Architects Of Utter Destruction is a German band as founded by Jan Van Aachen, Chris Huff and Sven Piayda. Their musical style combines alternative influenced rock and electronica. The band name is inspired by a combination of song titles featured on the 1. Outside album by David Bowie. The group s line-up strongly varies live with Piayda often being the only original member while improvising new tunes instead of reproducing known songs. The band debuted on Zany Music in 2022 with Monument , the second album 'Unrest' was released 2024. Architects Of Utter Destruction / All songs written by Sven Piayda / Sven Piayda: vocals, guitars, samples and synth programming / Chris Huff: vocals, bass and synth programming / Jan Van Aachen: vocals, drums, percussion, drum samples and beat programming / Scott Rockenfield: additional drums (Licensed by Big Fish Audio) / Michael Schreiber: additional synth on 'Riposte' and 'Always', synth, programming and vocals on 'Dust Ride' / Josh Freese: drums on 'Change' and 'Fools' (Licensed by The Compound Studio) / Produced by Sven Piayda / Additional production by Michael Schreiber / Albums: 'Monument' (Zany Music, 2022), 'Unrest' (Zany Music, 2024), 'Consent' (Zany Music, 2025), /Camp Exclusives: 'Always' (single, 2024), 'Jams' (live bootleg, 2025) / Live musicians: tba.