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On their fourth album, The Hard Way, THE ARCHITECTS have hammered out another batch of songs steeped in bitter Kansas City tap water and fortified with stone cold badass. Still stubbornly free of gimmicks, costumes and celebreality bullshit, THE ARCHITECTS are all piss and vinegar and good tunes, delivered with guts and authenticity…just as it should be. The lyrical core of The Hard Way is drawn from the deep pools of songsmiths like Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Tom Petty, while the roaring crashing sonic inspiration comes from the likes of THE CLASH, AC/DC, THE REPLACEMENTS, and THE WHO. THE ARCHITECTS’ fresh approach to The Hard Way has yielded anthemic songs like Hell Came To Breakfast, an up-tempo epic which is due in no small part to the craftsman-like approach and to the return of platinum certified producer Aaron Conner (BONE THUGS N HARMONY). That snotty midwestern drawl and hard-nosed work ethic will serve THE ARCHITECTS well as they embark this summer on the entire 2009 Vans Warped Tour to bring certifiably stellar live performances to kids across North American through a gauntlet of dust, grit, sweat, three-two beer, dehydration and sunstroke. You can bet your ass it won’t be easy. 1. Year Of The Rat
2. Bastards At The Gate
3. Rope To Hang From
4. Knowing Is Half The Bottle
5. I Carry A Gun
6. Hell Came To Breakfast
7. Big Iron Gate
8. Lost In The Dark
9. Death Rides A Horse
10. This Wasted Ocean
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