{"id":14399,"date":"2025-07-25T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=14399"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:00:11","slug":"16volt-more-of-less-new-album-by-us-industrial-rock-act-out-25th-july-2025-metropolis-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=14399","title":{"rendered":"16VOLT : ‘More Of Less’ – new album by US industrial rock act out 25th July 2025 (Metropolis Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cA true industrial rhythmic synthetic rampage with evenly distributed guttural\/melodic vocals and distinctive tracks that add to the ambience and sleekness\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
SPILL MAGAZINE<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cThe emotion and power of the songs shine through, with deep and dirty guitars and powerhouse basslines. Fans are certain to be satisfied\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
METAL DIGEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cFar more than a show of brute force, this boasts tricky layers and confident songwriting that stands the test of time. 16Volt just keep getting better\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
SONIC SEDUCER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With roots dating back to the early days of the industrial rock scene, the US band 16Volt<\/strong>also crossed over into related genres as soon as group founder Eric Powell signed his first record deal in 1991 while still in his teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018More Of Less\u2019 (out today, 25th July) is the band’s first full-length record since 2017, when Powell put the group on a hiatus that lasted seven years. The announcement of the album in mid-June coincided with the release of a single entitled \u2018White Noise\u2019, which Powell explains \u201cis a song about feeling unheard, when your voice gets drowned out and it seems like you can\u2019t get a word in or no-one is listening to you. To others, you become just white noise, that static sound of nothingness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The single followed hot on the heels of a first ever (and already sold out) vinyl pressing of \u2018Wisdom\u2019, the group’s 1993 debut album. Powell\u2019s reactivation of 16Volt in 2024 had been marked with the release of \u2018Negative On Arrivals\u2019, which combined songs from the group\u2019s previous two records in 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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