
Kylesa have become one of metals most
influential bands in recent years so it makes sense that they might
feel pressured to put out their best record to date. In a sea of
imitators you kind of have to wonder what the band would bring on
their latest full length. Now after a handful of listens I am pleased
to report that Kylesa are back and as potent as ever – Exhausting
Fire representing all that is
great about the band whilst simultaneously driving them forward into
being one of the most impressive musical forces of the last twenty
years.
While
Exhausting Fire definitely
is a more intelligent evolution on the bands past work the titanic
riffs that made this group so excellent in the first place are still
here and dominate the record It's hard to deny the immortal power of
these swirling riffs and the way that they are able to capture the
imagination with crushing blow after blow of pure sonic annihilation.
The balance of light and dark on Exhausting Fire is
also impressive. It gives the album a far more epic sentiment than
that found on any previous Kylesa release. You find yourself not only
getting lost in the soundscapes but also unable to deny the immortal
power of the music.
This
is the kind of album that paints gigantic iconoclastic soudnscapes
and refuses to give you any ort of bullshit reprieve. Instead you
find yourself buried ever more deeply into the mind melting musical
master that the band has been able to create. Few enough bands have
been abe to fabricate a sound as iconoclastic as that of Kylesa.
Exhausting Fire sees
them pushing all kinds of limits and discoering brave new paths
forward in a world of perpetual suffering. The point being – there
is clearly a lot left in this bands tank and I'm excited for the
future to come!
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