The Hamilton, Ontario-based metalcore group Counterparts have announced their upcoming full-length, A Eulogy For Those Still Here, due out October 7th from Pure Noise Records.
Engineered/produced by Will Putney (Knocked Loose, Every Time I Die, Vein.fm), A Eulogy For Those Still Here finds vocalist Brendan Murphy at a crossroads, preoccupied with the inevitability of change and endings. “I think I deal with things by preparing myself for the end,” he explains. “With so much of this record I’m mourning the loss of someone that’s still alive or saying goodbye to something that hasn’t left yet.” The result is a high stakes record written as a true statement of intent–a mix of crushing heaviness and stark atmospherics that draws on everything Counterparts have been honing for the past 15 years. “All of these things I have are still a big part of my life but one day they won’t be, and I don’t want to be focusing on that instead of enjoying the time I have with them,” says Murphy. “Maybe I’m saying goodbye preemptively but I think it’s important to say goodbye while you can.”
To mark the announcement, Counterparts have shared the album’s first single “Unwavering Vow.” Listen to the new song and watch the video for it below:
A Eulogy For Those Still Here artwork & tracklist:
1. 07/26/2020
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
Upcoming Shows:
June 3rd – Leeds, UK @ Slam Dunk North
June 4th – Hatfield, UK @ Slam Dunk South
June 17th – Saarbrücken, Germany @ Kleiner Club Garage
June 18th – Dessel. Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
June 19th – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
June 20th – Lyon, France @ Rock n’Eat
June 21st – Stuttgart, Germany @ Juha West
June 23rd – Manchester, UK @ Outbreak
June 25th – Münster, Germany @ Vainstream (Morning Slot)
June 25th – Ysselsteyn, Netherlands @ Jera On Air (Afternoon Slot)
June 26th – Gräfenhainichen, Germany @ Full Force Festival
October 7 – Köln, Germany @ Carlswerk Victoria *
October 8 – Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Effenaar *
October 9 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton *
October 10 – Manchester, UK @ o2 Ritz *
October 11 – Birmingham, UK @ o2 Institute *
October 12 – Bristol, UK @ SWX *
October 13 – Paris, France @ Le Cabaret Sauvage *
October 14 – Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziekodroom *
October 16 – Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof *
October 17 – Pratteln, Switzerland @ Z7 *
October 18 – Milan, Italy @ Circolo Magnolia *
October 20 – München, Germany @ Backstage Werk *
October 21 – Wien, Austria @ Simm City *
October 22 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Akropolis *
October 23 – Wrocław, Poland @ Zaklęte Rewiry *
October 24 – Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys *
October 26 – Hamburg, Germany @ Gruenspan *
October 27 – Nürnberg, Germany @ Z-Bau *
October 28 – Leipzig, Germany @ Felsenkeller *
October 29 – Hannover, Germany @ Pavillon *
* w/ The Amity Affliction