Avandra: With symbolic and spacey artwork….

Avandra is a progressive metal/progressive rock band from San Juan, Puerto Rico and they have signed a deal with Layered Reality Productions! The band was founded in mid-2011 by Christian Ayala aka Volteau. Last year they made waves in the progressive metal scene with the release of their critically acclaimed album Descender. This album was positively received by progressive metal fans worldwide.

This autumn is about to become more and more exciting, as Avandra has now announced the title, tracklist and coverart for their upcoming album! The album shall be called Skylighting and features 7 brand new songs. The four core band members, were joined this time around by keyboardist extraordinaire Vikram Shankar (Redemption, Silent Skies, Lux Terminus) who provided additional layers to the songs. This album will be released worldwide on the 20th of November 2020 through Layered Reality Productions on both CD and digital formats. The track Beyond The Threshold Part 1,

Production duties were shared by Christian Ayala and Daniel Schwartz (Astronoid) and mastering was in the hands of Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, Scale The Summit, The Contortionist and more). The symbolic, spacey artwork was made by Mark Facey.

The band’s singer and guitarist Christian Ayala had the following to say about this album: «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 are really excited to share this record with all of you guys!».

The album will feature the following track list:

1: Celestial Wreaths (5:08)

2: Noetic Probes (5:12)

3: Life is not a circle, but a sphere (5:15)

4: Eternal Return (9:36)

5: ProcGen (5:44)

6: Afferent Realms (6:49)

7: New Origins (4:07)

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