Artificial Language is an American progressive metal band from Fresno, California[1] founded in late 2015 by guitarists Victor Corral and Charlie Robbins, bassist Josh Riojas, keyboardist Jonathon Simpson and drummer Jeron Schapansky, all hailing from the Central Valley area.
[1][4] Songs are primally written by Robbins, with the remaining members adding their inputs.
[5] They cite Steven Wilson, Between the Buried and Me, Dream Theater, and Danny Elfman as influences.
[5][4] All members except for vocalist Shay Lewis met in the local music scene of Fresno.
[1] After working on it for 3 or 4 years,[5] the band self-released their debut album The Observer on April 28, 2017.