Reach the Sky

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

History

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.^[1] After the release of So Far From Home, Dan Tammik left the band, and guitarist Brendan Maguire took over on bass.^[2] 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.^[3] 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 currently plays in Bane.

Members

• Chris Chasse - guitar ^[1] (now member of Great Collapse and Nations Afire, ex-member of Rise Against)
• Brendan "Stuuuuu" Maguire - guitar
• Bob Mahoney - drums
• Ian Larrabee - vocals
• Dan Tammik - bass

Discography

• 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

• A year and a smile (2001)
• Maybe next year (2002)

References