16volt's Classic Skin is reissued on super limited vinyl! 500 copies worldwide.
The sophomore slump is perhaps one of the most dreaded moments in any artist or band's career. When a debut achieves any measure of success or recognition, there arise certain expectations on the part of the audience (and the record label) to repeat or even surpass that success. In 1994, Eric Powell had many a promise to keep after the previous year's release of Wisdom placed 16volt on the map of the industrial underground. Wrought with mechanical rhythms and synthesized atmospheres topped off by caustic guitars and Powell's acerbic voice, Wisdom was among the surge of industrialized rock albums of the time, ushering in what has now come to be known as coldwave. With that album's "Motorskill" making waves on the dance floor, influenced in equal parts by Ministry and Skinny Puppy, it was the release of 1994's Skin on Re-Constriction Records that would truly set the tone for 16volt's future. Now reissued by Metropolis Records, Skin is made available once again to the masses on super limited orange vinyl!; just remember your gasmasks.
Skin was no sophomore slump for 16volt. On the contrary, after 30 years, Skin is just as freshly vitriolic and caustically aggressive as it was in 1994; a milestone for the industrial rock scene. In short, Metropolis Records' release of Skin is a welcome addition to the 16volt discography and a reminder to the industrial underground what coldwave is meant to sound like.