ARCHITECTS have started recording the follow-up album to their The Here And Now, at Outhouse Studios in Reading with John Mitchell. The album is scheduled for a release before the summer of 2012.

Since Architects like to be busy, they have just announced the seconnd leg of their UK/Ireland headlining tour with ROLO TOMASSI and STRAY FROM THE PATH.

Says the band: "We're absolutely delighted to be hitting up some of the towns we've been neglecting over the last few years! Quite a few people were upset when or last tour was only 5 dates so this tour is our way of saying sorry! We'll be releasing our album shortly after so it'll be our first opportunity to showcase new material too which is always an exciting prospect for us. We're delighted to bring along our friends Rolo Tomassi and Stray From the Path who are both fine young groups."

Dates include:

April

1 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
2 - Reading, UK - Sub89
3 - Colchester, UK - Arts Centre
4 - Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
5 - Cardiff, UK - Great Hall 2
6 - Dublin, Ireland - Academy
7 - Belfast, Ireland - Mandela Hall
9 - Liverpool, UK - O2 Academy 2
10 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy 2
11 - Aberdeen, Scotland - Lemon Tree
13 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Rooms
14 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation
16 - Wolverhampton, UK - Slade Rooms
17 - Stoke, UK - Underground

Right before Architects embark on a European/Russian tour supporting RISE AGAINST, the band are releasing The Here And Now 2012 Special Edition, including 'Devil’s Island' and 'Untitled', as well as all video clips ('Day In Day Out', 'Learn To Live', 'Heartburn', 'Delete, Rewind' and 'An Open Letter To Myself'), making ofs for 'Learn To Live' and 'Heartburn' plus several online clips.

The Here And Now 2012 Special Edition will be out on the following dates:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland: Friday, February 24th

Uk / Benelux / France: Monday, February 27th

Australia / New Zealand: Friday, March 2nd

2012 will kick off with another major European tour for the band. They will support Rise Against on their upcoming tour in spring with TOUCHE AMORE rounding out the bill.

Dates include:

February

28 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique

March

1 - Dortmund, Germany - Westfalenhalle
2 - Stuttgart Germany - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
3 - Berlin Germany - Arena Berlin
5 - Arhus, Denmark - VoxHall
6 - Stockholm, Sweden - Arenan
7 - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
9 - Helsinki, Finland - The Circus
10 - Helsinki, Finland - The Circus
12 - St Petersburg, Russia - Club Kosmonaut
13 - Moscow, Russia - Arena Moscow
15 - Warsaw, Poland - Klub Stodola
16 - Prague, Czech Republic - Incheba Arena
18 - Leipzig, Germany - Arena Leipzig
19 - Budapest, Hungary - Petofi Hall
20 - Vienna, Austria - Austria Stadthalle