(c’94-’96) Andy Clark (guitars / programming / b.vocals) Phil Mears (vocals / guitar), Dave Gould (bass / programming), and Geoff Hawkes (guitar / b.vocals).

After the The Flowers of Sacrifice split the first time around Clark pulled together X13. Hawkes, who’d previously been in Giant Arc, was replaced by Clark’s fellow Flower Pat Evans (guitar) early in the band’s development. This industrial punk band then recorded their first demo cassette titled “Reality Lost” but oft referred to as “!” due to the cover. Hawkes returned, displacing Evans, before the recording of the second demo cassette: “Razor Edge”.

The X-13 “!” demo cassette. Source: Flowers of Sacrifice

In their almost two-year lifespan the band, who did try but failed to work with a live drummer, called Paul ?, could be caught playing at The Old Trout, Windsor; The West End Centre, Aldershot; the Rock Garden, Covent Garden (twice); The Marquee, London and The Slaughterhouse, Berlin.

Hawkes and Clark went on to form Industrial dance band Splinter Faction, with Sean Passingham. Then Hawkes, Gould and Clark put together Clam, a rather melodic and tuneful combo, that included Dave Webb of Buzzwagon. Clam split when Gould moved to Northampton, but Webb and Hawkes reignited Buzzwagon for a while. In 2019, Clark recorded some EBM/Industrial tracks under the name The Last Pandemic, including a reworking of the X13 song “Stimulation”.