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Review: Archspire — Too Fast to Die “We’re like a bit of meth in your cigarette,” says vocalist Oliver Rae Aleron, which I think is the perfect way to succinctly encapsulate the chaos that is Archspire and their hedonistic approach to tech death. I can’t recall a band that was less about half measures and subtlety, and if the title Too Fast to Die doesn’t give it away, the Canadian quintet’s fifth full-length release ups the ante firmly on the wild abandon that trademarks their sound, albeit this time with a new ethos (pun intended) and a new face helping reach ever loftier goals of “better, faster, louder.” https://ninecircles.co/2026/04/09/review-archspire-too-fast-to-die/