Kayo Dot
Kayo Dot is an American avant-garde metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2003 by Toby Driver after the break-up of Maudlin of the Well. The band revolves around the partnership of Driver and Jason Byron, with Driver writing the music and Byron writing the lyrics.
The band released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn's Tzadik Records in 2003. Their lineup has drastically changed over the years with Driver remaining the sole consistent performing member. Kayo Dot's sound features a wide variety of instrumentation including guitar, drums, bass, violin, saxophone, vibraphone, synthesizers, clarinets and flutes. The band is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.
Over the years, in addition to the rotating lineup and constantly changing sounds, Kayo Dot has been signed to a number of different record labels, Tzadik, Robotic Empire, Hydra Head, Driver's self-release imprint, Ice Level Music, The Flenser, and Prophecy Productions. AllMusic describes them as a meld of "progressive, atmospheric, and black metal with abstract electro-acoustic and modern chamber composition, as well as gothic rock."
The band has released eleven studio albums, one EP and one split throughout their ongoing tenure.
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