16volt began in 1991 with the mission to merge the raw guitars of early pun… Read Full Bio ↴16volt began in 1991 with the mission to merge the raw guitars of early punk with the heavy beats and energy of industrial dance music. In 1992, 16volt ’s founder and frontman, Eric Powell, signed with the Cargo Records industrial subsidiary and now infamous Re-Constriction Records. 16volt’s debut, “Wisdom,” was co-produced by David Ogilvie (Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy) and Keith “Fluffy” Auerbach (Ministry) and was released in 1993. Met with worldwide acclaim from fans and press alike, “Wisdom” officially put 16volt on the map and, along with Powell, was credited with helping spawn a genre of industrial known as “coldwave”. That same year, 16volt hit the road, playing shows to club crowds on the West Coast of the United States.
In 1994, 16volt skipped the industry-standard “sophomore jinx” and released the slightly more raw-sounding “Skin.” This release brought more praise and won features in Alternative Press, Kerrang!, CMJ, Industrial Nation, B-Side, and more. “Skin” reached the #2 slot on Rolling Stone’s alternative charts and charted everywhere from the United States (CMJ) to France, Germany, Ireland, and Japan. 16volt hit the road again for club shows and radio junkets and destroyed it everywhere they showed up.
16volt’s third release came in 1996 by the name of “LetDownCrush.” Co-produced by Jeff “Critter” Newell (Ministry, Filter) and featuring special guests Stella (Stella Soleil, Sister Soleil), William Tucker (Ministry), Marc LaCorte, and Bryan Black (Haloblack, Motor, Xlover), the release once again proved that 16volt was a major force to be reckoned with. Interviews and features followed in huH, B-Side, Alternative Press, Kerrang!, CMJ, Industrial Nation, Guitar Player, and many more respected national rags. LDC charted again, this time at #1 on the Rolling Stone alternative charts and globally on college and commercial radio. This release also marked the debut of 16volt’s national touring career. Vowing to stay on the road for as long as possible, Powell put together a lineup that would tour for over nine months straight in a custom van, making their way around the United States several times with the likes of Chemlab, Bile, Acumen Nation, and Korn.
The touring paid off and interest in 16volt grew. The band returned home to be wined and dined by much larger labels. In 1998, along with full-time members Mike Peoples (Skrew) on bass and Kraig Tyler (Chemlab, Crazytown) on guitar, 16volt signed with Slipdisc/Mercury/PolyGram and got to work on the band’s fourth release, “SuperCoolNothing.” Produced by Bill Kennedy (Nine Inch Nails, Megadeth, Sepultura) and Joseph Bishara (Drown, Danzig), SCN was the band’s most aggressive album to date. This time, Powell and Co. got a hand from special guest Chris Vrenna (Nine Inch Nails, Tweaker) on drums. Upon completion of the album and the most intense promotion schedule to date, they hit the road adding John "Servo" DeSalvo (KMFDM, Chemlab) on drums, playing shows with the likes of Orgy, The Flys, and Candlebox. During the first two weeks of touring, however, Mercury/PolyGram was purchased by Seagram’s, creating a ripple that would send 16volt back home and cause the firing of the entire Mercury team slated to work on the SCN record promotion.
Two weeks after the chaos, SCN was released with no promotion, no touring, and no support. 16volt quickly began to search for another label to pick up the pieces, but it was too late and the mess too large. After close to a year of fighting, lawsuits, and the inability to make something good come from the bad, Powell shut down operations and pulled the plug. Kraig moved on to join Crazytown and Mike and Servo carried on with their own side projects.
After a long and well-deserved hiatus, the band convinced an investor to buy back SCN from the dead labels; they then re-released it on their own as “SuperCoolNothing V2.0”, a.k.a. "SCN2.0." The double-disc set included remixes by Filter, Orgy, Deadsy, and Crazy Town, in addition to some demo tracks that the band had started working on. Powell gathered the troops sans Tyler and began to mount a comeback.
Shortly after the re-release, 16volt was tapped by Sony to provide the soundtrack to a new PlayStation 2 game called “Primal.” At the end of production, 16volt had furnished 12 tracks (The Official Primal Combat Soundtrack) and was actually digitized into the game as the opening-cinematics band.
