Back in 2013 the relationship between Counterparts vocalist Brendan Murphy and studio Guru Will Putney (Fit For An Autopsy, Knocked Loose, Body Count) became all to real as the partnership that is now in place in Hardcore supergroup END saw the pairing working together on the Canadian Melodic Hardcore collectives album “The Difference Between Hell
“Replace me with a pawn, a victim unaware. The shepherd appointed to a corpse. Bound to the burn. Collected from my cross before my breathing stops. A testament to routine sacrifice. A casket calls my name, cast from my constraint. My final fleeting flame will remain asleep while my airways fill with smoke. How I
Following their early set at Slam Dunk Festival and interview with The Mike James Rock Show another single from Canadian Melodic Hardcore outfit Counterparts new album “A Eulogy For Those Still Here” has surfaced. Titled “Whispers Of Your Death“, the cut is an ode to vocalist Brendan Murphy’s cat Kuma who almost died due to
Quite why a band the size and scale of Canadian Melodic Hardcore crew Counterparts were playing an early slot at Slam Dunk Festival remains a mystery to us, as in our tiny minds it would be the equivalent of Slayer playing a tent at Download Festival [that happened in 2004 ~Ed] but they did so…
“Beneath my bared teeth lives the unwavering vow: to be the reason that the ones who love you mourn. Revel in relief, redemption reassured: when not even your ghost will be left to take your place on earth. In dreams I watched you die, now I can’t wait to close my eyes. Encased within your
They may have only played one show in the whole of the year that was 2021 but during their set at The Palladium in Worcester Massachusetts on 30th December, Canadian Melodic Hardcore quintet Counterparts took the opportunity to perform a previously unheard new song. Going by the name “Bound to the Burn“, it’s the first
If there is one band climbing the walls due to the lack of touring it will be Canadian Melodic Hardcore outfit Counterparts. Usually hardened road warriors and with “Nothing Left To Love” still relatively fresh, they’ll be dying to get out and perform those cuts. In the meantime, here’s dedicated drum cam footage of sticksman
Pure Noise Records have surprise released a pair of tracks left over from the “Nothing Left To Love” album recording sessions from Ontario Canada Melodic Hardcore crew Counterparts. The pair – “Strings of Separation” and “Purer Form Of Pain” – clock in at just over five minutes together and have appeared on all major streaming
The Pure Noise Records tour has to go down in history as one of the most impressive Hardcore line-ups to share a stage. Stick To Your Guns, Counterparts, Terror, Year Of The Knife and Sanction all in one place, at one time?! Madness. From the final show that took place on 24th August 2019 at the
15th February 2020 saw Canadian Melodic Hardcore crew Counterparts roll up on G2 in Glasgow with Static Dress and Chamber to celebrate their brilliant “Nothing Left To Love” with the Glaswegian natives. The show was pro-shot by David Tan however there is only live mic as the desk mics were muted.
