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'''Kylesa''' is an American [[sludge metal]] band that was formed in [[Savannah, Georgia]]. Their music incorporates experimentalism with heavy riffs, [[Down-tuned guitar|drop-tuned guitars]] and elements of [[psychedelic rock]].<ref name="prostheticrecords.com">{{Cite web|url=http://prostheticrecords.com/bands/kylesa/8.php|title=PROSTHETIC RECORDS.COM|date=February 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224022921/http://prostheticrecords.com/bands/kylesa/8.php|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2009}}</ref> The dualgroup drumwas tracksestablished arein often2001<ref pannedname="prostheticrecords.com"/> stronglyby tothe former members of Damad, with the rightaddition andof leftguitar player Laura Pleasants who is from North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stompandstammer.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=858&Itemid=51&task=view&limit=1&limitstart=0 |title=Kylesa (May.07 issue) |publisher=Stomp And Stammer |access-date=June 3, 2013}}</ref>

The group was established in 2001<ref name="prostheticrecords.com"/> by the former members of Damad, with the addition of guitar player Laura Pleasants who is from North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stompandstammer.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=858&Itemid=51&task=view&limit=1&limitstart=0 |title=Kylesa (May.07 issue) |publisher=Stomp And Stammer |access-date=June 3, 2013}}</ref> The band has since undergone lineup changes; the remaining original members are Phillip Cope and Laura Pleasants. In 2006, the band added two drummers (Carl McGinley of Unpersons, from Savannah, and Jeff Porter). Eric Hernandez (of Capsule, from Miami) joined in 2008 to replace Porter. In April 2016, the band announced in a [[Facebook]] post that they would be going on an indefinite hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65154-kylesa-announce-indefinite-hiatus/ |title=Kylesa Announce Indefinite Hiatus |publisher=Pitchfork Media |first=Zoe |last=Camp |date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref>

Kylesa is most often classified as a [[Sludge metal|sludge]] and [[stoner metal]] band.<ref name="phoenixnewtimes" >{{cite web |url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/the-21-best-heavy-metal-albums-of-2013-6614732 |title=The 21 Best Heavy Metal Albums of 2013 |last=WISE |first=LAUREN |website=[[Phoenix New Times]] |access-date=September 23, 2018 |quote=Georgia's pretty damn good at producing great stoner sludge metal: In addition to Mastodon and Baroness there's Kylesa, who fuses basement punk and biker metal on Ultraviolet.}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] stated that the band borrows "elements of [[hardcore punk]], psychedelic [[stoner rock]], technical [[speed metal]], and good old-fashioned [[Black Sabbath]] sludge."<ref name="AllMusic bio"/> The dual drum tracks are often panned strongly to the right and left.