To celebrate the release of “Primal,” 16volt hit the road in 2002 with KMFDM for a North American whirlwind, completing 34 shows in 36 days. Most of the dates were sold out, and by KMFDM’s own admission the tour was one of the best packages they had ever put out. 16volt returned home on the tour bus and inked a deal with Capitol Records. The band then spent 11 months working on demos and being bombarded with pressure to compromise, which ultimately forced Powell to walk away and head back underground.
In 2005, Powell inked a one-off deal with Cleopatra Records to release 16volt’s first-ever “best of” collection. The double-disc set titled “The Best of Sixteen Volt™” features fan-picked tracks on one disc and the first-ever live release of 16volt on disc two. Powell cleaned house, went into isolation, and began working on the next phase of 16volt.
In August of 2006, Powell had a new record under his belt called “FullBlackHabit” that he began shopping to indie labels. He found a new home at Metropolis Records and inked a worldwide multi-album deal. The new record, slated for release in early 2007, features guests appearances by Paul Raven (Ministry, Killing Joke, Prong); Steve White (KMFDM); Bildeaux (Necrofix, OHN); Kraig Tyler (Chemlab, Virus23, Crazytown); Scott Robison (Drøne); and Jason Bazinet (SMP).
In the Spring of 2008 16volt, with live members Steve White (KMFDM), Jason Bazinet (Chemlab, SMP), and the return of 16volt veteran Mike Peoples hit the road for a highly successful U.S./Canada tour. Playing 28 shows in 30 days the band once again set it's mark to a high level by playing to larger than expected crowds on all stops of the tour.
On September 8, 2009, 16volt released "American Porn Songs" on Metropolis Records. It has met with nothing less than very positive reviews by fans and pros alike, and is generally being heralded as their most kick butt work to date. It is yet another solid record, featuring the band's trademark layering of heavy, aggressive guitars over pummeling electronics and beats.
16volt hit the road again in the Spring of 2010 along with Chemlab and Left Spine Down on the highly energized and successful MIDI Ghetto Tour. Included was a stop at the Kinetik Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, playing alongside Leather Strip, Imperitive Reaction, and more.
16volt released the studio album, Beating Dead Horses on May 10th, 2011. Beating Dead Horses was 16volt’s third album on industrial powerhouse label Metropolis Records. It was produced by Eric Powell and mixed by Shaun Thingvold (Strapping Young Lad, Front Line Assembly, Lamb of God).
In support of the albumm Beating Dead Horses, 16volt hit the road in the late spring 2011 for a 4-week tour of the United States with industrial legends My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, as part of the Sinister Whisperz Tour. They immediately followed up with a west coast tour with KMFDM.
The newest album, The Negative Space will be released on September 7, 2016. Joining Powell is Erik Gustafson on Guitar and Steve Hickey on Bass and Backup Vocals.
For more information, visit http://16volt.com and to get the latest news as it is announced, follow @16volt on Twitter.
In 1994, 16volt skipped the industry-standard “sophomore jinx” and released the slightly more raw-sounding “Skin.” This release brought more praise and won features in Alternative Press, Kerrang!, CMJ, Industrial Nation, B-Side, and more. “Skin” reached the #2 slot on Rolling Stone’s alternative charts and charted everywhere from the United States (CMJ) to France, Germany, Ireland, and Japan. 16volt hit the road again for club shows and radio junkets and destroyed it everywhere they showed up.
16volt’s third release came in 1996 by the name of “LetDownCrush.” Co-produced by Jeff “Critter” Newell (Ministry, Filter) and featuring special guests Stella (Stella Soleil, Sister Soleil), William Tucker (Ministry), Marc LaCorte, and Bryan Black (Haloblack, Motor, Xlover), the release once again proved that 16volt was a major force to be reckoned with. Interviews and features followed in huH, B-Side, Alternative Press, Kerrang!, CMJ, Industrial Nation, Guitar Player, and many more respected national rags. LDC charted again, this time at #1 on the Rolling Stone alternative charts and globally on college and commercial radio. This release also marked the debut of 16volt’s national touring career. Vowing to stay on the road for as long as possible, Powell put together a lineup that would tour for over nine months straight in a custom van, making their way around the United States several times with the likes of Chemlab, Bile, Acumen Nation, and Korn.
