KYLESA · Stoner and sludge metal
Female vocalistFemale guitarist
KYLESA join YOB and Windhand on the 2027 Desertfest London bill
LAURA PLEASANTS' KYLESA are among 18 new names for Desertfest London, held 21 to 23 May across Camden venues.
Savannah, United States · Formed 2001 · Sludge Metal · Stoner Metal
Kylesa
Kylesa is a sludge and stoner metal band from Savannah, Georgia, formed in 2001. It went on hiatus in 2016 and reunited in 2024. Laura Pleasants and Phillip Cope are the guitarists and vocalists, and a Metal Injection item of 18 February 2025 names Roy Mayorga on drums and John John Jesse on bass as the new rhythm section. The reunion played Roadburn in April 2025, with further 2025 dates listed at Hellfest and Wacken, and shows in Savannah and New York planned for December 2025.
Women in Metal Spotlight: Laura Pleasants – guitar, vocals
Line-up & Details
- Origin
- Savannah, United States
- Formed
- 2001 (active)
- Genres
- Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal
- Women
- Laura Pleasants
- Members
- Laura Pleasants – guitar, vocals
- Phillip Cope – guitar, vocals
- Roy Mayorga – drums
- John John Jesse – bass
- Labels
- Season of Mist, Prosthetic Records, Heavy Psych Sounds
Discography
- Albums
- “Exhausting Fire”
- “Ultraviolet”
- “Spiral Shadow”
- “Static Tensions”
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