Siglo XX was a Belgian Coldwave,[1] Darkwave, post punk,[2] and Gothic rock[3] group from Genk active from 1978-1990.
The group's sound was influenced by music of Joy Division and Factory Records.
[4] Siglo XX was one of the more well-known Belgian coldwave bands[5] and by 2010 was considered to have been a key influence on the Belgian music scene.
[6][7] The group's name in Spanish means "twentieth century".
It can both be pronounced as Siglo Iks Iks or as Siglo Veinte[8] and reportedly stems from an anarchist movement during the Spanish Civil War[9] and/or a Bolivian mine named Siglo XX that was the scene of social unrest.