Today, the USA-based industrial/EBM/dark electro force Frontal Boundary released a new album, Shutting Down, via Re:Mission Entertainment.
The band explained what moved them to write this album: "In moments of feeling inadequate, many individuals find themselves Shutting Down. Overwhelmed by self-doubt and the pressures of life. Shutting Down is a story of these ups and downs and the emotions that it can bring. Music often serves as a powerful antidote, providing solace and a means of expression that can help navigate these emotions. The right melodies can uplift spirits, foster resilience, and inspire a sense of connection, reminding us that we are not alone in our struggles. Engaging with these ideas can promote personal growth and improvement, transforming feelings of inadequacy into a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. With Shutting Down we wanted to touch on a side that is often overlooked. A side that is usually hidden from the view of others. You're not alone".
Frontal Boundary started as the solo project of Brendin Ross. Its music mixes industrial, aggrotech, EBM, and synthpop, enveloping harsh vocals, melodic leads, and hard beats.
Created in 2002 and revisited in 2008, the project released the demo NeverEnding, a purely instrumental album. In 2009, Brendin was forced to relegate Frontal Boundary to the back burner for another three years. Frontal Boundary's next album, Electronic Warfare, was released in January 2012 and features tracks narrating Brendin's life experiences endured during his absence from the project. The album is the aural testament to the theory of music and sound, which embodies the Frontal Boundary ethos.
Since 2012, Frontal Boundary has achieved a meteoric rise in success within the industrial/EBM community. The band has released numerous remixes of many artists within the scene, including Die Sektor, Panic Lift, Bruderschaft, Her Own World, and Trakktor.
With 2019 comes a new line-up and change of pace for Frontal Boundary, with the addition of Krz Souls as vocalist. The Fall was subsequently released in March 2021. 2023 saw the addition of Jaysen Craves on synths.
Enclosed, you can see the artwork by Vlad McNeally. The album was written by Krz Souls, Brendin Ross, and Jaysen Craves, produced and mastered by Brendin Ross, and mixed by Brendin Ross and Krz Souls. Link
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"It's a dark album. According to me, it's the darkest yet in our discography. It's also very suggestive, very introverted, less direct, and might be less friendly..." - Daniel Moilanen
"With Hypocrisy, I'm very "home", but with Pain, it's an adventure, just like going into the jungle only with a knife and no glass of water and trying to survive." - Peter Tägtgren
"We try to support our army as much as possible since we also have friends on the frontline." - Helle Bohdanova
"We're really into oxymorons and that sort of thing. Years and years ago, we came up with this idea—well, we didn't invent it, but we called it "happy sad"." - Matt James
