Kristin Hayter is an American interdisciplinary Artist known for her visceral energetic performances that have gained her popularity throughout many music circles in the United States through word of mouth. Performing under the name Lingua Ignota, she creates a live show which has been unanimously described as an exorcism. Her mix of choral, black metal, industrial, classical and doom metal makes for an indescribable genera. She would also pick up influences from the likes of Ornette Coleman, Aaron Dilloway, and John Zorn as well as from San Diego bands The Locust and Cattle Decapitation.