New York, NY (Top40 Charts) A Skylit Drive has been a staple in the post hardcore scene for over ten years now. Cory LaQuay and Joey Wilson were household names and shocked fans when they each left the band for their respective reasons. 2016 is proving to be a big year for the duo as they are back together making music with their new project, Avant Garde whose debut album "Fire Walk With Me" will be out August 5th.
For those expecting Avant Garde to sound like projects they've previously worked on, fans and critics will be pleasantly surprised at depth of their songwriting and the difference the new music brings. Not only is the style of music different, LaQuay who is a highly respected drummer has moved behind the mic and is the vocalist.
Avant Garde is proud to premiere "Fire Walk With Me" in it's entirety, "Hey everyone, the time is finally here! We are dropping our first album and we couldn't be more excited! Please spread the love and support and go check it out! Listen to it more than once! Very different from our other stuff so don't expect it to be like A Skylit Drive!" said LaQuay.
"Fire Walk With Me" is available now for pre order at Merchbucket.
Cory LaQuay and Joey Wilson got their whirlwind start in music in the post hardcore band, A Skylit Drive. Both LaQuay and Wilson were original members and there since the beginning with the band's first release, an the EP titled "She Watched The Sky" (2007). Together they went on to record 3 full lengths with the band, "Wires and The Concept of Breathing" (2008), "Adelphia" (2009) and "Identity on Fire" (2011).
2012 brought the departure of Wilson after the band finished up their run on the All Stars Tour. As they prepared for their show in the Philippines, Wilson decided it was time to move on and get his personal life together.
LaQuay continued on with the band as the drummer and was involved in the 2013 release "Rise". After being the drummer for ASD for 7 years, he decided that the band wasn't a project he wanted to be a part of anymore and announced he would leave the band.
Staying friends over the years and both sharing a passion for music, Wilson and LaQuay decided it was time to get together and start a new project and that became Avant Garde. In addition to writing the songs together, LaQuay is singing and Wilson is playing guitar.
The duo's debut album, "Fire Walk With Me" will be released in August 2016 and will be unlike anything fans have heard in the past.