Boundaries Announce New Album “Yearning: The Unbeautiful After” And Drop New Single ‘Death Will Follow Me’
Photo By Sarah Holick
Connecticut metalcore force Boundaries have announced their next full-length album, Yearning: The Unbeautiful After, set for release on 17th July via Sumerian Records. The announcement arrives alongside their devastating new single ‘Death Will Follow Me’ and an equally intense accompanying video.
TRACKLISTING
1. Malconscience
2. Skies cast amber black
3. May this pain never leave
4. Torn open wide (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
Vocalist Matthew McDougal has revealed that the album was shaped by a period of profound grief following a tragic accident that claimed the lives of close friends. “This time last year was one of significant sorrow for this band and many others,” McDougal explains. “The tragic accident that took the lives of our friends so suddenly has since had us in a state of perpetual mourning. The evidence of such and of life’s unforgivable violence is found throughout this newest album. ‘Death Will Follow Me’ merely begins to scratch the surface of this concept and its grief ripples throughout this entire record.”
Recorded in autumn 2025 with producer Drew Fulk, the album captures Boundaries at their most focused and uncompromising. Across fourteen tracks, Yearning: The Unbeautiful After promises a deliberate and punishing sonic assault, bolstered by guest appearances from Landon Tewers on ‘Crowned and Crucified’ and Make Them Suffer on ‘Torn Wide Open’.
“With the record, we aimed to be uncompromising and really plant our flag. 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… The title, Yearning, is base level. What do you want from life, relationships, or whatever you spend time on? Time is the only resource with any real value; it’s the only thing you can’t get more of. You should deeply consider anything you choose to spend time on. The subtitle, The Unbeautiful After, refers to the eventuality of what you’ve spent your time doing. The main questions are: ‘What did you give yourself to? What is important to you? Where did it lead you?’”
Album pre-orders and pre-saves are available now here with the collection available on multiple limited edition vinyl variants, CD, cassette, and digitally.
Boundaries are also gearing up for a relentless touring schedule throughout 2026. Currently on the road with The Amity Affliction and August Burns Red, the band will hit major European festivals including Download Festival, Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park, and Jera On Air, alongside appearances at Warped Tour and Louder Than Life.
BOUNDARIES UK/IE TOUR DATES 2026
14/06 – Download Festival, Donington Park
15/06 – Limelight, Belfast #
16/06 – Academy, Dublin #
17/06 – Y Plas, Cardiff *
19/06 – Voodoos, Norwich ##
20/06 – Cavern, Exeter ##
* – w. Kublai Khan TX
# – w. The Plot In Your
## – co-headline w. Heriot
