Exhausting Fire
2015 studio album by Kylesa
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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.
ReleasedOctober 2, 2015
RecordedFebruary 2015 – March 2015
StudioThe Jam Room
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
| Exhausting Fire | ||||
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Album cover artwork by Shaun Beaudry | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | February 2015 – March 2015 | |||
| Studio | The Jam Room Columbia, South Carolina | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 45:02 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
| Producer | Philip Cope | |||
| Kylesa chronology | ||||
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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 Albums[11] | 48 |
| Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums[11] | 22 |
| Billboard Top Heatseeker Albums[11] | 7 |