16Volt

16volt
Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon (early); Los Angeles, California (after), United States
Genres	Industrial rock, industrial metal
Years active	1988–Present
Labels	Re-Constriction Metropolis
Associated acts	H3llb3nt, Ringer, Graphic, Black December
Website	www.16volt.com
Members	Eric Powell, Erik Gustafson, Steve Hickey
Past members	Mike Peoples

16volt is an industrial rock band featuring Eric Powell with other performers added for live shows.^[1][2][3] The band is featured in the opening scene of the PlayStation 2 game Primal, and contributed nine songs to the game's soundtrack.^[4] The band is currently writing songs for a new record and is set enter the recording studio with producer Marc Jordan in early 2016.

Discography

Albums

• Wisdom (1993)
• Skin (1994)
• LetDownCrush (1996)
• SuperCoolNothing (1998)
• Demography (2000) - This is a collection of early (pre-'Wisdom') demo work, including the entire 'Imitation' cassette (1991).
• SuperCoolNothing V2.0 (2002)
• The Best of Sixteen Volt (2005)
• FullBlackHabit (2007)
• American Porn Songs (2009)
• American Porn Songs:Remixed (2010 Metropolis)
• Beating Dead Horses (2011)

Singles / EPs

• The Dreams That Rot In Your Heart (1996)
• The Remix Wars: Strike 3 – 16 Volt vs. Hate Dept (21st Circuitry - 1996)

Compilation appearances

• Shut Up Kitty (1993)
• The Dreams That Rot In Your Heart (1996)
• The Remix Wars: Strike 3 - 16 Volt vs. Hate Dept. (1996)
• Don't Blow Your Cover: A Tribute to KMFDM (2000)
• A Gothic-Industrial Tribute to The Smashing Pumpkins (2001)
• Various Artists - Hordes of the Elite (Glitch Mode Recordings - 2006)
• Rock Whore vs. Dance Floor (2006)
• Songs from the Hydrogen Bar (2007)
• TPCM2: Judgement Day Remixing The Massacre (2008)
• Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music To Cure Cancer - 2010
• Metropolis 2011 Sampler (Metropolis Records) - 2011

References

1. "Interview with 16Volt". Vampirefreaks.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
2. "Interview with Mike Peoples of 16Volt". Church of Hive. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
3. "Metropolis Records // Artists // 16Volt". Metropolis-records.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
4. Bishop, Sam (2003-01-19). "Primal Ships". TotalPlayStation. Retrieved 2015-01-31. Primal features extensive musical contributions from LA rockers 16 Volt, who donated nine tracks to the game, three created exclusively for the game.