Pringle, Vierich, and Dickson began making music under various guises before being joined by Laure Stockley and Mimi Borelli.

[7] The group took their name Crystal Fighters from an unfinished opera which Stockley's grandfather had penned during his final months of insanity.

Captivated by its seemingly prophetic contents, the band took on the name and formed in an attempt to expand upon the wild and deranged spirit of Stockley's grandfather's writings.

Describing their style as "fast, mesmeric and passionate", the band play both electric and acoustic guitars, which adds much timbre, synths, drums, and incorporate traditional Basque instruments into their music.

[10] Crystal Fighters' style is a fusion of genres – fast progressive dance music joined by the melodies and dances of traditional Basque folk, alongside synthesisers, bass-driven wonk-funk, with beats fuelled by early 1980s Spanish punk and experimental electronica from bands such as Aviador Dro, Las Vulpes and Dulce Venganza.

Their unique style has caused NME to comment that "Crystal Fighters have stood out as one of the most interesting prospects by a mile – something genuinely new sounding.

[15] On their second album Cave Rave, Crystal Fighters expanded the sound palette further, bringing in additional traditional instruments such as the charango and incorporating elements from Hispanic and African dance as well as Mexican electronic music.

The Line of Best Fit stated that "they sought the wisdom of African musical icons and explored the sounds that cultures of the world have on offer, soaking in the variety, cherrypicking their favourite parts.

The BBC called it an "assured, sporadically thrilling first shot"[1] while Artrocker said "this lot really are a rare talent that you'd be foolish to ignore.

"[23] Mojo gave the album 4 out of 5, stating "there's a thrilling carnival atmosphere to Star of Love (...) unique and highly moreish".

The Fly called it "a record as high in energy and delightfully messy as their now notorious live performances"[24] while BBC's Zane Lowe said "classed as dance music but altogether more interesting than anything anyone in that field has done in years".

"[26] Written and produced by Crystal Fighters, Star of Love presents the unique focus and the combined talents of the band.

Themes include the unfathomable mystery of the universe, the turbulent journey towards being at peace with death, the triumph of love, and the omnipotence of the sun.

Plus in the same way he is addressing things in this kind of crazed emotional and passionate way, and portraying the larger themes of life, we are continuing to follow on from that.

[citation needed] For the album's US release on Atlantic Records, the band included new songs "Fiesta" and "Earth Island".

[citation needed] Crystal Fighters released Star of Love Remixes album, worldwide, in September 2012.

Bast comments on the "Love Is All I Got" release and the support received from BBC Radio 1, "We basically just had a couple of songs left over from the first album that we needed to finish off.

Crystal Fighters performed their single "You & I"[37] and a cover of Rudimental's "Waiting All Night"[38] on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge in June 2013.

[43] Originally written and recorded as part of the Cave Rave album session, "Love Alight" was released as a standalone single on 4 August 2014.

[47] In September 2016, Crystal Fighters released their first new single in two years, "All Night" which has reached BBC Radio 1's, B playlist.

"[55] The band now describe the show as, "Maybe not an opera in scale, but visually at least, and with the aid of a live drummer and vocalist, the drama can only increase...making the songs as powerful as possible will become our main influence.

"[26] Their dramatic and artful performances have become somewhat legendary with Mixmag proclaiming them to have "the single most exciting show in dance music"[21] while Dazed & Confused stated that "there is nothing more alive or energetic than Crystal Fighters".

[61] The group also recorded a Daytrotter session engineered by Shawn Biggs at Studio Paradiso, San Francisco, California in November 2012.

On Tuesday 14 May 2013 The Guardian announced Crystal Fighters plans to hold a "cave rave" in the heart of the Basque countryside on 29 August 2013.

Newspaper El País described the Cave Rave as a "comprehensive review of their two albums", delivering "cathartic moments of communion with the faithful from San Sebastian.

"[68] Crystal Fighters closed their 2013 worldwide tour with another set of North American and European shows, including a sold-out concert at the Brixton Academy on 22 November.

The band returned to Spain in May 2014, playing 8 shows supported by Is Tropical, and embarked upon a worldwide tour covering North America, Europe and South Africa.

[72] In January it was announced that Crystal Fighters will be headlining Arenal Sound Festival in Burriana (Castellón), Spain.

After playing in Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and France, the tour would conclude with a headline show at O2 Brixton Academy in London.