Exhausting Fire
2015 studio album by Kylesa
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com | |
| AllMusic | |
| Consequence of Sound | B |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| Magnet | |
| Metal Storm | 6.5/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 |
| Punknews.org | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
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.
01Reception
The aggregate review site Metacritic assigned an average score of 82 out of 100 to the album based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
02Track 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 |
| Total length: | 40:22 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath cover) | 4:40 |
03Personnel
Exhausting Fire album personnel adapted from the CD liner notes.
- 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", "Lost and Confused", and "Paranoid" (Deluxe Edition)
- 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
04Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Top Independent Albums | 48 |
| Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums | 22 |
| Billboard Top Heatseeker Albums | 7 |
Sources and credits
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