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So I am listening to the new Clan of Xymox CD "Breaking Point" on Metropolis records. It's pretty good but I've noticed something, Since Clan of Xymox came back with a new lineup in the late 90's they havn't really changed their sound that much, it's like every record is exactly the same as the last. They all have catchy goth rock songs in the vein of Sisters of Mercy and they all have electro synth parts similar to VNV Nation but if you've heard one album, you've heard them all.

When I was in highschool they were one of my favorite bands ("Evelyn" is still a 'goth' classic). I've also noticed I'm the only person in the world who liked the "Xymox" period where they dropped the "clan of" from their name and went club/pop in the early to mid 90's.

Here's my opinions on the Clan of Xymox records:

Clan of Xymox (1985 4AD records) 4 Stars (out of 5)

Medusa (1986 4AD records) 3 stars

Twist of Shadows (1989 Mercury) 3 stars

Phoenix (1991 mercury) 4 stars

METAMORPHOSIS (1992 ???) 2 stars

Headclouds (1993 Zok records) 3 stars

Subsequent Pleasures (re-release of 1984 demo for 4ad) 2 stars

Hidden Faces (1997 tess records) 3 stars

Creatures (1999 tess records) 2 stars

Clan of Xymox: LIVE (2000 ???) 4 stars

Notes from the Underground (2001 ???) 2 stars

Remixes from the Underground (2002 features remixes by VNV Nation, Assemblage23 etc) 2 stars

Farewell (2003 ???) 4 stars

The Best of Clan of Xymox (2004 ???) 4 stars

Breaking Point (2006 Metropolis) 3 stars

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