---
title: "Mouth of the Architect"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/mouth-of-the-architect"
genre: "Post Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2003
---

# Mouth of the Architect

**Mouth of the Architect** is a post metal band, from United States, active 2003 to present.

Mouth of the Architect is an American heavy metal band from Dayton, Ohio, creating music influenced by and similar to Neurosis, Isis, Pelican, Cult of Luna, and various post-metal bands. They are signed to Translation Loss Records and have released five full-length studio albums and one EP to date.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouth_of_the_Architect

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Mouth of the Architect |
| Genre | Post Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Dayton, United States |
| Formed | 2003 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [David Mann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-mann) | Drums (drum set) | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Alexander Vernon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alexander-vernon) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Jason Watkins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jason-watkins) | Keyboard, Lead vocals | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Chris Common](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-common) | Bass guitar | 2006 to 2006 | Former |
| [Gregory Lahm](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gregory-lahm) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 2003 to 2007 | Former |
| [Brian Cook](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-cook) | Bass guitar | 2006 to 2006 | Former |
| [Kevin Schindel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kevin-schindel) | Lead vocals, Bass guitar, Guitar | 2007 to 2015 | Former |
| [Joe Lester](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-lester) | Bass guitar | 2010 to 2010 | Former |
| [Derik Sommer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/derik-sommer) | Bass guitar | 2003 to 2006 | Former |
| [Evan Danielson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/evan-danielson) | Bass guitar | 2010 to 2017 | Former |
| [John Lakes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-lakes) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 2015 to 2017 | Former |
| [Steve Brooks](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-brooks) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 2007 to 2018 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | [Time & Withering](https://themetalnet.com/album/b0b83f15-cb50-313f-9ab2-5bef69b22045) | Album |
| 2006 | [Mouth of the Architect / Kenoma](https://themetalnet.com/album/86d92a0a-f3b1-3d86-a465-a14bc0be83ca) | Album |
| 2006 | [The Ties That Blind](https://themetalnet.com/album/da810191-a2d8-39b3-864a-c725b0268725) | Album |
| 2008 | [Quietly](https://themetalnet.com/album/2dd93f9f-444b-3f17-ad4e-277ee2c82bc9) | Album |
| 2010 | [The Violence Beneath](https://themetalnet.com/album/1282850b-b70b-4761-9931-a52f03dc3fa2) | EP |
| 2013 | [Dawning](https://themetalnet.com/album/4cd25194-143c-44fe-bebb-38728ed7d25a) | Album |
| 2016 | [Path of Eight](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf86ae19-3541-4086-9a64-52e421488e7e) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Isis](https://themetalnet.com/band/isis) (listened together)
- [Cult of Luna](https://themetalnet.com/band/cult-of-luna) (listened together)
- [Rosetta](https://themetalnet.com/band/rosetta) (listened together)
- [Neurosis](https://themetalnet.com/band/neurosis-a9416fb3) (listened together)
- [Pelican](https://themetalnet.com/band/pelican) (listened together)
- [Russian Circles](https://themetalnet.com/band/russian-circles) (listened together)
- [Baroness](https://themetalnet.com/band/baroness) (listened together)
- [Red Sparowes](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-sparowes) (listened together)
- [Callisto](https://themetalnet.com/band/callisto) (listened together)
- [The Ocean](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-ocean) (listened together)
- [Kylesa](https://themetalnet.com/band/kylesa) (listened together)
- [Old Man Gloom](https://themetalnet.com/band/old-man-gloom) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mouthofthearchitect
- bandcamp: https://mouthofthearchitect1.bandcamp.com/
- x: https://twitter.com/666mota666
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mouthofthearchitect/
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mouth_of_the_Architect/41340
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/74Lk7WdgkYm19XoHvEsr5F
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCQxQwfANFlrbp-bNBKq-yzA

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/mouth-of-the-architect](https://themetalnet.com/band/mouth-of-the-architect). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt