Boundaries (band)

Boundaries is an American metalcore band from Hartford, Connecticut. The band lineup currently consists of vocalist Matthew McDougal, guitarists Cory Emond and Cody DelVecchio, drummer/clean vocalist Tim Sullivan and bassist/vocalist Nathan Calcagno.

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. 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. 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. 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. Current bassist Nathan Calcagno was recruited as a touring member around this time, before officially joining in 2022.

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. 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.

Signing to Sumerian and Skies cast amber black (2026-

On March 17, 2026, Boundaries teased a new release in their Instagram page, with the caption "It's all around us now...", following with the drop of the name of the new song, the first one after "Death is Little More" - "Skies cast amber black", and the release date - "this Friday". On March 20, 2026, an American record label Sumerian Records announced Boundaries as their new signing, in their Instagram post. In the same post, Sumerian announced the release of the song and the music video.

Discography

Studio albums

• Your Receding Warmth (2020)
• Burying Brightness (2022)
• Death Is Little More (2024)
• TBA (2026)

EPs

• Defector (2015)
• Hartford County Misery (2017)
• Spring Demonstration (2018)
• My Body in Bloom (2019)

Singles

Timeline