American Porn Songs

American Porn Songs is the sixth studio album by 16volt, released on September 8, 2009 by Metropolis Records.[1][2][3][4][5]

American Porn Songs
Studio album by 16volt
Released	September 8, 2009
Genre	Industrial rock alternative metal
Length	55:10
Label	Metropolis
Producer	Eric Powell
16volt chronology
FullBlackHabit (2007) American Porn Songs (2009) American Porn Songs: Remixed (2010)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]

David Jeffries of AllMusic awarded American Porn Songs three and a half out of five stars, called it the most cohesive album Eric Powell had composed and said "everything on the album sounds genuinely inspired, coming straight from Powell's ever-blackening heart as if it just needed to get out."[6] Brutal Resonance commended the production quality and composition variety, saying "there are some tracks on this album that vary but most of the tracks follow the same line and it's a pretty straight forward album."[7] Soundsphere Magazine gave the album four out of five stars, praised the music's energetic blend of electro and metal music and called it "a hard-hitting attack on the porn industry and its effect on those who take part."[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Powell, except "Enjoy the Pain", "With Fire and Burning" and "Somebody to Hate" co-written with Scott Robison.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alkali"	4:55
2.	"Enjoy the Pain"	3:03
3.	"With Fire and Burning"	3:54
4.	"American Porn Song"	3:59
5.	"Blessed"	3:43
6.	"To Hell"	3:43
7.	"It Turns All Bad"	4:19
8.	"Blackbird"	3:40
9.	"The Lord Doesn't Want Her"	3:34
10.	"Become Your None"	3:17
11.	"Can You Find God?"	4:39
12.	"Orange Insect"	3:50
13.	"Useless People"	2:50
14.	"Somebody to Hate"	3:14
15.	"American Bomb Song"	2:30

Personnel

Adapted from the American Porn Songs liner notes.[9]

16volt

• Jason Bazinet – drums
• Mike Peoples – bass guitar, guitars
• Eric Powell – lead vocals, guitars, programming, keyboards, production, recording, mixing, cover art
• Steve White (as Steve Pig) – guitars

Additional performers

• Joseph Bishara - programming
• John "Servo" DeSalvo – drums
• Sean Payne – programming
• Scott Robison – guitars, programming
• Bill Sarver (as Billdeaux) – guitars, programming
• Tim Sköld – guitars, programming

Production and design

• Ryan Foster – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2009	Metropolis	CD, DL	MET 600

References

1. Smith, Dom (2009). "16volt to Release New Album". Soundsphere Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
2. Bush, John. "16 Volt > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
3. NINa Górnisiewicz, Katarzyna; Backlash, Brian (February 7, 2008). "16Volt - Interview (2008)". Fabryka: Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia. Fabryka Music Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
4. Yücel, Ilker (January 19, 2017). "16volt InterView: Well Oiled Machine Rock!". ReGen. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
5. Yücel, Ilker (November 2, 2017). "16volt InterView: Defiant to the End". ReGen. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
6. Jeffries, David. "16 Volt: American Porn Songs > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
7. Croona, Fredrik (August 18, 2009). "16 Volt - American Porn Songs". Brutal Resonance. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
8. Smith, Dom (August 26, 2009). "CD Review: 16Volt – American Porn Songs". Soundsphere Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
9. American Porn Songs (booklet). 16volt. Chicago, Illinois: Metropolis Records. 2009.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Official website
• American Porn Songs at Bandcamp
• American Porn Songs at Discogs (list of releases)