BOUNDARIES SHARE “MAY THIS PAIN NEVER LEAVE” PERFORMANCE VIDEO AHEAD OF YEARNING: THE UNBEAUTIFUL AFTER’S JULY 17 RELEASE VIA SUMERIAN RECORDS
EUROPEAN TOUR ONGOING; KNOCKED LOOSE TOUR THIS FALL
ALBUM PRE-ORDERS/PRE-SAVES: https://sumerian.lnk.to/ytua
“May this pain never leave” video, directed by Sarah Holick
Boundaries unveil “May this pain never leave,” the latest preview of Yearning: the unbeautiful after (July 17, Sumerian Records), arriving alongside a blistering performance video (https://youtu.be/ric3x18KyRg).
Directed by the band’s longtime photographer/videographer Sarah Holick, the video was filmed at The Webster Underground in their hometown of Hartford, Conn., where Boundaries thanked fans who attended the shoot with an intimate performance following filming.
“The premise of the song is laid out very plainly and intentionally,” Matthew McDougal notes. “It exists as an extension of the Colin Parkes quote: ‘The pain of grief is just as much a part of life as the joy of love; it is, perhaps, the price we pay for love, the cost of commitment.’” The song was written in the wake of the 2025 plane crash that claimed the lives of Dave Shapiro, Kendall Fortner, Emma Huke, Daniel Carmelo, along with two others. “With the sudden and violent loss of a number of people close to the band this past year it became impossible to not write about the bereavement and the subsequent emotions. As much as it hurts to miss these people, I hope with all my heart it never stops so that I may miss them with the weight and significance they deserve.”
Boundaries is in the final days of a European tour that has seen them perform at a number of festivals: Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park, and Download, where Kerrang! dubbed their set “the nastiest of the weekend,” noting that “their concussive breakdowns and barked vocals ignited a vortex of dust and flailing limbs.” The tour wraps up next week and includes upcoming outings at Jera on Air, Impericon Festival, and Vainstream Festival. The band returns to the road in the U.S. later this month, with spots at Warped Tour in Long Beach, Calif., and Louder Than Life. A six-week Fall tour with Knocked Loose begins on Sept. 26.
The band previously shared three songs from the forthcoming album: “Death will follow me,” “Skies cast amber black,” and “Only endless,” which has been added to SiriusXM’s Octane channel. Revolver has described the new music as “awesomely pissed off,” Knotfest noted the “unrelenting aggression” shown on the new tracks, and Rock Sound said they’re “demonstrating that they have a knack for penning a stunning melody within the chaos.”
Recorded in the fall of 2025 with producer Drew Fulk (Knocked Loose, Fit For A King), Yearning: the unbeautiful after captures Boundaries at their most punishing, deliberate, and focused. The 14-track album features guest appearances from The Plot In You’s Landon Tewers (“Crowned and crucified”) and Make Them Suffer (“Torn wide open”).
“With the record, we aimed to be uncompromising and really plant our flag,” McDougal adds. “As more time passes, heavy music continues to lose its teeth. This genre is supposed to be threatening; it should have an edge and make you feel something. We tried to create an album with urgency.”
Album pre-orders (https://sumerian.lnk.to/ytua) and pre-saves are available now, with the collection available on multiple limited edition vinyl variants, CD, and digitally.
Yearning: the unbeautiful after track listing:
1. Malconscience
2. Skies cast amber black
3. May this pain never leave
4. Torn wide open (ft. Make Them Suffer)
5. Bitter ash, bitter love
6. Unequal whole
7. Death will follow me
8. The leper’s ball
9. Crowned and crucified (ft. Landon Tewers)
10. Wasted angel
11. Evidence of extinction
12. Nothing, gathered
13. Only endless
14. Yearning: the unbeautiful after
Boundaries tour dates:
June 19 Norwich, UK Voodoos *
June 20 Exeter, UK Cavern *
June 22 Bremen, DE Aladdin Music Hall ***
June 23 Karlsruhe, DE Substage **
June 25 Ysselsteyn, NL Jera on Air
June 26 Leipzig, DE Impericon Festival
June 27 Münster, DE Vainstream Festival
July 25 – 26 Long Beach, CA Warped Tour
September 19 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life
*-co-headline w/Heriot
**-w/Bury Tomorrow
***-w/The Plot In You
with Knocked Loose:
September 26 Newport, KY Megacorp Pavilion
September 27 Detroit, MI The Majestic – Outdoors
September 29 St. Paul, MN Myth Live
September 30 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed Fairgrounds
October 2 Philadelphia, PA Stateside Live!
October 3 Washington, DC The Anthem
October 6 New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17
October 8 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount
October 9 Worcester, MA The Palladium Outdoors
October 11 Toronto, ON The Theatre at Great Canadian
October 14 Asheville, NC Hellbender
October 16 Orlando, FL Orlando Amphitheater
October 17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL FTL War Memorial Auditorium
October 19 Nashville, TN The Pinnacle
October 21 St. Louis, MO The Factory
October 22 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
October 27 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
October 29 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Outdoors
October 30 San Diego, CA Gallagher Square at Petco Park
October 31 Daly City, CA Cow Palace Warehouse
November 2 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
November 3 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
November 5 Austin, TX Moody Amphitheater
Boundaries is Matthew McDougal [vocals], Cory Emond [guitar], Tim Sullivan [drums, vocals], Nathan Calcagno [bass, vocals], and Cody Delvecchio [guitar]. The Hartford-based band has become one of heavy music’s most talked about modern acts through a combination of crushing intensity, uncompromising vision, emotional weight, and relentless touring. The band also released a 55-minute documentary chronicling life on the road behind Death Is Little More. Their catalog includes Death Is Little More (2024), Burying Brightness (2022), Your Receding Warmth (2020), and Hartford County Misery (2017).
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