Archspire\u2019s 2017 Relentless Mutation was a cavalcade of speed and extremity \u2014 blasting, accelerating and, in partial reference to its title, \u201cmutating\u201d as each song unfolded, all the while rapid-fire, shotgun vocals blurred the lines between a man\u2019s throat and additional instrument. It was, unquestionably, an innovation of sound and technique \u2014 Archspire had broken the speed barrier while creating songs memorable as they were unabashedly extreme for extreme metal. Thus, the pressure was already there to top Relentless Mutation when the band started to compile new songs in 2018. The global pandemic heightened the situation (read: no touring, expanded free time) and caused Archspire to turn inward and apply additional rigor to their songwriting process, albeit painstakingly so. But by the end of the fraught calendar year that was 2020, the band emerged with their fourth studio album, Bleed the Future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the members of Archspire \u2014 vocalist Oli Aleron, guitarists Dean Lamb and Tobi Morelli, bassist Jared Smith and drummer Spencer Prewett \u2014 they originally went into the making of Bleed the Future under the idea they would finish the album in between the various tours scheduled for 2020. Of course, none of that happened, prompting the band to do more pre-production than at any time in their career. Archspire then subjected the album\u2019s eight songs to near-constant critiquing that ensured they came away with a product, that in their estimation, is their best to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All Shall Align EP 2010
All Shall Align Full-length 2011
The Lucid Collective Full-length 2014
Relentless Mutation Full-length 2017
Bleed the Future Full-length 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n