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16VOLT Returns with ‘White Noise’—First New Single in 7 Years

Full-Length Album ‘More Of Less’ Drops July 25th via Metropolis Records

💥 Industrial rock trailblazers 16VOLT are back with a searing new single, “White Noise,” out June 20, 2025 via Metropolis Records, and available now to stream and on Bandcamp. The track marks the band’s first fresh material in seven years and serves as the lead single from their upcoming album More Of Less, due out July 25th on LP, CD, and digital formats.

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“‘White Noise’ is a song about feeling unheard,” explains founding member Eric Powell, who signed his first record deal back in 1991 as a teenager. “When your voice gets drowned out and it seems like no one is listening to you— to others, you become just white noise, that static sound of nothingness.”

The track arrives just weeks after the band’s 1993 debut Wisdom was issued on vinyl for the first time—selling out immediately. Powell officially revived 16VOLT in 2024 with Negative On Arrivals, a retrospective release compiling tracks from their 2016 and 2017 albums.


Upcoming Album: More Of Less (Out July 25, 2025)

Tracklist:

  1. More Of Less
  2. White Noise
  3. On Memory Lane
  4. The Worst Of Us
  5. If You Like It
  6. Empty As Hell
  7. Unfolding Time
  8. Add It All Up
  9. Then The World
  10. Down Here

💀 A Legacy Forged in Static and Steel

Emerging from the early ‘90s industrial scene, 16VOLT quickly made their mark with albums like Wisdom, Skin, and LetDownCrush, working with genre-defining producers like David Ogilvie (Skinny Puppy), Keith “Fluffy” Auerbach (Ministry), and Jeff “Critter” Newell (NIN, blink-182).

Despite industry setbacks—including legal clashes during the release of SuperCoolNothing—Powell’s tenacity paid off. He bought back the rights to the album and brokered a deal with Sony to feature it in the cult PlayStation game Primal.

By the 2000s, 16VOLT was deep in the Metropolis Records era, releasing powerhouse records like FullBlackHabit, American Porn Songs, and Beating Dead Horses, which featured guests like Paul Raven (Killing Joke, Prong), Steve White (KMFDM), and mix engineer Shaun Thingvold (Strapping Young Lad).

The band’s genre-defiant style and visceral live shows earned them tours with heavyweights like Korn, Filter, Prong, Revolting Cocks, Stabbing Westward, and Front 242.


📸 2025 photos of Eric Powell by Molly Powell

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🔗🖤 Electronic Saviors Series Resurrected: 98 New Tracks to Wage War on Cancer! 🎧💀

After a five-year silence, the legendary Electronic Saviors compilation series has returned with a thunderous new volume, a testament to the enduring spirit of the electronic music community and their unwavering commitment to a vital cause. This isn’t just a revival; it’s a rebirth, a colossal undertaking featuring a staggering 98 brand new tracks, each a unique creation forged exclusively for this monumental collection. Once again, the formidable alliance of Metropolis Records and Distortion Productions has united to deliver an absolute behemoth of music, all in the name of conquering cancer.

Prepare to be overwhelmed by the sheer artistic power on display. The contributing artists have truly outdone themselves, crafting some of the most epic and compelling work of their careers. This new volume boasts exclusive tracks from a who’s who of the industrial and electronic music landscape, including the likes of 16Volt, Acumen Nation, Die Sektor, blackcarburning, Metamorph Feat Stabbing Westward, Negative Format, Out Out, Lead Into Gold, Interface, Xenturion Prime, Ego Likeness, Marc Heal, Red Lokust, Amulet, genCAB, NOIR, Panic Lift, I:Scintilla, Sapphira Vee, Inertia, Hexedene, and a legion of other sonic innovators. Every beat, every synth line, every vocal utterance on this compilation is a new weapon in the fight against this relentless disease.

The driving force behind this extraordinary endeavor, cancer survivor and organizer Jim Semonik, reflects on this unexpected return: “It’s not something I’d ever thought would happen again. I’m lucky. Not only in the sense that I get to be here after surviving for 17 years post-cancer, but that I get to work with my heroes and share the fruits of their labor with the world. It’s really quite something and the fact that we are working with Young Adult Survivors United is an absolute thrill for me. With 7 ES volumes, 3 spinoffs, 2 sponsored comps, 117k donated and over 500 bands and artists involved worldwide, I can only see this growing further! We’re back!” Semonik’s passionate dedication and the overwhelming generosity of the participating artists underscore the profound impact of this series.

For those who crave a tangible artifact of this sonic crusade, CD boxsets are available in both a four-disc Regular Edition and a six-disc (plus 7”) Premium Edition, the latter brimming with additional merchandise. The Regular Edition can be exclusively acquired via distortionprod.com and at select festivals: Dark Force Fest, Mechanismus, and Coldwaves. For those in the digital realm, the entire 98-track arsenal is available via Bandcamp.

The “Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music To Cure Cancer” series first emerged in 2010, born from Jim Semonik’s own personal battle with the disease. Volumes 2 through 6 followed, each featuring a wealth of exclusive tracks from prominent figures across the industrial, EBM, synth-pop, and electronic music scenes. This new volume marks a powerful resurgence, a united front of artists wielding their sonic creations as instruments of hope and progress in the ongoing fight against cancer.

Join the sonic resistance and support this vital cause!

Acquire your copy of the new Electronic Saviors volume: [Links to Distortion Prod, Bandcamp, etc. will be added upon release]

Explore the legacy of the Electronic Saviors series: [Links to previous volumes, Distortion Prod, Metropolis Records will be added]

Connect with the forces behind this sonic salvation: 🎧🔗

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