Kylesa is the debut album by American sludge metal band Kylesa. It was released on April 2, 2002, by Prank Records.
Background Kylesa formed in 2001 and began recording their debut album in May. The band played its first live show on June 2, 2001, with Mastodon and Cream Abdul Babar in Savannah, Georgia. Four days later, bassist Brian Duke died from an epileptic seizure. At the time of his death, most of the album had been finished. Kylesa returned to the studio in August, recording two songs with session bassist Michael Redmond.
Track listing
Personnel Kylesa Phillip Cope – guitar, vocals, samples Laura Pleasants – guitar, vocals Christian Depken – drums Brian Duke – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7), vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
Other musicians Michael Redmond – bass (2, 5), backing vocals (5) Kevin Bressler – backing vocals (2, 5) Chris Bickel – backing vocals (3)
Technical personnel Jay Matheson – engineering Steve Slavich – engineering George Horn – mastering
References
External links Kylesa (2022 Remaster) at Bandcamp (streamed copy where licensed) Kylesa at Discogs (list of releases)