Kylesa Bring the Noise With Static Tensions

Savannah, Georgia’s Kylesa bring the noise once again with their third release on Prosthetic Records, Static Tensions. When I say noise I don’t necessarily mean noise in a bad way, I totally mean it in a brass knuckles to the temple, good way.

Dual down tuned guitars make for a sludgy, psychedelic yet bright mix with an onslaught of heavy riffs that are simplistic but catchy enough to really enjoy. The guitars also have a sense of melody that accentuates Static Tensions with a show of progression from their last album Time Will Fuse It’s Worth.

In addition with their duel guitars comes the duel vocals of Phillip Cope and Laura Pleasants that hit you in the face full force. More of a yell than screaming or singing, they also hold that sense of melody that without, would probably sound more like an amateur band just trying to sound heavy without feeling. Kylesa may not exactly be technical, but they are far from amateur.

Making the bottom end even deeper and heavier is the bass and dual drums of Eric Hernandez and Carl McGinley. Javier Villegas is listed as the Bass player on the album but I see reports that Corey Barhorst is playing live. The lyrics on Static Tensions are intelligent, yet a great definition of simplistic artistry.

If you dig fellow Georgians Torche, then you will most definitely enjoy Kylesa and Static Tensions. If you were fortunate enough to catch both bands live at Scion Rock Fest then you know what I’m talking about. I wasn’t fortunate enough to make it to Scion and I’m still kicking myself in the ass for it.

Static Tensions was produced by Philip Cope. The cover art was done by John Dyer Baizley. You may be familiar with from bands like Pig Destroyer, Baroness (whom he is also the frontman), Darkest Hour and Skeletonwitch, among a few other bands.

Catch Kylesa on tour with Mastodon and Intronaut this summer and later this month at SXSW.

Download Kylesa’s Said And Done from Prosthetic records

Images courtesy of Prosthetic records