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 synth 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, 2024) / Live musicians: tba.