Band started up in '93 when Jocke Hasth (guitar) found drummer Mogge Wiklund and they started to play together. Very soon Daniel Sporrenstrand joined the band as the bassplayer. During '94 several members played in the band and in '95 Marko Alaphia (vocals) and Crille Lundin (bass) joined the band and they went to Västerås to record their demo "In the Shadow of the naked trees". Daniel Sporrenstrand handled the guitar from now on. The music developed and in '96 Xenofanes went to Falun/Rago Studio to record their second demo called "promo96". They made some shows in the Stockholm-area before the band splited in '98.