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Cryptic Ruse

Portland, Oregon

Cryptic Ruse is the one-person experimental metal project of nonbinary transfem microtonalist Deja Igliashon.

Each album emphasizes a different constellation of influences, ranging from doom metal sludge to mathy progressive metal. A wide variety of microtonal tunings are employed on every album but Sierpinski's Casket, which is all in 12-tone equal temperament.