Counterparts have released “Bound To The Burn“, the third single from their upcoming album, A Eulogy For Those Still Here, out October 7th via Pure Noise Records. Driving home the album’s sense of dread are the song’s crushingly heavy guitars and unrelenting drums. The track follows previous singles, “Unwavering Vow” and “Whispers of Your Death” and continues to tease an even more ominous Counterparts than ever before.
Vocalist Brendan Murphy said of the personal track, “‘Bound To The Burn’ is about my personal frustrations that come with playing music for a living. I’m sure it goes without saying, but I do love being a part of Counterparts, though sometimes it can feel like Counterparts/I are easily replaceable in the world of heavy music. This song is a metaphor for how I’ve let the pressure of churning out new music and constantly being on the road ‘kill’ me in a sense. But here I am, still ‘bound to the burn’ because when I DO consider the other options I have for a career, I end up drawing a blank and I can’t think of anything else I’d rather do. I want to be here, but I don’t… I’m learning to balance the two.”
A Eulogy For Those Still Here finds Counterparts tapping into a deep sense of dread that pushes their visceral sound to even greater extremes. It’s an album that revolves around uncertainty but results in the group’s most definitive statement to date. Pre-save and pre-order the album now HERE.