On November 11, 2019, the band confirmed that their fourth studio album was completed and would be "ready in early 2020" with a tour announcement to follow in support of its release. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SwanFest was postponed to April 2022 and the group withheld the announcement of their 2020 headlining tour. In December 2019, it was confirmed that Eidola would be performing at the second annual SwanFest on April 25, 2020, in Sacramento. Īfter having supported American post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance's US co-headlining tour with CHON in 2017, Eidola performed at the band's inaugural SwanFest in Anaheim, California on March 30, 2019. Prior to the group's To Speak, To Listen Tour, the band's original lead guitarist Brandon Bascom stepped down and was subsequently replaced by former Stolas and Royal Coda guitarist Sergio Medina. On the same day, the group released an instrumental version of their third studio album, To Speak, To Listen. On December 15, 2017, Eidola announced the headlining To Speak, To Listen Tour, with support from rock band Capstan and singer Andrés, which spanned from February 8 to March 3, 2018. In support of the album, the band embarked on a North American tour with The Ongoing Concept and Save Us From The Archon, which took place from August 17 to September 19, 2017. On June 2, 2017, Eidola released their third studio album, To Speak, To Listen, on Blue Swan Records, an independent record label owned by American musician and Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan. To promote the album, the band toured as support on Dance Gavin Dance's Afterburner US tour in September and October 2021, performed at the second inaugural SwanFest in Sacramento, California in April 2022, and will tour as support on Dance Gavin Dance's UK tour in January 2023. The fourth and final single, "Mutual Fear", featuring Jon Mess of American post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance, was released on September 14. The second and third singles, "Hidden Worship" and "Perennial Philosophy", were each released on August 13. The lead single, "Counterfeit Shrines", was released on June 29, 2021. The album was produced by Ian Cooperstein and Kris Crummett with recording sessions taking place at Interlace Audio in Portland, Oregon. It is also the band's first release since their record label Blue Swan Records partnered with Rise in February 2021.
The album serves as a follow-up to their third studio album, To Speak, To Listen (2017), and is their first to not feature rhythm guitarist Brandon Bascom, who departed from the band in December 2017 and was replaced by Royal Coda guitarist Sergio Medina.
The Architect is the fourth full-length studio album by American rock band Eidola, released on Septemthrough Blue Swan Records and Rise Records.
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