MUMBAI: Chicago’s melodic punk rock darlings Counterpunch have released “Judgement Day” the next single off their long-awaited new album ‘Rewire’ out June 17.
Stream “Judgement Day” here: https://bfan.link/judgement-day
Jared Rohde says, “So when I was writing this song I had sort of a comic book fantasy of what this song would look like and then what actually drove the lyrics. It was something along the lines of a god figure showing up to see what it’s creation has become. Disappointed, the being is trying to decide if it’s time to hit the reset button. Lyrically I wrote this song based on the observations of how folks engage on social media. Wake up, log on and start judging. What that process does to one’s self and how that same place we use to promote and explore is also being used to blame, manipulate and ostracize. The lyrics describe how that world drains on me mentally. “Defeated, beaten, broken and disturbed.” Asking myself over and over “who will save you now from yourself?” I’m trying to highlight the inner struggle to stay plugged in, or remove myself from that world altogether.”
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Album pre-orders: https://thousandislandsrecords.com/2022/04/19/counterpunch-rewire/
Counterpunch is a four piece powerhouse that has been bringing their own catchy brand of melodic punk rock since 2004.
Following the release of their self-titled debut in 2004 under their own imprint Punch-It Records (alternatively titled ‘An Idiot’s Guide to Being an Asshole’ under Radtone Records in Japan) the band began their journey into both the US and international markets. Touring both domestically and abroad brought them opportunities to play alongside Rise Against, Strung Out, and Pennywise amongst other stalwarts in the genre.
2011 saw the band release their second LP, titled ‘Dying to Exonerate the World’ (alternatively titled ‘Heroes and Ghosts’ under several international labels) with Go Kart Records. Multiple European tours and festival stops later, the band was ready to step into the studio with Matt Allison to record 2014’s ‘Bruises’.
Released in 2014 by Cyber Tracks Records, this release saw the bands most extensive touring regimen to date. Hitting the road alongside the likes of Face to Face, Strung Out, NOFX, The Living End, Good Riddance and more brought them in front of their largest audiences to date.
In 2019, the band stepped into Black in Bluhm studios in Denver to record their 4th LP just before COVID shut down the world. In light of facing a new normal the band hit the pause button on releasing their latest full length effort, deciding instead to put out a 7″ record with a few of the B Side tracks from the Black in Bluhm sessions titled “Handbook for the Recently Debriefed”. Teaming up with Thousand Island Records and SBAM Records to bring the world a snapshot of the new era of Counterpunch.
Their newest LP ‘Rewire’ will be released on June 17 via Thousand Islands Records and SBAM. The album was produced by Chris Fogal and the band.
‘Rewire’ Tracklist:
1 – Into the Flood (Intro)
2 – Avarice
3- Calling All Scars
4- Waiting in the Wings
5- Judgement Day
6- Collateral Damage
7- Rewire
8- The Pendulum
9- Vanity
10- What’s Left to Save
11- Wish You Were Here
12- Paradise Lost