The touring paid off and interest in 16volt grew. The band returned home to be wined and dined by much larger labels. In 1998, along with full-time members Mike Peoples (Skrew) on bass and Kraig Tyler (Chemlab, Crazytown) on guitar, 16volt signed with Slipdisc/Mercury/PolyGram and got to work on the band’s fourth release, “SuperCoolNothing.” Produced by Bill Kennedy (Nine Inch Nails, Megadeth, Sepultura) and Joseph Bishara (Drown, Danzig), SCN was the band’s most aggressive album to date. This time, Powell and Co. got a hand from special guest Chris Vrenna (Nine Inch Nails, Tweaker) on drums. Upon completion of the album and the most intense promotion schedule to date, they hit the road adding John "Servo" DeSalvo (KMFDM, Chemlab) on drums, playing shows with the likes of Orgy, The Flys, and Candlebox. During the first two weeks of touring, however, Mercury/PolyGram was purchased by Seagram’s, creating a ripple that would send 16volt back home and cause the firing of the entire Mercury team slated to work on the SCN record promotion.
Two weeks after the chaos, SCN was released with no promotion, no touring, and no support. 16volt quickly began to search for another label to pick up the pieces, but it was too late and the mess too large. After close to a year of fighting, lawsuits, and the inability to make something good come from the bad, Powell shut down operations and pulled the plug. Kraig moved on to join Crazytown and Mike and Servo carried on with their own side projects.
After a long and well-deserved hiatus, the band convinced an investor to buy back SCN from the dead labels; they then re-released it on their own as “SuperCoolNothing V2.0”, a.k.a. "SCN2.0." The double-disc set included remixes by Filter, Orgy, Deadsy, and Crazy Town, in addition to some demo tracks that the band had started working on. Powell gathered the troops sans Tyler and began to mount a comeback.
Shortly after the re-release, 16volt was tapped by Sony to provide the soundtrack to a new PlayStation 2 game called “Primal.” At the end of production, 16volt had furnished 12 tracks (The Official Primal Combat Soundtrack) and was actually digitized into the game as the opening-cinematics band.
To celebrate the release of “Primal,” 16volt hit the road in 2002 with KMFDM for a North American whirlwind, completing 34 shows in 36 days. Most of the dates were sold out, and by KMFDM’s own admission the tour was one of the best packages they had ever put out. 16volt returned home on the tour bus and inked a deal with Capitol Records. The band then spent 11 months working on demos and being bombarded with pressure to compromise, which ultimately forced Powell to walk away and head back underground.
In 2005, Powell inked a one-off deal with Cleopatra Records to release 16volt’s first-ever “best of” collection. The double-disc set titled “The Best of Sixteen Volt™” features fan-picked tracks on one disc and the first-ever live release of 16volt on disc two. Powell cleaned house, went into isolation, and began working on the next phase of 16volt.
In August of 2006, Powell had a new record under his belt called “FullBlackHabit” that he began shopping to indie labels. He found a new home at Metropolis Records and inked a worldwide multi-album deal. The new record, slated for release in early 2007, features guests appearances by Paul Raven (Ministry, Killing Joke, Prong); Steve White (KMFDM); Bildeaux (Necrofix, OHN); Kraig Tyler (Chemlab, Virus23, Crazytown); Scott Robison (Drøne); and Jason Bazinet (SMP).
In the Spring of 2008 16volt, with live members Steve White (KMFDM), Jason Bazinet (Chemlab, SMP), and the return of 16volt veteran Mike Peoples hit the road for a highly successful U.S./Canada tour. Playing 28 shows in 30 days the band once again set it's mark to a high level by playing to larger than expected crowds on all stops of the tour.
On September 8, 2009, 16volt released "American Porn Songs" on Metropolis Records. It has met with nothing less than very positive reviews by fans and pros alike, and is generally being heralded as their most kick butt work to date. It is yet another solid record, featuring the band's trademark layering of heavy, aggressive guitars over pummeling electronics and beats.
16volt hit the road again in the Spring of 2010 along with Chemlab and Left Spine Down on the highly energized and successful MIDI Ghetto Tour. Included was a stop at the Kinetik Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, playing alongside Leather Strip, Imperitive Reaction, and more.
