After 15 years of records and touring, Kylesa are taking a break. The Savannah, Georgia-based experimental sludge metal outfit announced their indefinite hiatus yesterday evening on Facebook. "We have collectively decided to take a hiatus with no set date to reconvene," they said. Read their complete statement below.
Kylesa formed in Savannah in 2001. Their original lineup comprised guitarists/vocalists Laura Pleasants and Phillip Cope, drummer Brandon Baltzley, and bassist Brian Duke (who passed away before the release of the band's self-titled debut the following year). Kylesa steadily expanded their discography throughout the aughts and beyond, tempering their sludgy sound with elements of psychedelic rock and heavy metal. They've undergone several personnel changes along the way, with Pleasants and Cope remaining core members throughout the band's 15-year existence. The band's most recent album, Exhausting Fire, came out last October.
Read our 2013 interview with the band.
Watch the video for "Lost and Confused," off Exhausting Fire:
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