| Exhausting Fire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Album cover artwork by Shaun Beaudry | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | February 2015 – March 2015 | |||
| Studios | The Jam Room Columbia, South Carolina | |||
| Genres | Sludge metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 45:02 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
| Producer | Philip Cope | |||
| Kylesa chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/1001 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   2 |
| AllMusic |  3 |
| Consequence of Sound | B4 |
| Exclaim! | 8/105 |
| Magnet | 1 |
| Metal Storm | 6.5/106 |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/107 |
| Punknews.org | 8 |
| Spin | 8/109 |
Exhausting Fire is the seventh full-length studio album by American sludge metal band 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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 the CD liner notes.10
Kylesa
- Laura Pleasants – vocals, guitar
- Philip Cope – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
- 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, Columbia, South Carolina
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 Albums11 | 48 |
| Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums11 | 22 |
| Billboard Top Heatseeker Albums11 | 7 |
References
References
- "Critic Reviews for Exhausting Fire – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- Tom Campagna (October 2, 2015). "Kylesa – Exhausting Fire Review". About.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- Thom Jurek (October 2, 2015). "Kylesa – Exhausting Fire". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- Jon Hadusek (September 28, 2015). "Album Review: Kylesa – Exhausting Fire". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- Addison Herron-Wheeler (September 30, 2015). "Kylesa Exhausting Fire". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- BitterCOld (September 14, 2015). "Kylesa – Exhausting Fire review". Metal Storm. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- Brandon Stosuy (October 2, 2015). "Kylesa: Exhausting Fire; Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- Keenan (October 6, 2015). "Kylesa – Exhausting Fire". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- Kim Kelly (September 30, 2015). "Review: Kylesa Perfect Their Psychedelic Space-Metal on 'Exhausting Fire'". Spin. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- Exhausting Fire (CD liner). Kylesa. Seasons of Mist. 2015.
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