Reach the Sky was an American hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Reach the Sky
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresHardcore punk[1]
Years active1997–2003
LabelsVictory Records
Past members
  • Chris Chasse
  • Brendan "Stu" Maguire
  • Bob Mahoney
  • Ian Larrabee
  • Dan Tammik

History

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Reach the Sky formed in 1997, and they released two EPs in 1999; their debut full-length, So Far From Home, followed on Victory Records later that same year.[2] After the release of So Far From Home, Dan Tammik left the band, and guitarist Brendan Maguire took over on bass.[3] Their second full-length, Friends, Lies, and the End of the World, was issued in 2001, and the group toured Canada after the album's release.[4] In 2002, their debut EP was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks. They broke up in 2003. In 2009, they reformed with a slightly different line up: Ian, Stu, Bob and Zach Jordan of Bane.

Bob went on to become a member of Bane, and Ian later founded Stand Accused. Stu became a touring manager, working with Sick of it All, Dropkick Murphys and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He went on to play in Bane before dying of cancer in June 2021.

Members

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  • Chris Chasse - guitar [2] (now member of Great Collapse and Nations Afire, ex-member of Rise Against)
  • Brendan "Stu" Maguire - guitar (died 2021, ex-member of Bane)
  • Bob Mahoney - drums (ex-member of Bane)
  • Ian Larrabee - vocals
  • Dan Tammik - bass

Discography

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  • Open Roads and Broken Dreams EP (East Coast Empire, 1999)
  • Everybody's Hero EP (Victory Records, 1999)
  • So Far From Home (Victory, 1999)
  • Split 7" with Buried Alive (Indecision Records, 2000)
  • Friends, Lies, and the End of the World (Victory, 2001)
  • Open Roads and Broken Dreams EP, reissue with bonus tracks (Deathwish Inc., 2002)
  • Transient Hearts EP (Victory, 2002)

Music videos

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  • "A Year and a Smile" (2001)
  • "Maybe Next Year" (2002)

References

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  1. ^ DaRonco, Mike. "Reach the Sky". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Reach the Sky at Allmusic
  3. ^ Hardcore Spirit of '97 Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. Boston Phoenix, March 15, 2001.
  4. ^ Reach the Sky Are Growing Up and Out Archived 2008-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, July 2001.