''Blasphemy'' is the ninth studio album by American

avant-garde metal Avant-garde metal (also known as avant-metal, experimental metal, art metal and experimetal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music loosely defined by use of experimentation and innovative, avant-garde music, avant-garde elements, including non-stan ...

band

Kayo Dot Kayo Dot is an American avant-garde metal band. Formed in 2003 by Toby Driver after the break-up of Maudlin of the Well, they released their debut album ''Choirs of the Eye'' on John Zorn's Tzadik Records that same year. Since then, Kayo Dot' ...

. It was released on September 6, 2019 via

Prophecy Productions Prophecy Productions is an international record label, founded in Germany by Martin Koller in 1996. It proclaims promoting "transcendental ..captivating music".

Critical reception

''Treblezine'' gave ''Blasphemy'' a positive review, calling it "one of the best pieces of avant-garde music in recent memory" while dubbing it "a challenging listen" with "the backbones of songs largely buried, unearthing themselves only after several listens". ''Sputnikmusic'' awarded the album a score of 3/5, noting its "wonky and unique progressive rock style" and praising Driver's "highly impressive and versatile singing performance".

Track listing

Personnel

* Toby Driver – guitar, bass, synths, vocals, percussion, electronics and production * Leonardo Didkovsky – drums * Phillip Price – drums * Tim Byrnes – trumpet on "Turbine, Hook, and Haul" * Timm Mason – additional synth design

References

{{Kayo Dot 2019 albums Kayo Dot albums