 | Kylesa Spiral Shadow
3.8
excellent
| Ranking: #145 for 2010 | |
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| 3.5 great | Inveigh | October 5th 10 |
still not sure about a rating for this, but it's damn good. Kylesa are consistent as hell, and Spiral Shadow continues with the progression they hinted at on last year's Static Tensions while retaining the hardcore edge that's separated them from contemporaries Mastodon and Baroness in recent years. Definitely on par with High On Fire's latest, and maybe even a bit better.
edit: ok, 3.5 it is. probably would be closer to a 4 if "Don't Look Back" wasn't on here. That song sucks balls.
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| 3.0 good | Sevhead | October 4th 10 |
Finally adopted a poppy sensibility. "Back and Forth" is so Torche-esque!
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| 4.0 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | February 9th 22 |
Spiral Shadow is a succession of dopeass bangers. Kylesa showcased - if necessary - that they were masters in condensing a psychy sludge stoner sound into regular track lengths - and with memorable riffs and vocal lines! It's short, it's fast, it's gonna make you bang your head.
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| 4.0 excellent | robthompson | December 30th 12 |
Spiral Shadow was one of the albums of the year for me. The choruses, the effects, the riffs, the vocals, everything is excellent. The mix is resonant and expansive with the instruments complementing each other to make a cohesive whole. It respects its past but moves the band on to win new fans. 78 minutes of quality.
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| 3.0 good | InbredJed | July 28th 12 |
While I can appreciate that Kylesa is at the point in their career where they wish to experiment and indulge
themselves a bit, I am somewhat disappointed with this album. My opinion is that they should have spent
less time wanking with the pedal effects and more time on structuring the songs to be more interesting, as
there are some touching pieces to be found here. There is also the fact that the "two drummer schtick" is
only a schtick if your drummers fail to make the band sound any different than it would with one. It should
either sound heavier or more intricate, like The Melvins. All in all, it is a good listen, but not nearly as
dynamic as its predecessor. There are new ideas introduced here besides an effects-laden sound, such as
more personal lyrics and more confident singing from Laura Pleasants, but they are not enough to make this
the album that I would hope to hear from this band. And yes, Don't Look Back is severely weak.
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| 3.5 great | morte | December 23rd 10 |
i hated it at first, but i'm starting to like this.
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| 4.5 superb | HereComesTheStorm33 | November 6th 10 |
Majestic music from a prodigious band, the only fault in this album is that you can't really tell why do they need two drummers, because it seems like there's only one guy playing. Nonetheless, this is their most incredible work.
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| 0.0 | Xenophanes EMERITUS | October 11th 10 |
Kylesa FINALLY begin living up to their potential. "Spiral Shadow" is fierce, and wholly immersible. A very, very well done metal album.
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| 4.0 excellent | IonicSphere39 | October 3rd 10 |
Mind bending album. 5 spins, and I'm already hooked. 4/5
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| 4.0 excellent | Josh | July 8th 25 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 3.5 great | FunJan | September 18th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timmy | January 24th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | December 30th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kantala | September 3rd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Jerrad | July 13th 22 |
| 3.5 great | sicky | May 9th 22 |
| 3.5 great | canczar | November 10th 20 |
| 3.5 great | remi | October 27th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Jim1 | January 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | DiGio991 | November 22nd 19 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | October 16th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Eons | March 13th 19 |
| 3.5 great | crab | February 20th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | ivca995 | February 7th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | madtwoo | July 22nd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | chayka | June 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fear | December 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marci | November 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | adios | October 8th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | shanks | July 21st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | 709baj | May 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Swarm | February 24th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpjpablo | December 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | cozzy | November 25th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | stakis | July 10th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | borya | November 20th 15 |
| 3.0 good | btati | November 12th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | BadgerU | November 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | September 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ngk44 | September 2nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Jips | August 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | July 4th 15 |
| 3.5 great | boab92 | June 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gerv | March 16th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Titan | December 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Arctick | November 15th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | mogmi | July 16th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Blump | June 29th 14 |
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| 4.5 superb | Cyuss | April 5th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Atrus | March 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | dre517 | February 28th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | FerrisB | February 7th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Ware | January 31st 14 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | January 16th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | cdog215 | December 15th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | wwf | November 17th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | 6sic6 | September 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | list3r | September 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | SanderV | August 27th 13 |
| 3.0 good | mursu | August 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | nomwein | July 16th 13 |
| 3.5 great | akimbo | July 13th 13 |
| 3.5 great | tlhk | June 21st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dnig70 | June 3rd 13 |
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| 4.5 superb | Caco | April 16th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | March 2nd 13 |
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| 4.0 excellent | JSx206 | February 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | kb36 | January 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | vkristi | January 12th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Brruce | December 20th 12 |
| 2.5 average | wwirusz | November 27th 12 |
| 3.0 good | cndflg | November 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Melanin | October 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | cjo | September 3rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Toolock | September 3rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | 231090 | August 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | tomr4 | July 19th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Emyay | July 15th 12 |
| 2.5 average | lobby | July 12th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Rail | May 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | MrElmo | May 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Haunted | April 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | 9MgTar | April 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | TLX | April 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lalka | April 5th 12 |
| 3.0 good | nex77 | March 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | snewso | March 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | joyless | February 6th 12 |
| 3.5 great | SpyMan | January 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Troggy | January 4th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | December 21st 11 |
| 3.0 good | pcar | December 6th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Antipunk | November 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | mmadden | September 25th 11 |
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| 2.5 average | mgnplz | July 31st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | dPsychc | July 18th 11 |
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| 3.5 great | JAV | June 17th 11 |
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| 3.5 great | Asator | March 25th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Jozua | March 3rd 11 |
| 3.0 good | aob9 | February 19th 11 |
| 3.5 great | FishTV | February 7th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | February 2nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | TT | February 2nd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | TBliss | January 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | kanker | January 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fractal | January 16th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Cavs | January 12th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rumulox | January 9th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | JKoppe | January 3rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheStig | December 29th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Wizard | December 24th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom2704 | December 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Deathcar | December 14th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Babyss | November 25th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Epic | November 25th 10 |
| 2.5 average | endtyme | November 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | 76TVs | November 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | REUS | November 16th 10 |
| 3.5 great | o971 | November 12th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | bvkuntz | November 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | gonzab | November 11th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jebull | November 11th 10 |
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| 4.5 superb | djunior | November 9th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Moraff | November 7th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | 1zero | November 3rd 10 |
| 2.5 average | Mikk | November 2nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | kingsoby1 EMERITUS | November 2nd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | chaos17 | November 2nd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thor | November 1st 10 |
| 3.5 great | Velcro | November 1st 10 |
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| 3.5 great | greg84 EMERITUS | October 25th 10 |
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| 5.0 classic | Oceans | October 13th 10 |
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| 3.5 great | alsid | October 10th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Photon | October 9th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Bea | October 5th 10 |
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