Wednesday 19 June 2013

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

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

1. Lost
2. Ghost
3. Debris
4. Outlier
5. Witness
6. Decay
7. Compass
8. Wither
9. Cursed
10. Slave
11. Soil

1. Stillborn
2. Thread
3. Resonate
4. Stranger
5. Burn
6. Tragedy
7. Withdrawal
8. Choke
9. Collapse
10. Drown
11. Solace

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

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

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

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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17 comments:

  1. Thank you once more for taking my requests into consideration <3 Love these guys, proud they are from my province!

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  2. Is there any chance you could upload more Shai Hulud? I'd greatly appreciate it.

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  3. Stick To Your Guns, pls...

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  4. Thank you a lot!! :)

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  5. Shai hulud
    Modest mouse
    tom waits

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  6. You should do upload The Sleeping

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  7. you should upload Counterparts' new album once it leaks

    here's a track from it (http://www6.zippyshare.com/v/WILLI3bb/file.html)

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  8. thanks bro..fuckin kickass for you

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  9. any chance of uploading the demos?

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  10. Private room EP?

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  11. Can you re upload the broken Zippy share links?

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  12. Eulogy for those dumb canucks who are still there in Canada? Plot twist (except not really) in three years ya'll gon be taken out by some whack freak weather ice storm apocalyptic nuclear winter. Blame global warming. don't blame yall emo souls that much

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