16volt released the studio album, Beating Dead Horses on May 10th, 2011. Beating Dead Horses was 16volt’s third album on industrial powerhouse label Metropolis Records. It was produced by Eric Powell and mixed by Shaun Thingvold (Strapping Young Lad, Front Line Assembly, Lamb of God).
In support of the albumm Beating Dead Horses, 16volt hit the road in the late spring 2011 for a 4-week tour of the United States with industrial legends My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, as part of the Sinister Whisperz Tour. They immediately followed up with a west coast tour with KMFDM.
The newest album, The Negative Space will be released on September 7, 2016. Joining Powell is Erik Gustafson on Guitar and Steve Hickey on Bass and Backup Vocals.
For more information, visit http://16volt.com and to get the latest news as it is announced, follow @16volt on Twitter.
Cables and Wires
16volt Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by 16volt:
A Cloth Like Gauze But it got stuck as I'm coming down The way the…
Afterglow Can you make me feel again? I'm alone again I'm a dull,…
Alkali My skin is opaque Like white seaweed Shallow and weak I h…
American Porn Song Hollow and open so wretched and bad Faulty, revolting dejec…
And I Go It's become apparent In my head little machine In the…
And You Are All Alone Again The lights bring color to a new heaven. The darkness filled…
At the End One day my head filled up with thought One day i…
Beating Dead Horses It's not for profit and the gain is the misery We're…
Become Your None I'm picking it apart while the pieces are left As I…
Blessed Alighted you're so beautiful And glowing with a sheen I like…
Breathing Water Pushing me down even closer Feeling like i'm falling over …
Breed Just was a little bit Lust was a little bit Fit was…
Built to Last I had this feeling My faith was falling I was…
Burn I was trying to know your value I learned it wasn't…
Cables & Wires We like the fast vibration, We like the face to face, We…
Can You Find God? Visceral stream instinctively All searching for one to beli…
Carla's Tarantulas Carla: So i had a little brunch, lunch Eric:…
Come For You ORANGE HAZE Infected by the instrument of DROPPED BOMBS A…
Crush Drown me in this feeling celestial overload Main line rush r…
Darkest Before Dawn If I was living to be free, I don't see…
Dead Weight I see your skin as scales I see your hands as…
Dissembler You are changing You are unfolding You will open We'll se…
Don't Pray And i resent you I deceive you too I reinvent you And…
Downtime II Have you lost your faith Did you dig your hands…
Downtime Two have you lost your faith did you dig your hands in…
Dreams of Light A wasted voice they send No one believes this beauty that…
Enjoy The Pain Fucking insulting that you don't believe I find it repulsiv…
Everyday Everything I walk around looking down almost everyday And look at me…
Feel It Through Cold soul You have Your tongue is split in half You're th…
Fight Or Flight I find myself in this empty room Forced to the corner…
Filthy Love of Fire Detest belief of wanting Who shelled it out you see Haven'…
Freedom Of Choice A victim of collision on the open sea Nobody ever said…
Ghost I sift with eyeless admiration I sieve your layers through …
Hand Over End Now a million minds-a-many All to tell us what we need Str…
Hang your head We're gonna take you down You are not blind You see their…
Happy Pill You are the one and only You make this union holy You…
Hate Rivet I tried my hardest to look in your eyes I tried…
Head of Stone I'm dreaming backwards to a fallen time Just one voice scra…
I It's become apparent In my head little machine In the…
I Ain't Goin' Out Like That Comin' out the slums, it's the hoodlums I'm pullin' my…
I Fail Truth this fucking radio doesn't even ever work nothing coming th…
I Make it Rain I sit at home and watch as my everlasting life…
I'm Just A Mess I know just the place just in case they erase…
Imitation Reflective light this mirror image If i was born to see…
It Turns All Bad Heaven have you turned away? You know everything is getting…
Keep Sleeping Fell into a sleep Something grabbing me All the time is lo…
Love Boat Love, exciting and new Come aboard, we're expecting you An…
Low I'm so low I'm so low A thousand times I've heard them…
Machine Kit Machine kit In a graveyard Back to front back to front and…
Motorskill Lines are broken They've given motor skills Take at face v…
Moutheater And theres so many things So many things you do And there…
neurozone You say you want to know what's going on There's nothing…
