Canada’s COUNTERPARTS Ink Deal With New Damage Records
April 23, 2015, 9 years ago
New Damage Records has announced the signing of Canadian melodic-hardcore band, Counterparts, and plans to release their fourth studio album in Canada later this year. The band joins the company’s family of bands that includes Silverstein, Cancer Bats, The Flatliners, Architects and more. Additionally, Counterparts has also signed with Pure Noise Records, who will be releasing their forthcoming record in the US.
On Signing with New Damage Records, Counterparts vocalist Brendan Murphy had this to say, "It's been a long time coming, but we're happy to be back on a Canadian label. New Damage is the best Canadian label in the game right now, and it's taken years, but we're finally a part of the family. Even though we're rarely in the country, Canada is extremely important to us. Thanks to everyone for sticking by us over the past few years."
Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Counterparts formed in 2007 and currently features Murphy on vocals, Jesse Doreen and Adrian Lee on guitars, Kelly Bilan on drums and Brian Kaczmarczyk on bass. To date, the band has released three studio albums and an EP, including their 2013 breakout album The Difference Between Hell and Home, which debuted at #49 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart.
Upcoming North American Dates with Defeater include:
April
24 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
25 - Lansing, MI - The Loft
26 - Toledo, OH - Frankies
27 – Erie, PA - Basement Transmissions Theatre
28 - Buffalo, NY - Studio @ The Waiting Room
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