Exhausting Fire

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Exhausting Fire
Exhausting Fire.jpg
Album cover artwork by Shaun Beaudry
Studio album by
Kylesa
ReleasedOctober 2, 2015
RecordedFebruary 2015 - March 2015
The Jam Room, Columbia, SC
GenreSludge metal, heavy metal
Length45:02
LabelSeason of Mist
ProducerPhilip Cope
Kylesa chronology
Ultraviolet
(2013) 		Exhausting Fire
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com4.5/5 stars[2]
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Exclaim!8[5]
Magnet8.5/10 stars[1]
Metal Storm6.5[6]
Pitchfork7.4[7]
Punknews.org3.5/5 stars[8]
Spin8[9]

Exhausting Fire is the seventh full-length studio album by American sludge metal group, Kylesa. It is the group's fourth album to be released through Season of Mist.

Reception[]

The aggregate review site Metacritic assigned an average score of 82 out of 100 to the album based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
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 (Black Sabbath cover)" (bonus track)4:40
Total length:45:02

Personnel[]

Exhausting Fire album personnel adapted from CD liner notes.[10]

Kylesa

  • Laura Pleasants - vocals, guitar
  • Philip Cope - vocals, guitar, bass, keys
  • Carl McGinley - drums

Guest musicians

  • Jay Matheson - bass on "Moving Day", "Night Drive", "Growing Roots", "Out of My Mind", Shaping the Southern Sky", "Blood Moon" and "Lost and Confused"
  • Andrew J. Ripley - oboe on "Blood Moon"

Production

  • Philip Cope - producer, head engineer
  • Zac Thomas - head engineer
  • Steve Slavish - assistant engineer
  • Jay Matheson - assistant engineer
  • Carl McGinley - assistant engineer
  • FatRat Da Czar - assistant engineer
  • Dave Harris - mastering at Studio B, Charlotte, NC

Album artwork

  • Shaun Beaudry - album art
  • Laura Pleasants - art direction and additional graphics
  • Edley O'Dowd - Kylesa "K" logo

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Top Independent Albums[11] 48
Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums[11] 22
Billboard Top Heatseeker Albums[11] 7

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Critic Reviews for Exhausting Fire - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Tom Campagna (October 2, 2015). "Kylesa - Exhausting Fire Review". About.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Thom Jurek (October 2, 2015). "Kylesa - Exhausting Fire". Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Jon Hadusek (September 28, 2015). "Album Review: Kylesa – Exhausting Fire". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Addison Herron-Wheeler (September 30, 2015). "Kylesa Exhausting Fire". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  6. ^ BitterCOld (September 14, 2015). "Kylesa - Exhausting Fire review". Metal Storm. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  7. ^ Brandon Stosuy (October 2, 2015). "Kylesa: Exhausting Fire; Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  8. ^ Keenan (October 6, 2015). "Kylesa - Exhausting Fire". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  9. ^ Kim Kelly (September 30, 2015). "Review: Kylesa Perfect Their Psychedelic Space-Metal on 'Exhausting Fire'". Spin. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  10. ^ Exhausting Fire (CD liner). Kylesa. Seasons of Mist. 2015.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c Exhausting Fire - Kylesa Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

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