Out of Time 10,000 dreams push the message It's the same again What it…
Perfectly Fake Spoken mouth Vague impression Underline Not living up …
plastic blue She left you dying on the floor And even then she…
Shameface I will watch you go down with your plastic face…
Sick Sick Sick I feel like i'm numb inside I feel like i'm not…
Sister Friday Sister friday malediction Sister friday malediction Sister…
Skin Do I know you from somewhere? Why do you leave me…
skín This dizzy angle The sickener's seed Desire deraign Blue dev…
Slow Wreck A break in the system A tragedy I'm afraid has…
Somebody To Hate You're like the poison that infects defenseless minds You'r…
Something Left I can't release you after all the things I put…
Somewhere New Feeling stuck all the time I'm locked up in my mind No…
Speedpig Once again we see Sweat and fear we dream The hope we…
Stitched Parasite comes on again Given out with nothing left Forgiv…
Suffering You Hey you, follow with a force-fed plastic hype. Hey you, sha…
Swarm I can't release you after all the things I put…
The Carrion A million miles from anyone, a million miles away, I am…
The Cut Collector Bored out hollow This one's the keeper of sorrow And one wis…
The Defect People Steel eyes Ghost face The blank pause A permanent waste …
the dreams that rot in your he Wrapped in transparent dreams The way to the end is the…
The End Of It All Don't talk me down Just let me go I'm at the place Where…
The Enemy He sells me just as a commodity Another sell out for…
The Error No more faith to fade away No more angels, it's just…
The Lord Doesn't Want Her Follow the pathway Ignore the decay Your life is okay Ple…
The Wasteland That Is Me This temptation has me feeling like i'm losing all control …
Therapy And it's over now It's over now And i don't even know…
Things Unkind Sometimes it’s hard in this life But we don’t have to…
To Hell I could come up with another way To keep things perfect…
Too Late I look out the hole in my window I really see…
Turning Japanese I've got your picture Of me and you You wrote "I love…
Two Wires Thin They would push it in they would turn and twist They…
Uplift Dead and suffocated Air is spent Fuck this illusion Losin…
Useless People And heaven told me the truth That I had something to…
Veins I come from exploded stars I'm only dust from afar I'm onl…
We Disintegrate I watch with careful eyes I never trust the word All my…
Whisper Cure You know i tried my best When nothing seemed to last A…
Will Guilty pride get shown to the light One of no faith…
Wisdom Deny all irritant Like salt in open slit Go on and swim…
With Fire And Burning Did you ever end up wanting something so bad that…
You Run I thought you'd fall away But now you've come again Fractu…
You Will All Go Down Falling down from the sky The come down where we are…
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Tooff Stone
We like the fast vibration,
We like the face to face,
We like the pulsing square wave,
We like the thundering bass.
We like the hard distortion,
We like the 80HZ wound,
We like the oscillation,
We like the stereo sound.
Oh yes it is nice in this place
I could live like a king in outer space.
The only promise is a world of desire.
I fell in love with cables and wires.
I like the coloration,
I like the sonic design,
I like amplification,
I like the division of time.
And when you open your eyes,
It's so amazing to find
All your life you've been primed
To make a sequence so fine.
Oh yes it is nice in this place
I could live like a king in outer space.
The only promise is a world of desire.
I fell in love with cables and wires.
Oh yes it is nice in this place
I could live like a king in outer space.
The only promise is a world of desire.
I fell in love with cables and wires.
Oh yes it is nice in this place
I could live like a king in outer space.
The only promise is a world of desire.
I fell in love with cables and wires.
Oh yes it is nice in this place
I could live like a king in outer space.
The only promise is a world of desire.
I fell in love with cables and wires
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Songwriters: Powell Eric
Miss JP 95
love this song :)
Virtego
Kicks Me ^^ Great Song !!! :)
Máquina Humanoide
Sounds a lot like Acumen Nation
Dan Harvell
Acumen Nation reminds me more of Cyanotic than 16Volt. 16Volt and Halo in Reverse sound alike, while Halo in Reverse sounds like old-school NIN. But, somehow, 16Volt avoids sounding like a NIN ripoff. So much good stuff out there... even if a lot of it is getting some age on it.
winnie the fool
sickk
soulminer 1970
Kicks ass.