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78

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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The seventh full-length release for the Georgia sludge metal band features influences from New Wave, Americana, Eighties goth, and death rock music.
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Lost and Confused
A distant silence A distant far away flavor Causing me to spin therein once again Who is using another bad decision A memento left again from another... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Magnet
    Oct 14, 2015
    85
    Exhausting Fire is the fourth--and best installment of what will hopefully one day be recognized as the finest thing going in the forward-thinking heavy underground. [No. 125, p.59]
  2. Oct 2, 2015
    80
    For Kylesa, Exhausting Fire marks not only a giant step on their ever evolving journey (one that effortlessly looks forward and back simultaneously), but is also the bedrock of an idiosyncratic, clearly demarcated sonic terrain no other band can claim.
  3. Oct 2, 2015
    80
    Exhausting Fire synthesizes and fuses those sounds with their more doomy roots.
  4. Oct 2, 2015
    80
    With this new album, they finally sever those last few ties, and forge ahead into the retro future.
  5. Oct 2, 2015
    75
    Exhausting Fire has heart, both sonically and lyrically. It moves with confidence, content with its explorations, and it’s engaging because of it.
  6. Oct 12, 2015
    74
    Some can't be saved, which happens when you keep expanding..... More often than not, though, the center holds, and it makes Ultraviolet look like a scratchpad for what they ended up doing here: radically shaking up their formula--from the inside out--and come back with compelling results.
  7. Oct 29, 2015
    60
    Kylesa stick to their home-brewed brand of lyrically ambiguous sludge metal meets psychedelic rock with touches of Americana, some ‘80s goth moments, and a hearty smattering of doom.
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  1. Oct 25, 2015
    9
    Yet Another Great album by Atlanta stoner band Kylesa, great riffs and awesome vocal harmonies. Thoroughly enjoyed it one of my favouritesYet Another Great album by Atlanta stoner band Kylesa, great riffs and awesome vocal harmonies. Thoroughly enjoyed it one of my favourites albums this year!!!!. Expand