Blasphemy is the ninth studio album by American avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot. It was released on September 6, 2019 via Prophecy Productions.
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 – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, rhodes, organ, synths, editing, programming and percussion Ron Varod - guitar, solo guitar on "Lost Souls on Lonesome's Way" Leonardo Didkovsky – drums Philip Price – drums Tim Byrnes – Special guest trumpet on "Turbine, Hook, and Haul" Timm Mason – additional synth design
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