---
title: "Kylesa"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/kylesa"
genre: "Sludge Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2001
disbanded: 2016
---

# Kylesa

**Kylesa** is a sludge metal band, from United States, active 2001 to 2016.

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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylesa

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Kylesa |
| Genre | Sludge Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Savannah, United States |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Disbanded | 2016 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Stoner Rock](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-rock) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal) · [Atmospheric Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-sludge)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Laura Pleasants](https://themetalnet.com/musician/laura-pleasants) | Guitar, Lead vocals |  | Current |
| [Phillip Cope](https://themetalnet.com/musician/phillip-cope) | Lead vocals, Guitar |  | Current |
| [Carl McGinley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carl-mcginley) |  | 2006 to present | Current |
| [Eric Hernandez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-hernandez) |  |  | Current |
| [Javier Villegas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/javier-villegas) |  |  | Current |
| [Brian Duke](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-duke) | Bass | until 2001 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 | [Kylesa](https://themetalnet.com/album/1e7c70de-bf8b-32aa-ad23-4dd7d7e822d7) | Album |
| 2002 | [Kylesa / Memento Mori](https://themetalnet.com/album/3bdd6884-ccd9-383e-be78-ea81b6f27267) | EP |
| 2003 | [No Ending / A 100° Heat Index](https://themetalnet.com/album/afc9ee39-f201-3490-b00b-037eb72d6d23) | EP |
| 2005 | [To Walk a Middle Course](https://themetalnet.com/album/928569a7-de60-3aae-b2db-a671027a33f2) | Album |
| 2006 | [Time Will Fuse Its Worth](https://themetalnet.com/album/76d7baf1-7b43-3bfb-9782-6d264db6c9e9) | Album |
| 2009 | [Kylesa / Victims](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d1b12f3-2756-497d-9ff6-017d05fe1576) | EP |
| 2009 | [Static Tensions](https://themetalnet.com/album/61aabcf5-04b5-3fd0-93e1-f4c24c4c4526) | Album |
| 2010 | [Spiral Shadow](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ec31b11-cde3-4e93-ac7e-214ca63932c8) | Album |
| 2013 | [Ultraviolet](https://themetalnet.com/album/4475a242-1312-46cd-8700-64abb0c56362) | Album |
| 2013 | [Violitionist Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/8a0fdb8a-cefa-4751-b286-23db833b16ab) | EP |
| 2015 | [Exhausting Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/00c1a0b4-e093-4b68-9ed4-4f7abb676ed1) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Baroness](https://themetalnet.com/band/baroness) (listened together)
- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [Red Fang](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-fang) (listened together)
- [Isis](https://themetalnet.com/band/isis) (listened together)
- [High on Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/high-on-fire) (listened together)
- [Kyuss](https://themetalnet.com/band/kyuss) (listened together)
- [Neurosis](https://themetalnet.com/band/neurosis-a9416fb3) (listened together)
- [Torche](https://themetalnet.com/band/torche) (listened together)
- [Melvins](https://themetalnet.com/band/melvins) (listened together)
- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [The Sword](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-sword) (listened together)
- [Pelican](https://themetalnet.com/band/pelican) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/kylesamusic
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KYLESAmusic
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kylesamusic
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Kylesa/19861
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7mO0JGOATH8fVHvgCdZsXh
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/418421
- bandcamp: https://kylesamusic.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/kylesa](https://themetalnet.com/band/kylesa). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt