Nightmares (Architects album)

Nightmares
Studio album by
Released15 May 2006
StudioSpringlodge Recording Rooms, Colchester, Essex, UK
Genre
Length30:24
Label
Producer
  • Karl Bareham
  • Architects
Architects studio album chronology
Nightmares
(2006)
Ruin
(2007)

Nightmares is the debut studio album by British metalcore band Architects.[1] It was released on 15 May 2006 through Distort and In at the Deep End Records.[2][3][4] The album was produced by the band themselves and Karl Bareham.[5] It is the only album featuring the band's original line-up with Matt Johnson on vocals, as well as Tim Lucas on bass.[6][1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Architects.

No.TitleLength
1."To the Death"2:41
2."You Don't Walk Away from Dismemberment"4:58
3."Minesweeper"3:32
4."They'll Be Hanging Us Tonight"3:31
5."This Confession Means Nothing"3:29
6."In the Desert"4:05
7."A Portrait for the Deceased"4:23
8."The Darkest Tomb"3:42
Total length:30:24

Personnel

Architects

  • Matt Johnson – lead vocals
  • Tom Searle – lead guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Tim Hillier-Brook – rhythm guitar
  • Tim Lucas – bass
  • Dan Searle – drums, percussion, programming

Additional personnel

  • Architects – production
  • Karl Bareham – production, mixing, mastering, recording

References

  1. ^ a b Hill, Stephen; Alderslade, Merlin (16 May 2025). "We rank every Architects album from worst to best". Metal Hammer. Hammer. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Nightmares | Architects". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ^ Gosine, Ryan (19 November 2012). "Architects – Nightmares". The Punk Site.com. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  4. ^ Dafopoulos, Yiannis (29 July 2007). "Nightmares | Architects". Metal Temple. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Nightmares". Hard Force. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ^ Martin, Scarlett (5 April 2025). "Architects: A look back at their meteoric rise to fame". Kerrang! Radio. Rayo. Retrieved 4 February 2026.