Counterparts are a Canadian melodic hardcore/metalcore band formed in 2007 … Read Full Bio ↴Counterparts are a Canadian melodic hardcore/metalcore band formed in 2007 in Hamilton, Ontario which currently consists of vocalist Brendan Murphy, guitarists Alex Re and Jesse Doreen, bassist Tyler Williams and drummer Kyle Brownlee. Their two most recent albums, released through Pure Noise Records, have received critical acclaim from Rock Sound and Exclaim! magazines. They are among the most visible bands within contemporary melodic hardcore, while they are also considered one of the major powers of the metalcore revival wave.
Counterparts formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2007.[7] Counterparts consisted of vocalist Brendan Murphy, guitarist Jesse Doreen, guitarist Curtis Washik, bassist Eric Bazinet, and drummer Ryan Juntilla. In 2009, Washik departed from the band, and Alex Re joined the band temporarily as their guitarist before becoming their permanent guitarist. In March 2009 Counterparts toured Canada. In 2010 Shane Told, from the band Silverstein, signed them to his Verona Records label.
Lead vocalist Brendan Murphy was featured on the song "The Artist" on Silverstein's fifth album, Rescue. He also appeared in their music video.
The band's debut album Prophets was released 23 February 2010 on label Verona Records. In 2010, Juntilla left the band, and was replaced by Chris Needham. A split EP, featuring Needham on drums was released 21 November 2010 with hardcore punk band Exalt. The band toured North America in support of the album, which was inspired by Mussy.
In spring of 2011, the band was signed to Victory Records. The band continued to tour until the summer of 2011, when they announced that they were recording a new album. During this time, Needham left the band to see a speech therapist. A search for their next drummer was started, but ultimately, Juntilla rejoined the band, just in time to start recording for their second album, The Current Will Carry Us. The album was released 24 October 2011 on Victory. A music video was released for the song "Jumping Ship".
Kyle Brownlee, formerly of Canadian deathcore band Majesty, filled in for Juntilla for the entirety of the band's Canadian headliner tour, later on in summer of 2012, it was announced that Juntilla departed from Counterparts because he no longer wanted to be a part of the band. Days after the announcement, bassist Eric Bazinet commented on his Tumblr page that Juntilla had left the band in February and most of the members have not spoken to him since then. He had left to pursue interests in a band he was in during Counterparts. Bazinet added that on their last tour with Juntilla, "he was especially uninterested."
The band's third album The Difference Between Hell and Home was released on 24 July 2013 to positive critical reception. A music video for the track "Witness" was posted ten days prior to the release of the album.
In late 2013, guitarist Alex Re posted on his personal Facebook page that he had left Counterparts and would be playing his last show with the band at their hometown show in December. He was later replaced by Adrian Lee. In 2014, bassist Eric Bazinet announced that after seven years, he was leaving the band to pursue a career, and to spend time with family. After Bazinet's departure, Blake Hardman from Hundredth filled in on bass for the band on the "Fuck the Message Tour" that was headlined by Stick to Your Guns. Shortly afterwards, the guitarist of Kills and Thrills, Brian Kaczmarczyk, joined on bass, becoming the only non-Canadian member of the band.
In the spring of 2015, vocalist Brendan Murphy announced in an interview that their fourth album, Tragedy Will Find Us, is expected to be released in the summer of 2015. On 23 April, the band announced that they have signed to Pure Noise Records, and New Damage Records. Pure Noise will released the album in the U.S., while New Damage released it in Canada. The fourth album was released in July 2015. Tyler Williams, a bandmate of Hardman's in Nashville hardcore act on Point, also joined the band during this period. It was announced in March 2017 the band would play the 22nd annual Vans Warped Tour.
The band's fifth album, You're Not You Anymore, was released on 22 September 2017 via New Damage and Pure Noise Records. They have also shared singles from the album, called Haunt Me, Bouquet, and No Servant of Mine. "You're Not You Anymore" was the first recorded effort without the participation of Doreen due to his departure from Counterparts.
The band released their sixth studio album, Nothing Left to Love, on 1 November 2019 via New Damage and Pure Noise Records. The record marks the return of guitarist and backing vocalist Alex Re. "Nothing Left to Love" was the band's first record to break into the top 100 of the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at 97.
