"The Architects" (Intro - Wind / desert / ancient / Choir / heavenly) [“Progressive rock overture. Begin with atmospheric, space-like ambient intro. After short build, full band enters sharply together in 7/8 with unified rhythmic hit. Clean melodic 12-string guitar intro transitioning into articulate electric progression. Melodic bass counterpoint following drum accents. Tight, crisp drums leading with dynamic fills and intentional stop/start breaks. Cinematic, powerful, precise, structured build.”] [Time Signature: 7/8 verses → 4/4 chorus Tone: Mechanical, confident, ambitious Intro (0:00–0:45) 12-string clean arpeggio in 7/8. Bass enters melodic, not root notes — counterpoint. Drums light but articulate hi-hat accents.] (Verse I) We carved our names in tempered steel We forged the truth that we could feel Measured skies with borrowed light Crowned ourselves in endless night. (Pre-Chorus - switch to 4/4) (Tom pattern rising.) We are the masters of the flame No unseen hand, no sacred name. (Chorus - big, wide) We built the towers high We taught the earth to bow No throne above the sky No higher power now. (Drum fill explosion into riff return) (sharp cue entry) (Drums lead articulation) "Sharp unified entry, articulate rhythms, and dynamic breaks drive a cinematic prog overture." "The Architects" (Intro - Wind / desert / ancient / Choir / heavenly) [“Progressive rock overture. Begin with atmospheric, space-like ambient intro. After short build, full band enters sharply together in 7/8 with unified rhythmic hit. Clean melodic 12-string guitar intro transitioning into articulate electric progression. Melodic bass counterpoint following drum accents. Tight, crisp drums leading with dynamic fills and intentional stop/start breaks. Cinematic, powerful, precise, structured build.”] [Time Signature: 7/8 verses → 4/4 chorus Tone: Mechanical, confident, ambitious Intro (0:00–0:45) 12-string clean arpeggio in 7/8. Bass enters melodic, not root notes — counterpoint. Drums light but articulate hi-hat accents.] (Drum fill explosion into riff return) (sharp cue entry) (Drums lead articulation) ["Sharp unified entry, articulate rhythms, and dynamic breaks drive a cinematic prog overture."]