Counterparts

Group

Counterparts

Canadian melodic hardcore band

From
Hamilton, Canada
Since
2007–present
Releases
25
  • melodic metalcore
  • melodic hardcore
  • metalcore

About

Counterparts are a Canadian metalcore band formed in 2007 in Hamilton, Ontario, that currently consists of vocalist Brendan Murphy, guitarist and bassist Tyler Williams and Jesse Doreen, and drummer Kyle Brownlee. Their two most recent albums, released through Pure Noise Records, have received critical acclaim from Rock Sound and Exclaim! magazines.

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During the 2010s, alongside Hundredth and the Ghost Inside, they were a forefront act in a wave of bands merging melodic hardcore and metalcore, and are one of the leading forces in the metalcore revival wave.

From Counterparts (band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

  • Jesse Doreen 2007–2016, 2021–now · original member electric guitar
  • Brendan Murphy 2007–now · original member lead vocals
  • Kyle Brownlee 2012–2012, 2016–2016, 2017–now drums (drum set), percussion
  • Tyler Williams 2017–now, 2022–now background vocals, electric bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Curtis Washik 2007–2009 · original member · former electric guitar
  • Ryan Juntilla 2007–2010, 2011–2012 · original member · former percussion, drums (drum set)
  • Eric Bazinet 2007–2014 · original member · former electric bass guitar
  • Alex Re 2009–2013, 2019–2022 · former electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Chris Needham 2010–2011 · former drums (drum set), percussion
  • Kelly Bilan 2012–2016 · former percussion, drums (drum set)
  • Adrian Lee 2013–2019, 2017–2017 · former electric guitar, electric bass guitar
  • Blake Hardman 2014–2014, 2016–2021, 2017–2017 · former electric bass guitar, background vocals, electric guitar
  • Brian Kaczmarczyk 2014–2017 · former electric bass guitar
  • Ben Leathem 2016–2017 · former percussion, drums (drum set)

Discography

Albums 7
EPs 7
Singles 4
Live 5
Other 2

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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.