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.
Kylesa performing at Roskilde Festival 2011
Kylesa in 2014
Sludge metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that combines elements of doom metal and hardcore punk. The genre generally includes slow tempos, tuned down guitars and nihilistic lyrics discussing poverty, drug addiction and pollution.
The Melvins were one of the earliest and most influential sludge metal bands
The B-side of Black Flag's My War (1984) featured some of the earliest sludge metal tracks
Eyehategod are one of the defining bands in the New Orleans sludge metal scene