50 Unheralded Albums from 2009

kylesaKylesa: Static Tensions (Prosthetic, 3/17/09)

“Scapegoat”

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Down-tuned dirge metal that rumbles with crust punk, sludge, metal, hardcore, and psychedelia, often laced with atmospheric samples. To date, Static Tensions is Kylesa’s most powerful album.