Counterparts

Here's another Shadman request.

Counterparts are a five-piece band from Hamilton, Ontario that began in 2007. A few different genre tags could be attached to them, such as hardcore, metalcore, emotional hardcore, melodic hardcore, progressive, whatever. They've put out two full-lengths, with a third one coming later this year, and a split with a great band called Exalt that everyone should check out as well.

The vocals are really guttural and intense (though they are broken up with some clean portions), which when paired with the lyrics, make up the "emotional" aspect of the band (though I'm well aware of the many qualms with using that term). The band is made up of incredibly technically proficient musicians, who can lock in super-tight with each other, even through some very challenging parts. Every instrument plays a crucial role in creating each song, and they all do an excellent job of knowing when to display some technical prowess and when to hold that back. The guitars do display some stunning fretboard fury and harmonies, as well as some heavy chugging parts, but can also play some lush, gentle, clean chords to balance them out. The rhythm section also keeps things diverse, as well as solid. Enjoy.

FFO: It Prevails, Shai Hulud, Misery Signals, More Than Life, Protest The Hero

Prophets (2010)
1. The Reflex Tester
2. Isolation
3. The Sanctuary
4. Goodbye, Megaton
5. Prophets
6. A Plea: A Promise
7. Carpe Diem
8. Only Anchors
9. Dark Ages
10. Sturdy Wings
11. Digression

Counterparts/Exalt (2010)
1. Counterparts - (You Think You're) John Fucking Locke
2. Counterparts - To The Grave
3. Exalt - Misled
4. Exalt - In Hopes You Hear

The Current Will Carry Us (2011)

1. The Disconnect

2. I Am No One

3. The Constant

4. MMVII

5. Optimist

6. Jumping Ship

7. Pedestal

8. Thank God

9. Uncertainty

10. Sinking

11. Reflection

The Difference Between Hell And Home (2013)

1. Lost

2. Ghost

3. Debris

4. Outlier

5. Witness

6. Decay

7. Compass

8. Wither

9. Cursed

10. Slave

11. Soil

Tragedy Will Find Us (2015)

1. Stillborn

2. Thread

3. Resonate

4. Stranger

5. Burn

6. Tragedy

7. Withdrawal

8. Choke

9. Collapse

10. Drown

11. Solace

You're Not You Anymore (2017)

1. Walk Away Slowly

2. Bouqoet

3. Arms Like Teeth

4. No Servant Of Mine

5. Haunt Me

6. Swim Beneath My Skin

7. Thieves

8. Rope

9. A Memory Misread

10. Fragile Limbs

11. You're Not You Anymore

Nothing Left To Love (2019)

1. Love Me

2. Wings of Nightmares

3. Paradise and Plague

4. The Hands That Used To Hold Me

5. Separate Wounds

6. Your Own Knife

7. Cherished

8. Imprints

9. Ocean of Another

10. Nothing Left To Love

Pure Noise Tour 2019 (2019)

1. Stick To Your Guns - Dove And Fist

2. Counterparts - Monuments

3. Terror - No Road Too Long

4. Year Of The Knife - Sick Statistic

5. Sanction - Untitled

A Eulogy For Those Still Here (2022)

1. 7/26/2020

2. Whispers Of Your Death

3. Bound To The Burn

4. Unwavering Vow

5. A Eulogy For Those Still Here

6. Skin Beneath A Scar

7. Sworn To Silence

8. What Mirrors Might Reflect

9. Soil II

10. Flesh To Fill Your Wounds

11. A Mass Grave Of Saints

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