# Beating Dead Horses > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Beating_Dead_Horses > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Beating_Dead_Horses.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beating_Dead_Horses > Source revision: 1291742923 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2011 studio album by 16volt Beating Dead Horses Studio album by 16volt Released May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10) Studio Murder Creek (Portland, Oregon) Genre Industrial rock alternative metal Length 49:13 Label Metropolis Producer Eric Powell 16volt chronology American Porn Songs: Remixed (2010) Beating Dead Horses (2011) The Negative Space (2016) ***Beating Dead Horses*** is the seventh [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by American [industrial rock](/source/Industrial_rock) band [16volt](/source/16volt), released on May 5, 2011 by [Metropolis Records](/source/Metropolis_Records).[1][2][3][4] ## Reception Brutal Resonance commended the production quality and composition variety of *Beating Dead Horses*, 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."[5] COMA Music Magazine called the album the band's best work and said "fans are sure to find *Beating Dead Horses* to be very enjoyable while new listeners should appreciate the dynamic soundscapes offered by [16Volt](/source/16volt)."[6] ReGen commended the band for remaining successful composers through their existence and said "with *Beating Dead Horses* presenting a leaner, meaner, more stripped down and more amped up 16volt, the band stands tall at the forefront of machine rock."[7] Soundsphere Magazine gave the album four out of five stars and said "utilising a blend of the classic band set-up (guitar, drums, vocal and bass) alongside electronic gear (synthesizers, samplers, drum machines and more), this band has come to perfect the skill of mixing of these different sounds that give us the songs we know and love."[8] ## Track listing All tracks are written by [Mike Peoples](/source/Mike_Peoples) and [Eric Powell](/source/Eric_Powell_(musician)). No. Title Length 1. "Beating Dead Horses" 3:46 2. "The Wasteland That Is Me" 4:03 3. "Fight or Flight" 2:55 4. "Burn" 4:16 5. "You Will All Go Down" 4:14 6. "Breathing Water" 3:23 7. "Ghost" 4:25 8. "We Disintegrate" 3:02 9. "Dissembler" 3:54 10. "Sick Sick Sick" 3:34 11. "The Carrion" 4:22 12. "Veins" 3:06 13. "Somewhere New" 4:13 ## Personnel Adapted from the *Beating Dead Horses* liner notes.[9] **16volt** - [Mike Peoples](/source/Mike_Peoples) – [bass guitar](/source/Bass_guitar), [guitars](/source/Guitars) - [Eric Powell](/source/Eric_Powell_(musician)) – [lead vocals](/source/Singing), guitars, [programming](/source/Programming_(music)), [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), [production](/source/Record_producer), [recording](/source/Sound_recording_and_reproduction), [design](/source/Design) **Additional performers** - Clint Carney – [additional programming](/source/Programming_(music)) (3, 9, 13) - Bill Sarver – additional programming (4, 8, 9, 13) **Production and design** - Josh Asselstine – [engineering](/source/Audio_engineering) - Pyra Draculea – [assistant engineering](/source/Audio_engineering) - Ryan Foster – [mastering](/source/Audio_mastering) - Shaun Thingvold – [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) ## Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog United States 2011 Metropolis CD, DL MET 706 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-0)** ["16 Volt: *Beating Dead Horses* > Overview"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001979387). Allmusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Smith, Dom (2011). ["16volt Announce New Album Release"](https://www.soundspheremag.com/news/world/16volt-announce-new-album-release/). *Soundsphere Magazine*. Retrieved August 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-regenmagint1_3-0)** Yücel, Ilker (January 19, 2017). ["16volt InterView: Well Oiled Machine Rock!"](https://regenmag.com/interviews/16volt-interview-well-oiled-machine-rock/). *ReGen*. Retrieved August 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-regenmagint2_4-0)** Yücel, Ilker (November 2, 2017). ["16volt InterView: Defiant to the End"](https://regenmag.com/interviews/16volt-interview-well-oiled-machine-rock/). *ReGen*. Retrieved August 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-brutalresonance_5-0)** Croona, Fredrik (June 21, 2011). ["16 Volt - *Beating Dead Horses*"](https://www.brutalresonance.com/review/16-volt-beating-dead-horses/). *Brutal Resonance*. Retrieved August 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-comamusic_6-0)** Dashiell Hammett, William (March 25, 2012). ["CD Review: 16Volt – *Beating Dead Horses*"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120325072256/http://coma-online.com/?p=3291). *COMA Music Magazine*. Archived from [the original](http://coma-online.com/?p=13182) on March 25, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-regen_7-0)** Yücel, Ilker (September 6, 2016). ["16volt – *Beating Dead Horses*"](http://regenmag.com/reviews/16volt-beating-dead-horses/). *ReGen*. Retrieved August 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-soundspheremag_8-0)** Smith, Dom (April 15, 2011). ["CD Review: 16Volt – *Beating Dead Horses*"](https://www.soundspheremag.com/reviews/cd/cd-review-16volt-beating-dead-horses/). *Soundsphere Magazine*. Retrieved August 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-linearnotes_9-0)** *Beating Dead Horses* (booklet). [16volt](/source/16volt). Chicago, Illinois: [Metropolis Records](/source/Metropolis_Records). 2011.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes))) ## External links - [Official website](https://16volt.com/) - [*Beating Dead Horses*](https://16volt.bandcamp.com/album/beating-dead-horses) at [Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp) - *[Beating Dead Horses](https://www.discogs.com/master/348725)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e 16volt Studio albums Wisdom Skin LetDownCrush SuperCoolNothing FullBlackHabit American Porn Songs Beating Dead Horses The Negative Space Remix albums American Porn Songs: Remixed Compilation albums Demography > The Basement Tapes SuperCoolNothing v2.0 The Best of Sixteen Volt Extended play The Remix Wars: Strike 3 Dead on Arrivals Singles "The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart" Related articles H3llb3nt Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Beating Dead Horses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beating_Dead_Horses) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beating_Dead_Horses?action=history)). 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