On May 31, 2022 Counterparts announced on all social media platforms their seventh studio album A Eulogy for Those Still Here due for release on October 7, 2022 through Pure Noise Records. The first single "Unwavering Vow" was released on June 1, 2022. The second single "Whispers Of Your Death" was released on July 26, 2022, and was written about Brendan Murphy's cat Kuma. The third single "Bound to The Burn" was released on September 7, 2022.
Current Members
Brendan Murphy – lead vocals (2007–present)
Alex Re – guitar, backing vocals, clean vocals (2009–2013; 2019–present)
Kyle Brownlee – drums, percussion (2012, 2016, 2017–present)
Tyler Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals (2017–present)
Jesse Doreen – guitar (2007–2016, 2021–present)
Former Members:
Curtis Washik – rhythm guitar (2007–2009)
Chris Needham – drums, percussion (2010–2011)
Ryan Juntilla – drums, percussion (2007–2010; 2011–2012)
Adrian Lee – rhythm guitar (2013–2019), bass (2017)
Eric Bazinet – bass (2007–2014)
Brian Kaczmarczyk – bass guitar (2014–2017)
Ben Leathem – drums, percussion (2016–2017)
Kelly Bilan – drums, percussion (2012–2016)
Blake Hardman – guitar, backing vocals (2016–2021), bass (2014, 2017)
Counterparts formed in Hamilton, Ontario in 2007.[7] Counterparts consisted of vocalist Brendan Murphy, guitarist Jesse Doreen, guitarist Curtis Washik, bassist Eric Bazinet, and drummer Ryan Juntilla. In 2009, Washik departed from the band, and Alex Re joined the band temporarily as their guitarist before becoming their permanent guitarist. In March 2009 Counterparts toured Canada. In 2010 Shane Told, from the band Silverstein, signed them to his Verona Records label.
Lead vocalist Brendan Murphy was featured on the song "The Artist" on Silverstein's fifth album, Rescue. He also appeared in their music video.
The band's debut album Prophets was released 23 February 2010 on label Verona Records. In 2010, Juntilla left the band, and was replaced by Chris Needham. A split EP, featuring Needham on drums was released 21 November 2010 with hardcore punk band Exalt. The band toured North America in support of the album, which was inspired by Mussy.
In spring of 2011, the band was signed to Victory Records. The band continued to tour until the summer of 2011, when they announced that they were recording a new album. During this time, Needham left the band to see a speech therapist. A search for their next drummer was started, but ultimately, Juntilla rejoined the band, just in time to start recording for their second album, The Current Will Carry Us. The album was released 24 October 2011 on Victory. A music video was released for the song "Jumping Ship".
Kyle Brownlee, formerly of Canadian deathcore band Majesty, filled in for Juntilla for the entirety of the band's Canadian headliner tour, later on in summer of 2012, it was announced that Juntilla departed from Counterparts because he no longer wanted to be a part of the band. Days after the announcement, bassist Eric Bazinet commented on his Tumblr page that Juntilla had left the band in February and most of the members have not spoken to him since then. He had left to pursue interests in a band he was in during Counterparts. Bazinet added that on their last tour with Juntilla, "he was especially uninterested."
The band's third album The Difference Between Hell and Home was released on 24 July 2013 to positive critical reception. A music video for the track "Witness" was posted ten days prior to the release of the album.
In late 2013, guitarist Alex Re posted on his personal Facebook page that he had left Counterparts and would be playing his last show with the band at their hometown show in December. He was later replaced by Adrian Lee. In 2014, bassist Eric Bazinet announced that after seven years, he was leaving the band to pursue a career, and to spend time with family. After Bazinet's departure, Blake Hardman from Hundredth filled in on bass for the band on the "Fuck the Message Tour" that was headlined by Stick to Your Guns. Shortly afterwards, the guitarist of Kills and Thrills, Brian Kaczmarczyk, joined on bass, becoming the only non-Canadian member of the band.
In the spring of 2015, vocalist Brendan Murphy announced in an interview that their fourth album, Tragedy Will Find Us, is expected to be released in the summer of 2015. On 23 April, the band announced that they have signed to Pure Noise Records, and New Damage Records. Pure Noise will released the album in the U.S., while New Damage released it in Canada. The fourth album was released in July 2015. Tyler Williams, a bandmate of Hardman's in Nashville hardcore act on Point, also joined the band during this period. It was announced in March 2017 the band would play the 22nd annual Vans Warped Tour.
