Sam Carter shares an update about new material from Architects

On Thursday, May 14, Sam Carter visited Loudwire Nights to discuss the Architects‘ most recent run of live performances around the United States. He offered some optimistic remarks regarding the band’s current state of new music. Regarding his tour of the United States, Carter did not hesitate to express his excitement about performing in front of American audiences.

I fucking loved it, I loved it so much. It was honestly one of my favorite times that we’ve had over there. I think we all got to experience it a bit more than before, just with a bit more of a mature head and going around and finding good food and meeting people.

Carter acknowledged that many of his fellow Europeans see America as a “scary place,” but he was sincere in his gratitude for the opportunity to visit the United States.

Everyone that we meet and every Uber driver or every person in a restaurant or bar is so friendly and so nice and so inquisitive about why you’re there. Everywhere in America is special. Each place is so different, but the root of it is people just being proud of where they come from and being proud of America. We don’t have that. I think that’s the big difference between English people and Americans is we’re just like, ‘Yeah we live here. It’s fuckin’ shit. Sometimes it rains.’ But like Americans are just, ‘This is where we live. We love it. I hope you enjoy this city.’

And how can Carter make the most of an American city? Locate the taxi drivers.

[They’re] like, ‘Go to this place and go to this place. This is my favorite spot’ I think that’s how you find about about the real America.

He also talked about new music from his band.

We’ve started thinking about it straight off the bat. I think the good thing about Architects is it’s never stopped. It’s not like I can turn it off, unfortunately for my own mental health. It’s on. So our brains are constantly going. Me and Dan [Searle] are working nonstop all the time about what we should do here and the idea for this. I just think it’s a really healthy way of doing it, rather than just being like, ‘Right, we’re going to write for these two weeks and then we’ll record.’ I think this way you get to live with stuff for awhile, you get to really weed out what you think is great and what is just not that great after awhile. It’s the luxury of writing. But yeah, we’re always going. We’re always trying to top what we do. We’re pretty brutal to ourselves, really. No breaks and we’re not very nice to ourselves. But hey, the outcome’s good.

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)