Nothing Left to Love Counterparts

• 1 Love Me 01:40
• 2 Wings of Nightmares 02:56
• 3 Paradise and Plague 02:53
• 4 The Hands That Used to Hold Me 02:55
• 5 Separate Wounds 03:24
• 6 Your Own Knife 02:51
• 7 Cherished 03:53
• 8 Imprints 03:32
• 9 Ocean of Another 03:52
• 10 Nothing Left to Love 04:37
• Total Runtime 32:33

Info for Nothing Left to Love

Canadian metalcore band Counterparts have officially announced that they will release their sixth studio album, Nothing Left To Love, on November 1, 2019. Bookended by the powerful lyric “Will you love me when there’s nothing left to love?” — a desperate plea on commitment in the face of both mortality and morality — the album muses on many of the topics vocalist Brendan Murphy has in the past: life’s darkness, self-destructive tendencies and the self-flagellation they beget.

“I know I’ve said this for every record we’ve ever released but... Nothing Left to Love is best Counterparts record. I wouldn’t hold your breath for anything ground breaking, but as we grow and progress we just get better at writing Counterparts songs, and that’s all we’ve wanted to do. If you fuck with the band you’ll probably love it, and if you don’t then maybe we’ve finally honed our craft enough for you to give a shit.” shares Murphy on the forthcoming record.

The first look at the forthcoming record came earlier today when the band dropped the music video for “Wings of Nightmares”, which, according to Murphy “is a no brainer first single because it’s a perfect blend of old and new Counterparts. Sounds like if we tried to rewrite a song off Prophets in our late 20’s. It’s one of the most “Counterparts” songs on the record if that makes sense. I think it’s got something for everyone.”

Produced by Will Putney (Every Time I Die, The Acacia Strain), Nothing Left To Love shows the band moving their uniquely captivating sound forward without losing the musical DNA that broke them back in the early 2010s. It’s a musical tour through the band’s history, as more melodic elements sharply swerve into caustic breakdowns reminiscent of their debut album, 2010’s Prophets.

Nothing Left To Love is the follow up to the band’s highly praised 2017 release You’re Not You Anymore. The album landed in the Billboard Top 200 and saw praise from outlets including Exclaim! Alternative Press, Rocksound, New Noise Magazine, , The Alternative, Loudwire and more.

Brendan Murphy, vocals
Alex Re, guitar
Blake Hardman, guitar
Tyler Williams, bass
Kyle Brownlee, drums

COUNTERPARTS
has come quite a long way since their formation in 2007. With a fan base that has progressively expanded beyond their home province, the young artists have toured Canada relentlessly since March 2009. The band?s upward trajectory truly took off after the release of their debut full-length, Prophets, in February 2010. The Verona Records release turned heads across the country, as well as past its borders. The record proved to be an immediate hit among fans of the hardcore genre, simultaneously garnering praise from scene luminaries and newcomers. Its impact was bold and far-reaching, going so far as to earn the band several award nominations throughout Ontario. The positive response caused the band?s touring regimen to increase significantly, with a slew of tours taking place both at home and in the United States alongside prominent hardcore acts such IT PREVAILS. At a point when most bands would take time off to relax, COUNTERPARTS proved themselves once again to be as hard working as they come. In November 2010, the band released a split EP alongside Ontario-based hardcore unit Exalt. The EP was another instant hit among fans, and proved that the band still had plenty left to offer, both musically and lyrically, that had not been showcased on their debut.

In October 2011, COUNTERPARTS released The Current Will Carry Us via influential independent label Victory Records. The sophomore LP saw the band pursuing a rawer, straightforward sound, and achieving a new level of honesty through their lyrics. Tossing any idealistic rhetoric aside, the album offers listeners an extremely introspective listening experience that depicts the band in their most sincere, vulnerable state. While the album marks a clear thematic departure from its predecessor, its unrestrained aggression makes an emotional impact that?s even more genuine. The record?s reception easily exceeded the expectations of the band members, landing them a selection as one of Alternative Press? ?100 Bands You Need To Know In 2012? and propelled them onto European tours, in which they would bring their unforgettable live presence to listeners who?d spent years anxiously awaiting the opportunity.

2013 proved to be COUNTERPARTS? biggest year yet, sending them across the US, UK, and Europe in support of their third studio album, The Difference Between Hell And Home. Released on July 23rd, TDBHAH debuted at #63 on the Billboard Independent chart, #7 on the Top New Artist chart, and #95 on the Top 200 chart (CA), propelling COUNTERPARTS to the top of playlists everywhere. Received with an overwhelmingly positive response, the new album demonstrated Murphy?s ability to write lyrics that encapsulate listeners in an audible diary of raw, wrought emotion from start to finish. Alternative Press agrees - ?COUNTERPARTS has what it takes to stretch hardcore?s boundaries.? Touring alongside bands August Burns Red, The Ghost Inside, Bane, and label-mates Terror, COUNTERPARTS continue to garner new fans with each performance. Delivering what Absolute Punk calls ?rip-roaring intensity, haunting and powerful lyricism, solid song structures and vocals that guide each song forward with a remarkable sense of command?, it is abundantly clear that this Canadian hardcore band is here to stay.

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