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. 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.