Boundaries formed in Hartford, Connecticut in 2013 and spent their early years in the deathcore and downtempo underground before sharpening into one of modern metalcore's most punishing acts. The lineup is vocalist Matthew McDougal, guitarists Cory Emond and Cody DelVecchio, bassist/vocalist Nathan Calcagno, and drummer/clean vocalist Tim Sullivan.
After early EPs like Hartford County Misery (2017) and their debut LP Your Receding Warmth (2020, Unbeaten Records), the band moved to 3DOT Recordings for Burying Brightness (2022) and Death Is Little More (2024), the latter paired with a 55-minute tour documentary. Their sound welds crushing breakdowns and atypical song structures to real emotional weight — landing near the heavier end of the scene alongside peers like Knocked Loose, The Plot In You, and Make Them Suffer.
In 2026 the band signed to Sumerian Records and announced their fourth full-length, Yearning: the unbeautiful after, out July 17. Recorded in the fall of 2025 with producer Drew Fulk (Knocked Loose, Fit For A King), the record was shaped by grief following the loss of friends, and features guest appearances from Make Them Suffer and The Plot In You's Landon Tewers.
