Matt McDougal of Boundaries releases statement about critics about the mixing for their new single

Vocalist Matt McDougal of Boundaries has responded to the criticism the band has recently received regarding their signing with Sumerian Records and their most recent track, “Skies Cast Amber Black“, as per theprp. Although Sumerian Records has had its share of problems over the years, the mix of this new song has also drawn criticism from the group’s supporters. In addition to producing the song, Drew Fulk (Knocked Loose, Disturbed) was in charge of its mixing and mastering. McDougal said this while chiming in on the r/Metalcore subreddit.

Really appreciate ya/ll for checking this out early, this sub has always been so supportive of us i look forward to seeing how you guys react to our art more than i do any other platform at this point. As far as why sumerian its pretty much the new Sharptone because the guy that ran that label moved to sumerian and we went with him, shopped labels for a bit but real life we’d get responses back akin to “they don’t make r&b music over low turned guitars or stream well enough not interested” so the landscape for places that will take on what we do artistically is sadly not as wide as one might think.

More and more labels are looking for overnight success TikTok bands they can rob blind and dump after a year which is largely what this song is about coincidentally. So far they’ve been great to us and we are looking forward to making a home here for at least the next little while and using the significant step up in resources to make even cooler stuff.

That all being said we had no clue the mix would be so divisive haha, we spent months on it and really love how it came out and we’re thankful for your honesty regarding how it hits peoples ears for the first time, i’ve been listening to this song in my room since fucking november and this mix really grew on me, maybe it will with everyone else as well? Who friggin knows. i can’t wait to be on the road playing it for you guys. We have so much more music locked and loaded.