Boundaries (band)
{{Short description|American metalcore band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Boundaries
| origin = Hartford, Connecticut
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| label = 3DOT Recordings, Unbeaten
| current_members = *Matthew McDougal
- Cory Emond
- Cody DelVecchio
- Nathan Calcagno
- Tim Sullivan
| past_members = *Jake Buzzell
- Zadak Brooks
- Kevin Stevens
- Lucian Armstrong
- Brandon Breedlove
- Junior Scarpa
| website = {{URL|boundariesct.com}}
}}
Boundaries is an American metalcore band from Hartford, Connecticut.{{cite web | url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/5-badass-rising-bands-you-need-know-may-2024/ | title=5 badass rising bands you need to know: May 2024 | work=Revolver | date=24 May 2024 | accessdate=28 November 2024}} The band lineup currently consists of vocalist Matthew McDougal, guitarists Cory Emond and Cody DelVecchio, drummer/vocalist Tim Sullivan and bassist/vocalist Nathan Calcagno.{{cite web | url=https://idioteq.com/boundaries-shares-new-metalcore-banger-watch-new-video-for-heavens-broken-heart/ | title=BOUNDARIES shares new metalcore banger – watch new video for "Heaven’s Broken Heart" | work=idioteq.com | date=12 August 2022 | accessdate=28 November 2024}}
History
= Formation (2013–2016) =
Boundaries was formed in 2013, with original guitarist Zadak Brooks recruiting musicians from another local band that had split up at the same time Brooks' own cover band had failed.{{Cite web |title=Boundaries |url=https://www.zadakbrooks.com/work/boundaries |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Zadak Brooks Design Co. |language=en-US}}{{cite web | url=https://v13.net/2020/10/boundaries-frontman-matt-mcdougal-shares-stories-of-a-bleak-existence/ | title=Boundaries Frontman Matt McDougal Shares Stories of a Bleak Existence | work=v13.net | date=20 October 2020 | accessdate=28 November 2024}} Their first release came in 2014, being the single Two Faced. The recording was done with original vocalist Jake Buzzell, while featuring Matthew McDougal who would go on to later become the band's full-time frontman after the release of the single. The band continued to record and release singles with McDougal as vocalist, some of which would later appear on their Spring Demonstration EP in 2018.
= ''Hartford County Misery'' (2017–2018) =
In spring of 2017 the band released Hartford County Misery, which included single Sour Mouth originally released in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www.punknews.org/review/17993/boundaries-death-is-little-more#google_vignette | title=Boundaries Death Is Little More (2024) | work=punknews.org | accessdate=28 November 2024}} During this time, bassist Lucian Armstrong was replaced by Brandon Breedlove.
= ''My Body in Bloom'' (2019) =
In 2018, Boundaries were signed to Unbeaten Records and released their first label-backed project, My Body in Bloom, on February 22, 2019.{{cite web | url=https://www.noecho.net/reviews/boundaries-your-receding-warmth-review | title=Boundaries, Your Receding Warmth (Unbeaten Records, 2020) | date=9 November 2020 | accessdate=28 November 2024}} Recording for the EP took place over the course of 2018-2019, and singles Blush as well as title track My Body in Bloom came out prior to its release.
= ''Your Receding Warmth'' (2020–2021) =
The band's first full-length LP would release on November 13, 2020 by the name of Your Receding Warmth. Three singles were released to promote the album, Carve, Behind the Bend, & I'd Rather Not Say. All three singles were paired with respective music videos, all directed by Erick Easterday. Recording sessions would feature Matthew Di Guglielmo on drums and Junior Scarpa playing guitar, although Guglielmo would never join the lineup officially after recording for the album took place. On most promotional material for the album, only four band members are displayed: McDougal, Emond, Brooks, and Scarpa.
= ''Burying Brightness'' and lineup changes (2022–2023) =
In 2022, Boundaries released their second full length album, Burying Brightness, through 3DOT Recordings.{{cite web | url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-boundaries-burying-brightness | title=Review: BOUNDARIES Burying Brightness | work=Metal Injection | date=16 October 2022 | accessdate=28 November 2024}} Before the record was released, guitar and founder Zadak Brooks left the band and was replaced by Cody DelVecchio on guitar. In promotion of the album, three singles were released: Heaven's Broken Heart, Realize and Rebuild, and Burying Brightness.
= ''Death Is Little More'' (2024–2025) =
On February 8, 2024, Boundaries released lead single Easily Erased in promotion of their upcoming album Death Is Little More, which was set to release on March 29, 2024. The record was released through 3DOT Recordings, and saw further singles A Pale Light Lingers and Scars On A Soul before the release of the album.{{cite web | url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/album-review-boundaries-death-is-little-more/ | title=Album Review: Boundaries – Death is Little More | work=New Noise Magazine | date=3 April 2024 | accessdate=28 November 2024}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
- Your Receding Warmth (2020)
- Burying Brightness (2022)
- Death Is Little More (2024)
= EPs =
- Defector (2015)
- Hartford County Misery (2017)
- Spring Demonstration (2018)
- My Body in Bloom (2019)
= Singles =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Song !Album |
| 2014
|"Two Faced" |Two Faced |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|"Swine" | rowspan="2" |Defector |
| "Worm Den" |
| 2016
|"Sour Mouth" |Hartford County Misery |
| 2018
|"Blush" | rowspan="2" |My Body in Bloom |
| 2019
|"My Body in Bloom" |
| rowspan="3" |2020
|"Carve" | rowspan="3" |Your Receding Warmth |
| "Behind the Bend" |
| "I'd Rather Not Say" |
| rowspan="3" |2022
|"Heaven's Broken Heart" | rowspan="3" |Burying Brightness |
| "Realize and Rebuild" |
| "Burying Brightness" |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|"Bedlam" |Bedlam |
| "Armageddon"
|Armageddon |
| rowspan="3" |2024
|"Easily Erased" | rowspan="3" |Death Is Little More |
| "A Pale Light Lingers" |
| "Scars On A Soul" |
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