220 volt was founded in Östersund, Sweden.

220 Volt is a traditional heavy metal band who released some of the more memeroble and popular swedish albums during the 80´s; "S/t" -83, "Power Games" -84 and "Mind over Muscle" -85. These albums are extremly hard to find and collectors items among 80´s metal collectors. As they grew more and more popular outside scandinavia, and especially in Japan, a collection containing some of their strongest cuts and with a few new songs were released in -87 under the name "Young and Wild". In 1988 the album "Eye to Eye" with their biggest hit "Love Is All You Need" were released. It would be their last hit, as they broke up shortly after. They have since reunited and released the new album "Made in Jamtland.