Multi-national, award winning progressive metal outfit Skyharbor have checked in with the following announcement:

"Due to scheduling and commitment issues, we are sad to announce that Anup has had to step down as the drummer of Skyharbor. We remain the best of bros, and we wish him all the very best for what will doubtless be a stellar career as one of the best drummers in the world. This decision was taken purely because of constantly conflicting schedules, and with our touring commitments becoming increasingly demanding with time, we needed someone to commit full time to the group. There is absolutely no acrimony in this split, and Anup will always be a close friend and part of the family.

With that said, we are very happy to welcome our dear friend Aditya Ashok into the band as the new full time drummer for Skyharbor. Aditya filled in on drums on our last two tours, and he brings to the table not only his drumming, but his awesome songwriting skills and knowledge of synths from his electronic music background with Ox7gen, which we will be exploiting to the hilt on our next album!

Thank you all for your understanding, and we hope for your continued support as we move forward into the future."

Skyharbor released their sophomore album, Guiding Lights, on November 10th, 2014 via Basick Records.

Guiding Lights offers 10 tracks of exhilarating and heady progressive music, weaving a sonic tapestry of technically beautiful and imaginative melodies around crunchy metal riffs and sweeping, atmospheric vocals. The album was funded by fans after a fast paced and successful PledgeMusic campaign and has been mixed and mastered by legendary Australian producer Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Animals As Leaders, Dead Letter Circus).  

Comments guitarist and songwriter Keshav Dhar: "We are thrilled to announce that our second record is officially complete, and it is titled Guiding Lights. We have worked incredibly hard over the last two years on making this album the most spectacular effort we could create, and we thank our AMAZING fans for helping bring it to life and take it to the next level! We can't wait for you to sink your teeth into it!"

The album release rounds out a fantastic year for Skyharbor, which has seen appearances at Download Festival, Graspop and a European tour, as well as a nomination for Global Metal Band at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods. On top of this the band released their first single/video for "Evolution" in June 2014 which can be viewed below.

Guiding Lights follows on from the 2011 debut, Blinding White Noise: Illusion & Chaos, which won the band fans worldwide, including Lamb Of God who handpicked the band to support them in India and saw the band picked to play at festivals across the globe whilst also resulting in awards for Best Song, Best Album and Best Band at the Rolling Stone India Metal Awards.

Tracklisting:

"Allure"
"Evolution"
"Idle Minds"
"Miracle"
"Halogen"
"New Devil"
"Patience"
"Guiding Lights"
"Kaikoma"
"The Constant"

"Evolution" lyric video: