KYLESA (USA) with special guests SOLKYRI
Sun, 7 Feb 2027 · 19:30 · The Triffid, Newstead
<p>KYLESA have announced their return to Australia and New Zealand. After more than a decade away, the legendary American group brings their iconic blend of stoner rock, psych, sludge, metal and punk to venues across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland & Wellington.</p><p><br></p><p>Kylesa is a force of nature, a band whose sonic range and primal heaviness stunned & awed listeners for 15 years before they went dark in 2016. Formed in Savannah, Georgia in 2001, the group made their name with a series of EPs and records and relentless touring schedule. They gained a legion of fans from all over the world and dipped their toes into several different scenes as “Stoner Metal” or “Psych Metal / Indie Sludge” wasn’t necessarily on the menu. Pulling from indie rock, punk, classic heavy metal, doom, death, psychedelic and kraut rock, the band really sound like no one else.</p><p> </p><p>Journalist David Peisner of Spin described them as 'dark psych-metal titans', practicing an 'aggressive, but hazy, stoner vibe...a strange amalgamation of Black Sabbath, Black Flag and early Pink Floyd.'</p><p>Lead by guitar and vocal duo Laura Pleasants and Phillip Cope, Kylesa have picked up where they left off with a legendary new rhythm section in tow featuring Roy Mayorga ( Nausea, Soulfly, Stone Sour, Ministry, Jerry Cantrell ) & John John Jesse ( Nausea) rounding out the lineup. </p><p><br></p><p>Kylesa cemented their place as key figures in creating the Georgia metal scene by bringing forth a unique, unmatched, experimental wall of sound that is as relevant today as it was at the time. </p><p><br></p><p>They returned to perform at the 2025 Roadburn Festival, followed by announcements from ArcTanGent Festival, Inferno Fest and A Colossal Weekend. Since then they have made selective appearances at festivals and theatres across the globe and will finally descend on Australian and New Zealand shores in Febru…