Reach the Sky was an American

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band from

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, United States.

History

Reach the Sky formed in 1997, and they released two EPs in 1999; their debut full-length, ''So Far From Home'', followed on

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later that same year.

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

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After the release of ''So Far From Home'', Dan Tammik left the band, and guitarist Brendan Maguire took over on bass. Their second full-length, ''Friends, Lies, and the End of the World'', was issued in 2001, and the group toured

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after the album's release.Reach the Sky Are Growing Up and Out
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'', July 2001. 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

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. Bob went on to become a member of

, and Ian later founded Stand Accused. Stu became a touring manager, working with

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and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He went on to play in

before dying of cancer in June of 2021.

Members

*Chris Chasse - guitar (now member of Great Collapse and

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, ex-member of

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) *Brendan "Stu" Maguire - guitar (died 2021) *Bob Mahoney - drums *Ian Larrabee - vocals *Dan Tammik - bass

Discography

*''Open Roads and Broken Dreams'' EP (

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, 1999) *''Everybody's Hero'' EP (

, 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

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