Sam Carter of Architects reveals his favorite bands to tour with (and the answers might not surprise you)

Singer Sam Carter of chart-topping British metalcore giants Architects listed Metallica and Linkin Park as two of his favourite bands to tour with in a recent interview with The Jesea Lee Show, as per Blabbermouth.

Metallica really know how to treat bands… Metallica, it’s, like, the first day we got flowers, we got a cake delivered by Hetfield… Lars was hanging out with us most days. Hetfield would come in and hang out with us. They really taught us to be on it with your supports. And we always are. We always try and make an effort and make sure everyone’s okay. But actually really make people feel welcome because that made us feel like a million bucks.

After the shows [Metallica] invited us for dinner every night and we would go to a closed off restaurant with them and eat in insane places. And they don’t need to do that. And they’re doing this — there’s no cameras. There’s nothing there. There’s no one following them around with a video camera. It’s just their TM [tour manager] and them bringing that stuff and just being, like, ‘Welcome to the tour. You need anything, we’ve got you,’ which is so sick. And the same with Linkin Park. Yeah. The first day, Linkin Park invited us into their dressing room. Mike’s [Shinoda] texting me, asking me to go and sing with them. And they’re two of the biggest bands in the world.

Upcoming shows:

• Friday, June 5, 2026 – Nürburg, Germany – Rock am Ring
• Sunday, June 7, 2026 – Nuremberg, Germany – Rock im Park
• Friday, June 12, 2026 – Matten bei Interlaken, Switzerland – Greenfield Festival
• Saturday, June 13, 2026 – Derby, United Kingdom – Download Festival
• Sunday, June 14, 2026 – Nickelsdorf, Austria – Nova Rock Festival
• Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
• Sunday, June 21, 2026 – Clisson, France – Hellfest
• Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Bremen, Germany – Pier 2 (feat. Slay Squad)
• Thursday, June 25, 2026 – Ysselsteyn, Netherlands – Jera On Air
• Friday, June 26, 2026 – Leipzig, Germany – Impericon Festival
• Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Münster, Germany – Vainstream
• Friday, July 10, 2026 – Bassano del Grappa, Italy – AMA Music Festival
• Sunday, July 19, 2026 – Joensuu, Finland – Ilosaarirock Festival
• Sunday, October 18, 2026 – Stuttgart, Germany – Hanns‑Martin‑Schleyer‑Halle (with Korn and Youth Code Forever)
• Monday, October 19, 2026 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle (with Korn and Youth Code Forever)
• Wednesday, October 21, 2026 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena (with Korn and Youth Code Forever)
• Friday, October 23, 2026 – Paris, France – Accor Arena (with Korn and Youth Code Forever)
• Monday, October 26, 2026 – Leeds, United Kingdom – First Direct Arena (with Korn and Youth Code Forever)
• Wednesday, October 28, 2026 – Birmingham, United Kingdom – Utilita Arena Birmingham (with Kornand Youth Code Forever)
• Friday, October 30, 2026 – Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom – Utilita Arena Newcastle (with Korn and Youth Code Forever)
• Saturday, October 31, 2026 – Manchester, United Kingdom – AO Arena (with Korn and Youth Code Forever)
• Monday, November 2, 2026 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena (with Korn and Youth Code Forever)
• Wednesday, November 4, 2026 – London, United Kingdom – The O2 (with Korn and Youth Code Forever)
• Sunday, November 8, 2026 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome (with Korn and Pixel Grip)
• Monday, November 9, 2026 – Antwerp, Belgium – AFAS Dome (with Korn and Pixel Grip)
• Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena (with Korn and Pixel Grip)
• Friday, November 13, 2026 – Hannover, Germany – ZAG Arena (with Korn and Pixel Grip)
• Saturday, November 14, 2026 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena (with Korn and Pixel Grip)
• Monday, November 16, 2026 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena (with Korn and Pixel Grip)
• Tuesday, November 17, 2026 – Kraków, Poland – Parking Tauron Kraków Arena (with Korn and Pixel Grip)
• Thursday, November 19, 2026 – Vienna, Austria – Wiener Stadthalle (with Korn and Pixel Grip)
• Saturday, November 21, 2026 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum (with Korn and Pixel Grip)