16volt is an American

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band featuring Eric Powell, with other performers added for live shows.

History

16volt was formed in

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by composer and vocalist Eric Powell. Powell recruited musicians drummer Joel Bornzin, guitarist Jon Fell and Jeff Taylor to record "Motorskills", which debuted on ''

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'' various artist compilation by If It Moves... That band released their first full-length studio album ''

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'' on May 25, 1993, after signing to

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. The album received critical attention for its

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-informed beats and abrasive

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textures. The band continued to issue album's via Re-Constriction for the next three albums: ''

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'' (1994), '' LetDownCrush'' (1996), and '' SuperCoolNothing'' (1998). The band is featured in the opening scene of video game ''

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'', and contributed nine songs to the game's soundtrack. 16volt released its fifth album titled ''

FullBlackHabit ''FullBlackHabit'' is the fifth studio album by 16volt, released on June 19, 2007 by Metropolis Records. The album's title was directly inspired by the 1987 film '' FullMetalJacket''. Early versions of the song " Suffering You" previously debute ...

'' in 2007 for

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. The band followed that release with two more studio albums for Metropolis, '' American Porn Songs'' and ''

Beating Dead Horses ''Beating Dead Horses'' is the seventh studio album by American industrial rock band 16volt, released on May 5, 2011 by Metropolis Records. Reception Brutal Resonance commended the production quality and composition variety of ''Beating Dead Ho ...

'', which were released in 2009 and 2011 respectively. 16volt self-released the 2016 album ''

The Negative Space ''The Negative Space'' is the eighth studio album by 16volt, released on September 14, 2016 by Murder Creek. Reception Trubie Turner of ReGen awarded the album four out of five stars and said "the album hits hard with a confidence that can only ...

'' on their label Murder Creek. The EP ''

Dead on Arrivals ''Dead on Arrivals'' is an EP by 16volt, released on October 26, 2017 by Murder Creek. Reception Ilker Yücel of ReGen claimed the album successfully ushers in the band's third era and labeled ''Dead on Arrivals'' as "an aggressive return to for ...

'' was self-released for Murder Creek in 2017.

Discography

Studio albums * ''

'' (1993,

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) * ''

'' (1994, Re-Constriction) * '' LetDownCrush'' (1996, Re-Constriction) * '' SuperCoolNothing'' (1998, Re-Constriction) * ''

'' (2007,

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) * '' American Porn Songs'' (2009, Metropolis) * ''

'' (2011, Metropolis) * ''

'' (2016, Murder Creek) Remix albums * '' The Remix Wars: Strike 3 – 16 Volt vs. Hate Dept'' (1996,

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) * '' American Porn Songs: Remixed'' (2010,

) Compilation albums * ''

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'' (2000,

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) * '' SuperCoolNothing V2.0'' (2002, Dark City Music) * ''

The Best of Sixteen Volt ''The Best of Sixteen Volt '' is a compilation album by 16volt, released on May 10, 2005 by Cleopatra Records. It comprises songs from the band's first four releases as selected by fans through the band's website. Disc two was recorded live in 20 ...

'' (2005, Cleopatra) Extended plays * ''

'' (2017, Murder Creek) Singles * " The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart" (1996,

)

References

External links

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