Tag: Counterparts

Bootleg: Stick To Your Gun at With Full Force Festival!

Stick To Your Guns will be joined by Counterparts and Employed To Serve for a run of dates across the UK and Europe in December. To get you warmed up for the shows, here’s the Pro-Shot full set from them at Germany’s With Full Force Festival earlier this summer. The bands current album “True View”

Interview: Varials in Chicago!

Digital Tour Bus caught up with Philadelphia PA Nu-Metalcore quintet Varials at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago Illinois back in May to talk crazy tour stories in this newly released clip. The band will head out in November across the US with Counterparts, Being As An Ocean and Have Mercy in support of current release

The Black Map #29: Polar from Guildford!

It’s about time we said something more about Polar. Hailing from Guildford in leafy Surrey and signed to Prosthetic Records, their fusion of Hardcore and Heavy Metal alongside what they stand for has got them noticed. They are a regular on the European tour circuit having played the Impericon Never Say Die Tour in 2016 and

Bootleg: Counterparts at Upsurge Festival!

Pro-Shot in High Definition by David Tan & Sean Pitcam, here’s the full set from Hamilton Ontario Canada Hardcore quintet Counterparts from Upsurge Festival. The set took place at London’s New Cross Inn on 26th August and features a guest appearance from Reclaimer frontman Harrison Cook on “Choke”. Counterparts dropped an EP entitled “Private Room”

Review: “Private Room” EP by Counterparts

When Canadian Hardcore Punks Counterparts announced they were putting out some leftover songs from the recording sessions of their past couple of albums as a standalone EP, everyone got excited. The surprise is that the EP, entitled “Private Room” is just 3 tracks. So an interesting decision to release them like this rather than re-releasing

Bootleg: END. At Staint Vitus Bar!

There are supergroups and there are SUPERGROUPS. Featuring members of Counterparts, Fit For An Autopsy, Misery Signals, Shai Hulud and Reign Supreme are END. Pretty much the best lineup of musicians you could ask for in such a band. Opening up for Hopesfall at Staint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn New York on 14th July and

Interview: Harrison Cook from Reclaimer!

In the second of our exclusive interview series from Upsurge Festival this past weekend, we spoke to none other than Harrison Cook, vocalist from Lincoln melodic hardcore quintet Reclaimer! Having released their debut EP “Same Hell, Different Devils” in December 2016, the band returned earlier this summer with new single “Chapter II”. It was fantastic meeting you

NEWS: Hardcore December!

One of the many highlights of UK Tech-Fest this summer was a set from Woking’s nasty Hardcore band Employed To Serve. Their recent album “Warmth of a Dying Sun” which is out now via Holyroar Records is a roundhouse to the face of lesser acts. It’s amazing to hear that they will be joining Counterparts

Live Review: Upsurge Festival Day #2!

After last nights Sheer Terror warm-up show, Sunday the first full day of Upsurge Festival. Complete with a 5 string bass and snoodes, Kent Metallic Hardcore band MTXS [9/10], blow away any cobwebs from last night. Airing a new song which they are recording tomorrow and classics like “Suffer”, surely they should be higher up the

Bootleg: Counterparts at Summer Blast 2018!

The second set from this year’s Summer Blast Festival in Exhaus Trier Germany sees 12 minutes and 44 seconds from Canadian Metalcore band Counterparts, Pro-Shot by Ulle Media. They will be in London this weekend for Upsurge Festival and have “new” EP “Private Room” out on 7th September via Pure Noise Records. We say “new”