Architects’ Sam Carter: "You Have To Look At The Youth And Be Hopeful For The Future" – Kerrang!

If anyone can offer us some motivational words of wisdom in a year that has pretty much gone to shit, its Architects frontman SamCarter.

From his admirable campaigning ahead of the UKs general election in December, to his powerful, political lyrical statements throughout the Brighton metallers discography, the vocalist is constantly standing up for whats right and hes got plenty to say in the way of hope going into2020.

It really can feel like that when were smashed with how shit things are from every angle, every day, but I think you have to look at the youth and be hopeful for the future, Sam tells Kerrang! in the latest issue of the magazine. I look at [teenage climate change activist] Greta Thunberg, who is so great and has done so much. Shes inspired so many people to stand up and make a change in their lives. I see so many brands and companies now moving more towards an ethical direction. And, okay, you can easily be cynical about that and assume that is just their way of trying to make money, but you have to take the small victories where they are and try to build on them. There has been a definite shift in attitudes, so we have to run with that to achieve even more and to keep trying to be better people, generally.

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Away from these world issues, 2019 has actually been a pretty special one for Sam and Architects and the biggest lesson that hes learned this year is that dreams can cometrue.

I always wanted to record at Abbey Road, and we did that this year [for a Spotify session], he smiles. I cant explain how much that meant to me so many of my favourite records were made there. But then also I think this year has really reminded me that its important to help other people whenever you can. The past couple of years have been really hard, with everything this band has been through, and when youre kind of broken like that, you dont want to put yourself out there so much anymore. But this year has really reminded me how important doing thatis.

Sams full interview is available to read in the new issue of Kerrang!, which you can get anywhere in the world through Kerrang.Newsstand.co.uk. Or, if you live in the UK, you can grab it now from all goodnewsagents.

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Architects' Sam Carter: "You Have To Look At The Youth And Be Hopeful For The Future" - Kerrang!