The band's fifth album, You're Not You Anymore, was released on 22 September 2017 via New Damage and Pure Noise Records. They have also shared singles from the album, called Haunt Me, Bouquet, and No Servant of Mine. "You're Not You Anymore" was the first recorded effort without the participation of Doreen due to his departure from Counterparts.
The band released their sixth studio album, Nothing Left to Love, on 1 November 2019 via New Damage and Pure Noise Records. The record marks the return of guitarist and backing vocalist Alex Re. "Nothing Left to Love" was the band's first record to break into the top 100 of the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at 97.
On May 31, 2022 Counterparts announced on all social media platforms their seventh studio album A Eulogy for Those Still Here due for release on October 7, 2022 through Pure Noise Records. The first single "Unwavering Vow" was released on June 1, 2022. The second single "Whispers Of Your Death" was released on July 26, 2022, and was written about Brendan Murphy's cat Kuma. The third single "Bound to The Burn" was released on September 7, 2022.
Current Members
Brendan Murphy – lead vocals (2007–present)
Alex Re – guitar, backing vocals, clean vocals (2009–2013; 2019–present)
Kyle Brownlee – drums, percussion (2012, 2016, 2017–present)
Tyler Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals (2017–present)
Jesse Doreen – guitar (2007–2016, 2021–present)
Former Members:
Curtis Washik – rhythm guitar (2007–2009)
Chris Needham – drums, percussion (2010–2011)
Ryan Juntilla – drums, percussion (2007–2010; 2011–2012)
Adrian Lee – rhythm guitar (2013–2019), bass (2017)
Eric Bazinet – bass (2007–2014)
Brian Kaczmarczyk – bass guitar (2014–2017)
Ben Leathem – drums, percussion (2016–2017)
Kelly Bilan – drums, percussion (2012–2016)
Blake Hardman – guitar, backing vocals (2016–2021), bass (2014, 2017)
A Memory Misread
Counterparts Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Counterparts:
A Eulogy for Those Still Here I offered you my wings in hopes you would take…
A Mass Grave of Saints I carve goodbye with a fallen angel's spine and watch…
A Plea: A Promise We are quickly being led to an early grave By…
Bound to the Burn Replace me with a pawn A victim unaware The shepherd appoint…
Burn I’ve grown accustom to losing sleep Sweep me off my feet,…
Carpe Diem To quote from Whitman "O me! O life!... of the…
Cherished I am the dagger I will drive into my heart…
Choke Congregate what little ounce of decency is left And gather e…
Collapse Back-pedaling into the black But I can still make out the…
Cursed We ache to be transparent. We run from the open…
Dark Ages The sense of insignificance It winds itself around your ch…
Debris Everything ends, at least that's what we hope for. Plagued…
DECAY The grave welcomes you with open arms. Last light escapes,…
Digression Our once-solid path is starting to diverge And the space…
Drown Immerse yourself in the water that flows freely from my…
Flesh to Fill Your Wounds I'm running out of flesh to fill your wounds. Why…
Ghost Born of two Raised by four I guess I took it all…
Goodbye Megaton Our city lies in ruins and our livelihood is next Left…
I Am No One Every fucking day, I have to deal with the pressure…
Imprints Hands of hesitation intersect and leave me dead Sharpening t…
Isolation The best news I've ever heard was when you said…
Jumping Ship As time passes by I feel everything changing but me I will…
Lost As far back as I can remember The failure was always…
Love Me Will you love me when there's nothing left to love? Will…
MMVII Why do I need to justify my opinion, after all…
Monument I am a desperate attempt at putting my exhaustion into…
No Servant of Mine In you no passion bleeds A shell that′s thin and withering D…
Nothing Left To Love I long to run hand in hand with angels To feel…
Ocean of Another Tear the tears out of my open eyes For I no…
Only Anchors When you're reduced to living everyday Carrying the weight…
Optimist I never asked for anyone to listen, And I never…
Outlier I live with the awareness of my own seclusion. Existence…
Paradise and Plague Warn only those who choose to hear A disappearing trail of…
Pedestal I'm looking back on those I once looked up to,…
Prophets Others may tell you how to live But I can…
Reflection I’ve never told this to anyone. I’ve just tried to…
Resonate I'm shaking and so are my hands And I can't tell…
Selfishly I Sink Bred to feel an unfamiliar touch. Lust begins and ends…
Separate Wounds Numbing the nerve endings in my arms to endure a…
Sinking This is the only thing I have worth holding onto.…
Skin Beneath a Scar I fall before your eyes like rain. Drawn towards the…
Slave If I allow the light to leave my eyes, I…
Soil Tragedy is all we have in common, and at times…
