16 (stylized as -(16)-) is an American sludge metal band from Los Angeles, California.The band is currently signed to Relapse Records.-(16)- has been cited, along with fellow pioneering acts such as Eyehategod, Crowbar and Acid Bath, as one of the subgenre's seminal outfits.In July 2016, the band released their seventh full-length album, The Lifespan of a Moth.