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Kylesa Is An American Sludge Metal Band That Was Formed In Savannah Georgia. Their Music Incorporates Experimentalism With Heavy Riffs Drop-Tuned Guitars And Elements Of Psychedelic Rock. The Group Was Established In 2001 By The Former Members Of Damad With The Addition Of Guitar Player Laura Pleasants Who Is From North Carolina. The Band Has Since Undergone Line Up Changes The Remaining Original Members Are Phillip Cope And Laura Pleasants. In 2006 The Band Added Two Drummers Carl McGinley Of Unpersons From Savannah And Jeff Porter . Eric Hernandez Of Capsule From Miami Joined In 2008 To Replace Porter. The Dual Drum Tracks Are Often Panned Strongly To The Right And Left. On April 28 2016 The Band Announced In Facebook Post That They Would Be Going On An Indefinite Hiatus Stating "We Have Collectively Decided To Take A Hiatus With No Set Date To Reconvene. Kylesa Is A Metal Group That Borrows Elements Of Hardcore Punk Psychedelic Rock Stoner Rock Sludge Metal And Speed Metal. They Have Two Singers Phillip And Laura. Kylesa Formed In Savannah In 2001 Taking Their Name From "kilesa Mara" A Buddhist Term Denoting Delusory Mental States. Guitarist And Singer Phillip Cope Bassist Brian Duke And Drummer Christian Depken Were Former Members Of The Savannah Sludge Metal Act Damad Which Had Released Two Albums In The '90s. Philip Cope Has Been Described As The Savannah "metal Scene's Godfather." He Began Playing In Hardcore Punk Groups In The Late 1980s And In 1992 Booked Groups Such As Buzzoven And Neurosis At A Local All-Ages Club. From 1993 To 2001 Cope Played In The Group Damad. Pat Mathis Of The Passive Fist Label Said That Damad "established A Sound That's Stuck-- That Whole Heavy Doomy Southern Kind Of Metal. When You've Got These Old Punk Guys Who Listen To The Allman Brothers And Start A Metal Band That's Kind Of What You Get." Damad Changed Their Name To Kylesa In 2001 With The Addition Of Laura Pleasants A Native Of North Carolina Who Attended The Savannah College Of Art And Design. After Recording The Majority Of Their First Record S/T On Prank In May 2001 Kylesa Played Their First Show With Mastodon And Cream Abdul Babar In Savannah Georgia On June 2 2001. On June 6 2001 Brian Duke Died From An Epileptic Seizure During The Course Of The Night. The Band Decided To Finish The Recording In Brian's Honor Wrote And Recorded Two More Songs Where Local Bass Player And Friend Michael Redmond Stepped In And Played Bass . The Self-Titled Record Was Released About One Year Later On Prank Records When Artwork By Pushead Was Completed. Prior To The Full LP A Single Limited 7" Was Released On Prank Also With Pushead Art. The Pushead-Designed Band Logo From These Releases Has Been Used On All The Band's Merchandise And Releases Ever Since. Replacing Duke With Bassist And Singer Corey Barhorst The Band Wrote And Recorded A Split 7" With Memento Mori On Hyperrealist And A Split Full Length With Cream Abdul Babar From Florida On At A Loss Recordings. These Records Came Out Immediately Following The Release On Prank Although They Were Recorded Much Later The Long Wait For Artwork By Pushead Delaying The Release Of The S/T LP. More Singles And A Placeholder EP 2004's No Ending 110 Degree Heat Index Followed Right Before Depken Left The Group. Kylesa Signed With The Independent Metal Label Prosthetic Records And Released Their Second Proper Album To Walk A Middle Course In 2005 With Drummer Brandon Baltzley. Following The Release Of That Album Baltzley Left The Group Replaced By A Pair Of Drummers Jeff Porter And Carl McGinley. Kylesa's Third Album Time Will Fuse Its Worth Was Released On Halloween 2006. Eric Hernandez Replaced Porter And Appears On Static Tensions Released In 2009. Two Songs On This Album Were Inspired By The Shooting Of Jason Statts A Savannah Musician. They Toured With Mastodon After The Release Of This Album Whose Guitarist Bill Kelliher Said That “ We Took Kylesa On Tour Because We Love Those Guys And Have Been Hanging Out With Them For Years. They Blew A Lot Of People's Expectations Out Of The Water.” Journalist David Peisner Of Spin Described Them As "dark Psych-Metal Titans " Practicing An "aggressive Sound But With A Hazy Stoner Vibe That Suggests A Strange Amalgamation Of Black Sabbath Black Flag And Early Pink Floyd." As Of 2010 They Have Sold 75 000 Albums. In 2010 They Signed To The Season Of Mist Records Label To Release The Album Spiral Shadow On October 26 That Year. A Rarities Compilation Album Titled From The Vaults Vol. 1 Was Released Later That Year. Their Sixth Album Ultraviolet Was Released Through Season Of Mist In May 2013. The Record Is Said To Be Darker Lyrically And Sonically Than Previous Works Containing More Vocals From Singer/guitarist Laura Pleasants. The Band Embarked On A Full North America Headlining Tour To Promote The Release With Direct Support From Blood Ceremony White Hills And Lazer Wulf. In October 2015 The Group Released Their Seventh Album Exhausting Fire Through Season Of Mist.