Soil II The soil is the last thing that we ingest, we…
Solace We shiver in the pause between words Abandonment still fresh…
Stillborn A calm rushes over me As I picture my corpse Ill-fated…
Stranger Your ghost holds me close As I'm ravaged by the solitary…
Strings of Separation Drifting through decaying arteries Repurposing the shell tha…
Sturdy Wings Everything we are today stems from the marrow of our…
Sworn to Silence Sworn to silence, not another sterile sound will escape from…
Thank God I want to thank you for never being there. Your…
The Constant I will graciously accept that my life's work, Whether it…
The Disconnect All of our lives we've been told what to believe Nothing…
The Hands That Used to Hold Me Hold my eyelids open and secure my hanging head Digging shar…
The Reflex Tester Facing every morning sun with a sense of resentment And…
The Sanctuary We are now rooted in the ground that we were…
Thread Your words grow cold and incoherent And I'm searching for a…
Tragedy Take comfort in the cadence of the bond we share A…
Uncertainty Though I look forward to my future, just know I’m…
Unwavering Vow Beneath my bared teeth Lives the unwavering vow To be the re…
What Mirrors Might Reflect No amount of love will free me from my flaws.…
Whispers of Your Death Begging from the floor as you stare in the face…
Wings of Nightmares I'm clinging to the wings of nightmares Detaching every fing…
Withdrawal I bask in familiar flesh with no shelter to call…
Wither I am more than familiar with feeling empty The conduit; I…
Witness Expose me for all that I am The man behind the…
You're Not You Anymore A garden grew between us in the love we lived…
Your Own Knife Resurface from contaminated soil when you're starved As the …
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Wessteyrn
I think this song is a continuation/response to what Brendan was going through when writing " i am no one' in the Current will Carry us.
"Praising the essence but the meaningless remain. Collecting shards from mirror images of me. I am no idol for the weak. Nothing to no one, a memory misread."
One of counterparts's strongest point is for sure is how honest, real and accessible Brendan's lyrics are. But Brendan only writes about things he's gone through. Interestingly enough a lot of people relate to similar struggles and like to praise him for being the voice that keeps them going strong throughout whatever hardship they're having. Rather to let it get to his head and make him feel like "the savior, The one" of a crowd, more than once has Brendan made it clear that he's still as lost of most of us and is still searching for the right ways to carry on. This song is a continuation that no matter how great his "essence" (image) might appear to people, the meaningless within (that feeling of still not being good enough for anyone not even himself) is still present. "I am no idol for the weak, nothing to no one". This line is i think is particularly for people who make it a "pride" to Claim counterparts is what they idolize to justify their lack of acceptance to face reality and take responsibility to overcome their problem (i.e Witness- TDBHAH)
Peptocoptr
One of the best comments I have ever read
guy on a gravitron machine standing sideways
Luffy Joke Central in many many interviews, Brendan discusses his personal struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts, the loss of love, etc. He uses his place of power as a front man to share his views, and these views, as sad, bleak and mundane as they are, are shared by many, many fans, and even more people that have yet to discover them, and even though the depressive elements in his songwriting is overwhelming, there is beauty to be found within them knowing That you aren't alone, that the musicians you may idolize on the daily basis may not be as immortal and perfect as some assume them to be. By being able to be as brutally honest about himself via his lyrics, Brendan has helped, touched, and healed the hearts of many through his lyrics, and we as fans can't thank him enough for that.
DK
this song is sooo underated guys, one of my fav' so far!
NOTHING TO NO ONE
Phil Faceplant
The ''Nothing to noone'' killed it completely, never heard someone shouting this deep from the inside out, well fucking done, definitely my favourite album of 2017!
Anthony DeMarco
Loving the album so far. This song and Swim Beneath my Skin are my favorites. Definitely found my AOTY right here.
DK
Best YNYA chorus so far, with Haunt me
schwarze geometrie
its more like experimental song structure, but i feel you, discovered this yesterday and playing it nonstop
ja nein
Rui Carneiro Hey whats your problem? Xd
Rui Carneiro
Oh shit I thought the message was for me hahahah I have a problem too so hey