Born Of Osiris have announced the departure of guitarist Lee McKinney from their ranks. A statement shared by the band this morning (May 28th) outlines the split and the group’s immediate plans, it reads:
“To our BOO CREW family around the world, we have some news to share with you:
Lee McKinney and Born of Osiris are parting ways. We wish him the best with his future endeavors.
None of our upcoming plans will change:
• Our new album, “Through Shadows” will come out on July 11th
• We will continue the European headline tour that we are on right now; we will not cancel any shows
• For our upcoming Canadian tour in June/JuIy, Scott Carstairs from Entheos/Fallujah will be filling in on guitar
We will soon be announcing more details regarding the future guitar player of Born of Osiris.
–Ronnie, Cameron, Nick“
McKinney himself has issued a personal statement regarding his exit, revealing that he will be pursuing a new band, Dead Air Divine. That group unites him with former Dance Gavin Dance vocalist Tilian Pearson.
“Thank you so much to all of the fans who listened, shared, supported, or attended what we put so much love into for all these years. Thank you @sumerianrecords. What a blessing this has been!
As for me – I will focus on family, solo music, content, and my new band Dead Air Divine with my great friend @tilianpearson. Our first album is almost complete.
Follow us at @deadairdivine
Pre-Save my upcoming solo song “Good Ground” – onerpm.link/goodground
–Lee Patrick McKinney“
