Kylesa "Exhausting Fire"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Sludge, Stoner, Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, cassette
Release date: October 2, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Crusher (4:55)
2. Inward Debate (2:35)
3. Moving Day (2:46)
4. Lost And Confused (3:18)
5. Shaping The Southern Sky (5:48)
6. Falling (4:17)
7. Night Drive (4:35)
8. Blood Moon (4:37)
9. Growing Roots (4:05)
10. Out Of My Mind (3:26)
11. Paranoid (4:40)

Total Time 45:02

Line-up: 
Phillip Cope - vocals, guitars
Laura Pleasants - guitars, vocals
Carl McGinley - drums

Description/Reviews: 

Vestiges of Ultraviolet's  experimental edge are not entirely absent here: opening track "Blood Moon" begins with a riff oscillating comfortably between trendy shoegaze and "Planet Caravan"-style psychedelia, but it doesn't linger there long before revealing itself as a classic Kylesa sludge-riffing juggernaut. "Crusher" continues in that vein, replete with  the clean, emotionally distant vamping that Laura Pleasants has increasingly come to favor over the last several albums. This singing style reaches an apex on "Inward Delete", which faintly resembles a female-led Godflesh, not that that's in way a bad thing.

 Read the full review by Jeremy Ulrey at metalinjection.net

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

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Kylesa "Ultraviolet"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Post Metal, Sludge, Stoner
Label: Season Of Mist
Release date: May 24, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Exhale (3:02)
2. Unspoken (4:47)
3. Grounded (3:13)
4. We're Taking This (2:41)
5. Long Gone (3:26)
6. What Does It Take (2:04)
7. Steady Breakdown (4:48)
8. Low Tide (3:35)
9. Vulture's Landing (3:15)
10. Quicksand (2:34)
11. Drifting (5:25)

Line-up: 
Laura Pleasants - vocals, guitar, bass
Philip Cope - vocals, guitar, bass, keys, theremin, percussion
Carl McGinley - drums, percussion
Eric Hernandez - bass, drums, guitar
   With
Jay Matheson - bass on "Exhale", "Quicksand", and "Drifting"
Brett Kent - keyboard on "Drifting"
Steve Sancho - percussion on "Low Tide"

Description/Reviews: 

Throughout the album the classic Kylesa vibe makes up the core. Yet, as stated, the songs are more open. The psychedelics worm their way into the mix more, broadening the sonic palette instead of a constant wall of sound. This allows the songs to weave in and around the listener, connecting on a deeper level. Although Cope’s production keeps the two drummers on the same channel this time, the power of the duality isn’t affected. While not unique, none do it better and it’s a signature that has become integral to the band.

Read the full review by at hellbound.ca

Media/Samples 
Unspoken


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