XENOGLYPH

Xenoglyph biography
Claiming to hail from a ruined alien civilisation on the exoplanet GJ 357 d, Xenoglyph are in reality an Earth-based post-black metal duo from somewhere in the United States. Formed by two anonymous musicians in 2017, Xenogylph are a conceptual studio project performing a coldly psychedelic form of atmospheric black metal inspired by European classical music and post-metal, drawing critical comparisons to Blut aus Nord, Mare Cognitum, Oranssi Pazuzu and Omega Infinity.

Xenoglyph released their debut LP, Mytharc, through Glossolalia Records in 2020, and their follow-up, Spiritfraud, via Translation Loss Records in 2022. While the lyrics to their songs are unprinted, Xenoglyph use their science-fiction parables to take a stand against late-stage capitalism and unbridled technological overreach. The band described Mytharc as "a loose social commentary on the overwhelmingly ludicrous nature of what it means to be a living entity in the 21st century on planet earth, and a cautionary tale of the doomed future that humans have surely only begun to endure." Spiritfraud's loose concept warned of a future in which humanity "has been hacked by their own inventions" and "where digital beings want to expedite their own evolution by means of stealing human dreams."

(Bio provided by Gordy)