of the band’s fans fearing the worse. The departure of then guitarist/vocalist Gregory Lahm only proved to reunite the outfit with their original lead screamer and guitarist Alex Vernon. Whether it’s Vernon’s presence or just a progressive shift, Quietly sees the band bring in a more caustic, dissonant feel to eerie atmospherics over distorted guitars while thundering rhythms pummel and ebb along with the band’s emotions.

The album as a whole is a monster, mixing crushing sludgy riffs with massive drums along with Vernon’s angerfied growls and screams. Mouth of the...