Avandra announce new album ‘Skylighting’

October 10, 2020 James Weaver

AVANDRA have announced a new album!

Titled Skylighting, the upcoming album from the Puerto Rican progressive metal band is their brand new full-length effort and is scheduled to be released in November this year, via Layered Reality Productions.

Featuring guest synths performed by renowned keyboardist Vikram Shankar, the upcoming album was produced by Daniel Schwartz [ASTRONOID] and the mastered by Jamie King [BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, SCALE THE SUMMIT, THE CONTORTIONIST].

Speaking about the upcoming album, guitarist and band mastermind Christian Ayala says, “this new album is the response to our current situation in the world due to everything that has happened to us. It became a voyage of loss and return through cosmic cycles in which I both searched inward and outward, combining my love for philosophy and current events into songs. We were joined this time around by keyboardist extraordinaire Vikram Shankar [REDEMPTION, SILENT SKIES, LUX TERMINUS] who provided additional layers to the songs, taking them to a whole new level. We are really excited to share this record with all of you guys!”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released the first song from the upcoming album; Celestial Wreaths. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, guitarist Christian Ayala wrote the song about to the situation the world was in, and a snowball of creativity led to him writing a whole new album. Speaking about the new song, Ayala says, “Celestial Wreaths is an emotional song written during the pandemic that is hitting the world right now, about the inevitable loss that we have to deal with. It’s a song for all those who have lost a loved one during these trying times. May you find them shining bright in the night sky…”

Watch the official lyric video for Celestial Wreaths here: