Sextodecimo formed in Oxford, UK, 2001. They play heavy, noisy, slow, feedback-laden rock music. Gigs are sporadic and rare, but their consistency in creating such a "bloody racket" on stage gained them notoriety on the local underground scene, and firmly established them as one of the most uncompromising bands to arise from the city of Oxford. Having said this, their recorded output reflects an earlier and more restrained (and indeed orthodox) style of music which has long since disappeared from their live shows.