Coffins on Io
| Coffins on Io | ||||
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| Released | August 14, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, dark wave, gothic rock | |||
| Length | 49:39 | |||
| Label | The Flenser | |||
| Producer | Toby Driver | |||
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| Source | Rating | 
| Empty Lighthouse | Positive | 
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Coffins on Io is the seventh studio album by American avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot, released in the UK on August 14, 2014 and in the US on October 13 through experimental metal label The Flenser. It is a follow-up to 2013's Hubardo. It's the first album from Kayo Dot to not be self-released since 2012's Gamma Knife. Coffins on Io marks a notable change in sound. It combines influences of Type O Negative, The Sisters of Mercy, Peter Gabriel, dark wave and other 80s electronic musicians. It combines aspects of electronic music, post-punk, gothic rock and new wave. It was produced by Toby Driver.