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Kylesa Is An American Sludge Metal Band That Was Formed In Savannah Georgia. Their Music Incorporates Experimentalism With Heavy Riffs Drop-Tuned Guitars And Elements Of Psychedelic Rock. The Group Was Established In 2001 By The Former Members Of Damad With The Addition Of Guitar Player Laura Pleasants Who Is From North Carolina. The Band Has Since Undergone Line Up Changes The Remaining Original Members Are Phillip Cope And Laura Pleasants. In 2006 The Band Added Two Drummers Carl McGinley Of Unpersons From Savannah And Jeff Porter . Eric Hernandez Of Capsule From Miami Joined In 2008 To Replace Porter. The Dual Drum Tracks Are Often Panned Strongly To The Right And Left. On April 28 2016 The Band Announced In Facebook Post That They Would Be Going On An Indefinite Hiatus Stating "We Have Collectively Decided To Take A Hiatus With No Set Date To Reconvene. Kylesa Is A Metal Group That Borrows Elements Of Hardcore Punk Psychedelic Rock Stoner Rock Sludge Metal And Speed Metal. They Have Two Singers Phillip And Laura. Kylesa Formed In Savannah In 2001 Taking Their Name From "kilesa Mara" A Buddhist Term Denoting Delusory Mental States. Guitarist And Singer Phillip Cope Bassist Brian Duke And Drummer Christian Depken Were Former Members Of The Savannah Sludge Metal Act Damad Which Had Released Two Albums In The '90s. Philip Cope Has Been Described As The Savannah "metal Scene's Godfather." He Began Playing In Hardcore Punk Groups In The Late 1980s And In 1992 Booked Groups Such As Buzzoven And Neurosis At A Local All-Ages Club. From 1993 To 2001 Cope Played In The Group Damad. Pat Mathis Of The Passive Fist Label Said That Damad "established A Sound That's Stuck-- That Whole Heavy Doomy Southern Kind Of Metal. When You've Got These Old Punk Guys Who Listen To The Allman Brothers And Start A Metal Band That's Kind Of What You Get." Damad Changed Their Name To Kylesa In 2001 With The Addition Of Laura Pleasants A Native Of North Carolina Who Attended The Savannah College Of Art And Design. After Recording The Majority Of Their First Record S/T On Prank In May 2001 Kylesa Played Their First Show With Mastodon And Cream Abdul Babar In Savannah Georgia On June 2 2001. On June 6 2001 Brian Duke Died From An Epileptic Seizure During The Course Of The Night. The Band Decided To Finish The Recording In Brian's Honor Wrote And Recorded Two More Songs Where Local Bass Player And Friend Michael Redmond Stepped In And Played Bass . The Self-Titled Record Was Released About One Year Later On Prank Records When Artwork By Pushead Was Completed. Prior To The Full LP A Single Limited 7" Was Released On Prank Also With Pushead Art. The Pushead-Designed Band Logo From These Releases Has Been Used On All The Band's Merchandise And Releases Ever Since. Replacing Duke With Bassist And Singer Corey Barhorst The Band Wrote And Recorded A Split 7" With Memento Mori On Hyperrealist And A Split Full Length With Cream Abdul Babar From Florida On At A Loss Recordings. These Records Came Out Immediately Following The Release On Prank Although They Were Recorded Much Later The Long Wait For Artwork By Pushead Delaying The Release Of The S/T LP. More Singles And A Placeholder EP 2004's No Ending 110 Degree Heat Index Followed Right Before Depken Left The Group. Kylesa Signed With The Independent Metal Label Prosthetic Records And Released Their Second Proper Album To Walk A Middle Course In 2005 With Drummer Brandon Baltzley. Following The Release Of That Album Baltzley Left The Group Replaced By A Pair Of Drummers Jeff Porter And Carl McGinley. Kylesa's Third Album Time Will Fuse Its Worth Was Released On Halloween 2006. Eric Hernandez Replaced Porter And Appears On Static Tensions Released In 2009. Two Songs On This Album Were Inspired By The Shooting Of Jason Statts A Savannah Musician. They Toured With Mastodon After The Release Of This Album Whose Guitarist Bill Kelliher Said That “ We Took Kylesa On Tour Because We Love Those Guys And Have Been Hanging Out With Them For Years. They Blew A Lot Of People's Expectations Out Of The Water.” Journalist David Peisner Of Spin Described Them As "dark Psych-Metal Titans " Practicing An "aggressive Sound But With A Hazy Stoner Vibe That Suggests A Strange Amalgamation Of Black Sabbath Black Flag And Early Pink Floyd." As Of 2010 They Have Sold 75 000 Albums. In 2010 They Signed To The Season Of Mist Records Label To Release The Album Spiral Shadow On October 26 That Year. A Rarities Compilation Album Titled From The Vaults Vol. 1 Was Released Later That Year. Their Sixth Album Ultraviolet Was Released Through Season Of Mist In May 2013. The Record Is Said To Be Darker Lyrically And Sonically Than Previous Works Containing More Vocals From Singer/guitarist Laura Pleasants. The Band Embarked On A Full North America Headlining Tour To Promote The Release With Direct Support From Blood Ceremony White Hills And Lazer Wulf. In October 2015 The Group Released Their Seventh Album Exhausting Fire Through Season Of Mist.
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