---
title: "Kayo Dot"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/kayo-dot"
genre: "Post Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2003
---

# Kayo Dot

**Kayo Dot** is a post metal band, from United States, active 2003 to present.

Kayo Dot is an American avant-garde metal band. Formed in 2002 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's lineup has drastically changed over the years with only one original member. Toby Driver is the only founding member of the band still remaining, save for frequent lyrical contributions from former motW member Jason Byron. Up until 2011, the lineup was constantly shifting, and Kayo Dot's sound consistently changed over the years, featuring a wide variety of instrumentation including guitar, drums, bass, violin, saxophone, vibraphone, synthesizers, clarinets and flutes. Underground metal audiences warmly received the group upon its early existence, with the 2003 album Choirs of the Eye and the 2006 album Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue both becoming underground hits in the progressive metal scene.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayo_Dot

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Kayo Dot |
| Genre | Post Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Boston, United States |
| Formed | 2003 |
| Releases in catalog | 13 |

## Genres

[Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) · [Avant-Garde Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/avant-garde-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leo Didkovsky](https://themetalnet.com/musician/leo-didkovsky) | Drums (drum set) | 2019 to present | Current |
| [Toby Driver](https://themetalnet.com/musician/toby-driver) | Percussion, Bell, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Clarinet, Keyboard, Bass guitar, Lead vocals, Tuba, Double bass, Cello | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Greg Massi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/greg-massi) | Guitar | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Jason Byron](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jason-byron) | Task | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Sam Gutterman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sam-gutterman) | Background vocals, Percussion, Guitar, Drums (drum set) | 2003 to present | Current |
| [Terran Olson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/terran-olson) | Woodwind, Keyboard | 2003 to present | Current |
| [D.J. Murray](https://themetalnet.com/musician/d-j-murray) | Sampler |  | Current |
| [Matthew Serra](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matthew-serra) |  | 2023 to present | Current |
| [Ron Varod](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-varod) | Guitar, Keyboard | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Timb Harris](https://themetalnet.com/musician/timb-harris) |  | 2023 to present | Current |
| [David Bodie](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-bodie) | Drums (drum set) | 2008 to present | Former |
| [Mia Matsumiya](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mia-matsumiya) | Guitar, Keyboard, Violin, Viola | 2003 to 2013 | Former |
| [Nick Kyte](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nick-kyte) | Bass guitar | 2003 to 2006 | Former |
| [Daniel Means](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-means) | Percussion, Synthesizer, Clarinet, Saxophone | 2010 to present | Former |
| [Forbes Graham](https://themetalnet.com/musician/forbes-graham) | Background vocals, Trumpet, Euphonium, Guitar | 2003 to 2006 | Former |
| [John Carchia](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-carchia) | Guitar | 2004 to 2006 | Former |
| [Kim Abrams](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kim-abrams) | Drums (drum set) | 2010 to present | Former |
| [Patrick Wolff](https://themetalnet.com/musician/patrick-wolff) | Woodwind, Keyboard | 2008 to 2008 | Former |
| [Philip Price](https://themetalnet.com/musician/philip-price) | Drums (drum set) | 2017 to present | Former |
| [Ryan McGuire](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ryan-mcguire) | Keyboard, Bass guitar, Double bass | 2003 to 2012 | Former |
| [Tim Byrnes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-byrnes) | French horn, Trumpet, Synthesizer | 2009 to 2014 | Former |
| [Tom Malone](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-malone) | Drums (drum set) | 2004 to 2006 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | [Choirs of the Eye](https://themetalnet.com/album/06ae0024-2bef-36ff-ad38-a5d2604e0771) | Album |
| 2006 | [Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue](https://themetalnet.com/album/78cc90b7-2dc0-30bf-9ee0-63846b149d57) | Album |
| 2006 | [Kayo Dot / Bloody Panda](https://themetalnet.com/album/569bf903-44f6-38d9-a11c-22b41dcbbda3) | EP |
| 2008 | [Blue Lambency Downward](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d89a209-ae40-34e0-8b0c-f823db86ec39) | Album |
| 2010 | [Coyote](https://themetalnet.com/album/69d01552-6b80-4886-a9da-84724dcdb306) | Album |
| 2010 | [Stained Glass](https://themetalnet.com/album/e878f3fb-b480-4a33-b50c-9faa315842e4) | EP |
| 2012 | [Gamma Knife](https://themetalnet.com/album/f57d8874-9213-4b31-bb8a-b21bf1fb2c05) | Album |
| 2013 | [Hubardo](https://themetalnet.com/album/86835187-b1f3-4efb-9bf7-d16fa535274f) | Album |
| 2014 | [Coffins on Io](https://themetalnet.com/album/bccf81fe-340b-4655-a5b2-28efa44fee3f) | Album |
| 2016 | [Plastic House on Base of Sky](https://themetalnet.com/album/e7a0102b-1b53-4fed-8016-ff8d4f29faea) | Album |
| 2019 | [Blasphemy](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc1d7d71-c319-493c-8e48-f0c688a67a7c) | Album |
| 2021 | [Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike](https://themetalnet.com/album/3ad1dc72-5761-4827-9d99-ff2bdabb2dbe) | Album |
| 2025 | [Every Rock, Every Half‐Truth Under Reason](https://themetalnet.com/album/77775445-ffc0-4afc-9d6f-00a967fceefe) | Album |

## Related bands

- [maudlin of the Well](https://themetalnet.com/band/maudlin-of-the-well) (listened together)
- [Ulver](https://themetalnet.com/band/ulver) (listened together)
- [Isis](https://themetalnet.com/band/isis) (listened together)
- [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together)
- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
- [Boris](https://themetalnet.com/band/boris) (listened together)
- [Sleepytime Gorilla Museum](https://themetalnet.com/band/sleepytime-gorilla-museum) (listened together)
- [Russian Circles](https://themetalnet.com/band/russian-circles) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Sigur Rós](https://themetalnet.com/band/sigur-ros) (listened together)
- [Melvins](https://themetalnet.com/band/melvins) (listened together)
- [Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/earth-60dd41cf) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://kayodot.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kayodot.official
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayodotofficial/
- x: https://twitter.com/kayodotofficial
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCRmqJfvK5Wi2GG4LmQ952HA
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7g2BjyhRe6aKONYuCdt7zI
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6503
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/94502415
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Kayo_Dot/11472

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/kayo-dot](https://themetalnet.com/band/kayo-dot). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt