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Powerman 5000 is an industrial metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, US. The band formed in 1991 and has released several notable albums in the nu metal and hard rock scene.

The band initially consisted of one member, Michael David Cummings – aka Spider One, who has been the core member of the band throughout its formation. Spider One formed the band after he dropped at of art school and began recording music on a 4-track recorder. Spider One is also highly notable for being the brother of fellow metal musician, Rob Zombie. Spider One soon recruited Adam Williams – aka Adam 12 – to be the lead guitarist in the band. Bassist Dorian 27 and drummer Al 3 would later complete the original lineup.

In 1994 the band released their debut EP “True Force”. Just one year after the band released their EP they independently released their debut album “The Blood-Splat Rating System”. The album was a great success in their hometown and sold out of its initial pressing. The success of the album garnered the band a major label contract with DreamWorks Records. The label later reissued the album under the title “Mega!! Kung Fu Radio”.

In 1999 the band enlisted M.33 on guitars and released their highly successful album “Tonight the Stars Revolt!”. The album helped the band break into the mainstream and conveyed a unique mixture of science fiction and rock. The album contained the singles “Tonight the Stars Revolt!”, “Supernova Goes Pop”, “Nobody’s Real”, and “When Worlds Collide”. The album also did quite well on the Billboard chart reaching No. 29 on the Billboard 200. The album contained elements of campy science fiction influences as well as a cover of “Good Times Roll” by The Cars.

In the early 2000s Dorian 27 and Al3 would leave the band and were replaced by Ad7 and Siggy Sjursen. The band also gained buzz for their cover version of “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The cover song gained huge exposure when it was used in the 2001 film Zoolander. In 2003 the band released the album “Transform”, which took a more direct punk approach as opposed to the heavy industrial metal that the band was used to producing. The album reached the No. 27 position on the Billboard 200 and contained the singles “Free” and “Action”.

In 2006 the band released their fifth studio album “Destroy What You Enjoy”. The album contained the single “Wild World” and showed the band further shifting from industrial rock to punk rock. In 2009 the band released an album called “Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere”, which showed the band returning to their more industrial roots. The album contained the singles “Super Villain” and “V Is for Vampire”. In 2014 Powerman 5000 released the album “Builders of the Future”, which reached the No. 2 position on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums. The album also featured the single “How to be a Human”, which placed on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks.

The band is also known for their live performances and has played many headlining shows as well as performed at major festivals such as Ozzfest. Powerman 5000 has also been featured on many soundtracks including “Bride of Chucky”, “End of Days”, “Little Nicky”, and “Scream 3”.

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Probably best known to video games fans of a certain age - their track ‘When Worlds Collide’ seems to have popped up in countless titles, with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 and WWE Smackdown a couple of examples that spring straight to mind - Powerman 5000 have nevertheless both managed to prolong their career by a couple of decades, at this point, and make a name for themselves as alternative metal veterans in the process. Granted, their only original member today is frontman Spider One - who, by the way, is Rob Zombie’s younger brother - but that isn’t to say that they don’t deserve credit for the way in which their stylistic versatility has afforded them a long career; they were ripe for nu metal, meeting with the most sucess around the time that genre was huge. 1999’s Tonight the Stars Revolt! remains their best-known album, but they’ve dropped a further six since, including last May’s Builders of the Future. In support of it, they’ve jsut completed a string of European festival dates as well as a lengthy tour in the U.S.; Spider One remains an uncompromising frontman, too, bringing an irrepressible energy to proceedings whilst his guitarists alternate between bouncing and headbanging either side of him.

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All the bands were awesome! They would even come over to the merchandise after to sign autographs and take pictures with fans. The merchandise was great. I went in the line 3 times. The bands enjoy talking to the crowd in between songs, which I love. The staff was also great. My car actually broke down and one of the staff members came over and helped us out, which was really cool. Overall, I give the concert 5 of 5 stars

Loved this show!!! First time I saw Powerman was Rochester Ny at the armory... I may have been too sick to stand but worth getting out and seeing them rock the stage!!! Incredible energy and The Royal is an awesome venue... New to the area and definitely will be back for sure!

Singer sadly couldn't come because he threw out his voice a day before and the show was cancelled, fair enough. The Venue however is a different story. They said they'd refund me and it's almost been a week. Trying to get in contact with the venue is also a fucking pain.

Powerman 5000 never showed up and that was the only band we drove so far to see.....very dissapointed!!! Would be great to get a partial refund or something...we watched some of the other bands but didnt even know who they were....sad

This is one of the best shows I have seen in a while.

Powerman 5000 is not only a great recording band, but they are also very good performers.

I would gladly see them every time they are in town!

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Powerman 5000 Announce New Album “Abandon Ship” & Summer Tour With Sponge, Tantric, Etc.

Platinum-certified alternative metal outfit Powerman 5000 will be putting out a new album titled “ Abandon Ship ” on May 10th through Cleopatra Records . Fans can look for the first single, “ 1999 “, to arrive on April 11th.

A Perfect Circle ‘s Matt McJunkins assisted with the production of this outing, while the CD version of it will include a revamped version of the 2001 Powerman 5000 track “ Bombshell “.

“ Abandon Ship ” track listing:

01 – “ Invisible Man ” 02 – “ 1999 ” 03 – “ Dancing Like We’re Dead ” 04 – “ Wake Up Take Up Space ” 05 – “ The Company Loves Misery ” 06 – “ Bloodsuckers ” 07 – “ This Is A Life ” 08 – “ GTFO ” 09 – “ Places For People That Scream ” 10 – “ The Last Chapter ” 11 – “ Bombshell ” (revamped)

Pre-orders are available through Cleopatra Records . On the summer touring front, the band have the following dates booked with Sponge , Tantric & Clozure :

07/02 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee 07/03 Roswell, NM – The Liberty 07/05 Lubbock, TX – Jakes 07/06 Ft. Worth, TX – The Rail 07/07 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live 07/08 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live 07/09 The Colony, TX – Lava Cantina 07/11 McHenry, IL – The Vixen 07/12 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop 07/13 Harrison, OH – The Blue Note 07/14 Lansing, MI – Grewal Hall at 224 07/16 Liverpool, NY – Sharkeys Event Center 07/18 Sanford, ME – Pilots Cove Cafe 07/19 Hermon, ME – Morgan Hill Event Center 07/20 Manchester, NH – Angel City Music Hall 07/21 Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz 07/23 Ashland, KY – Paramount Arts Center 07/24 New Berlin, IL – Danenberger Family Vineyards 07/25 Paw Paw, MI – Warner Vineyards 07/26 Cadillac, MI – Venu Event Center 07/27 Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theater 07/29 Parker, CO – Wild Goose Saloon

Powerman 5000 will also be playing this year’s ‘ Sick New World ‘ and ‘ Louder Than Life ‘ festivals.

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Powerman 5000 Announce Tonight The Stars Revolt 20th Anniversary Tour

This summer, the stars will revolt!

The nostalgia is in full swing as '90s nü-metal band Powerman 5000 announce their 20th anniversary tour for their classic album Tonight The Stars Revolt.

Though they released their ninth studio album New Wave just as recently as 2017, Tonight The Stars Revolt is where the band gained most of their fame, with hits like When Worlds Collide and Supernova Goes Pop. PM5K did not settle for anything less than extravagant, drawing in millions of punks and metalheads with their spiked hair and leather jackets, and keeping them with their enigmatic, yet catchy, rhythms, odd music videos, and iconic lyrics . The band will surely be expecting a majority of the audience to be nostalgic adults longing to temporarily relive the weirdness of '90s industrial metal.

Tonight The Stars Revolt sticks to themes of science fiction, cyberpunk, and nihilism, and PM5K will undoubtedly make this tour nothing less than a production. You can expect the same leather-clad metalheads to dance, jump, and lose themselves on stage as they revive the 20 year old Tonight The Stars Revolt!

The tour dates are as shown below:

12 Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live

14 Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theatre

15 Battle Creek, MI – The Music Factory

16 Chesterfield Township, MI – Diesel Concerts Detroit

17 West Dundee, IL – RocHaus

20 Pekin, IL – Twisted Spoke Saloon

21 Prairie du Chien, WI – Music Fights Back Music Festival

23 Chippewa Falls, WI – Every Buddy’s Bar & Grill

24 Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room

25 St. Louis, MO – Fubar

28 Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall

29 Houston, TX – Scout Bar

30 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live

2 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box

3 Dallas, TX – Trees

5 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe & Backroom

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Powerman 5000, often abbreviated as PM5K, is an American rock band formed in 1991. The band was founded in Boston, Massachusetts by frontman Michael David Cummings, better known by his stage name Spider One, the younger brother of Rob Zombie, a famous heavy metal musician and filmmaker. 

The initial style of Powerman 5000 was heavily influenced by punk rock, but they transitioned to industrial metal, nu metal, and industrial rock with their second album, "Mega!! Kung Fu Radio". However, their breakthrough came with the third album "Tonight the Stars Revolt!" in 1999, which included the hit single "When Worlds Collide". The album, blending elements of rock, metal, and electronica, went on to achieve platinum status.

Over the years, the band has seen numerous lineup changes, with Spider One being the only constant member. Despite these changes, Powerman 5000 has consistently released albums, including "Transform" (2003), "Destroy What You Enjoy" (2006), "Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere" (2009), and "The Noble Rot" (2020).

Throughout their career, Powerman 5000 has been known for their energetic live performances and unique fusion of styles. They continue to maintain a loyal fanbase and tour regularly, solidifying their place in the annals of rock music.

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Powerman 5000 Gives Out of This World Performance in Austin

By Lisa Jarema | min read |  July 17, 2019

Austin, Texas : Like a meteorite crashing into Earth, Powerman 5000 hit Austin’s Come and Take It Live to an explosion of fans, both young and old. Finishing up a U.S. leg of the “Tonight The Stars Revolt 20 th Anniversary” Tour, lead singer Spider One was in rare form. Add to that energetic performances by band members DJ Rattan on drums, Murv Douglas on bass, and Ty Oliver on lead guitar and Taylor Haycraft on rhythm guitar, and you’ve got an evening of musical science fiction perfection. Fans went wild as they blasted on stage with green guitar lasers, set to stun to “Nobody’s Real”, just after the theme from Star Trek filled the club. “Invade, Destroy, Repeat” and “Hey, That’s Right” quickly followed. Other notable tunes, performed from their often campy, but never disappointing discography were “V is for Vampire” and “Bombshell”, which we’ve heard not only on their album, but in a plethora of television shows, movies and video games over the decades. Truly, PM5K produced the music bed to much of pop culture in the 90’s, and hearing it live, complete with a fantastic light show and fog (I mean, who doesn’t like fog and cool lighting?) brought back so many wonderful memories. Of course, no PM5K show would be complete without “When World’s Collide” and “Tonight The Stars Revolt”, and the band did not disappoint. Sweaty, screaming and happy, the crowd danced and sang through the entire set.

Openers for the show included an appearance by local groups Hellfire Mafia, Austin favorites Billy King and the Bad Bad Bad (who were oh so good good good), and local band Kingdom Collapse, who’ve enjoyed immense popularity with over 1 million YouTube views of their hit “Suffer”, followed closely by “Bring Me Down” with over 80k views. The Bad Bad Bad and Kingdom Collapse are certainly bands to watch.

Need your PM5K fix? No worries, you can listen to all their music on your favorite music platform, and you can keep up with them and buy cool merchandise on their website at http://powerman5000.virb.com/ so that you’re powered for take-off when they tour again.  ~ LJ

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Powerman 5000’s Spider One Talks ‘Builders of the Future,’ Band’s Evolution + More

Powerman 5000 are back! Spider One and his crew are returning with their 'Builders of the Future' album on May 27 and the frontman took a few moments to speak with 'Loudwire Nights' host Full Metal Jackie about the new disc.

The vocalist opened up about the journey to discovering their current sound, shared some of his musical influences and also discussed what it's like seeing culture catch up with the Sci-fi and comic worlds he's always supported fully. Check out Full Metal Jackie's interview with Powerman 5000's Spider One below:

Loudwire Nights, Full Metal Jackie. With us on the show tonight, Spider from Powerman 5000. How are you my friend?

I am great, how are you?

I’m great, I’m happy to hear from you and happy there’s finally some new music from Powerman 5000. Brand new album, 'Builders of the Future' coming out May 27. Spider, you’ve been something of a chameleon throughout your career, implementing different musical styles as part of the Powerman 5000 sound. What triggers the direction you take with new music specifically this new album?

You’re right, over the years, that’s been the center of this band is that it’s a very bizarre eclectic mix of stuff. Electronic, metal and new wave, punk rock. Somehow we’ve combined it all to make some sort of sound that makes sense to someone somewhere. Honestly, for this album it was in a weird way trying to not change it that much, which is the opposite of what I usually do. On the last album, 'Somewhere on the Otherside of Nowhere,' I kind of wholeheartedly got back to that sound that we created on 'Tonight the Stars Revolt!,' which is that electronic mixed with metal, the sci-fi undertone. It felt great to get back to that.

For once in my life I was happy with where the band was at. I felt confident in that’s what we are and that’s what we do. For this album, instead of trying to switch it up, I just wanted to continue with that and make it a better version of that. I feel like the wandering and experimenting is maybe over and finally coming to terms with exactly what I should be doing.

As a kid starting to make music, you were inspired by the minimalist approach of bands such as The Clash and Black Flag. What aspect of that simplicity still inspires you now? How did it affect 'Builders of the Future'?

That’s where I always start. That punk rock kid in me has never gone away. I’ve always valued aggression and attitude over technique. I just think that there’s -- ultimately that’s what great rock music is. Whether you are a punk rock band or a metal band, or an electronic band or whatever it is you do. I always try to start from that attitude, although on this record I definitely tried to push myself a little more vocally. We did some things I haven’t done in the past, in terms of maybe some melodic stuff or sneaking in some subtle harmonies here and there you would have never imagined 20 years ago. It always does come back to that -- those are the bands that still mean the most to me. It's about being authentic and making sure it feels feral and those are the bands, as a kid always felt the most real to me.

Spider, comic book and sci-fi geekiness has become a huge buzz over the past few years. What excites you the most about pop culture finally catching up to the things you’ve been infusing into Powerman 5000 all along?

It’s sort of a double edge sword quite honestly. It’s that weird thing where, I always think about this, when I was a kid, if you wore a 'Spider-Man' tee shirt to school you were most definitely getting your ass beat. It was not cool, it was not accepted and it was not popular in the sense it is today. It is pretty remarkable that all this stuff that meant so much to me as a kid -- it was like this weird geek club back in the day where there was you and maybe two other kids that understood what you were talking about when you went to the video store and rented some weird horror movie or sci-fi movie. But now, 'The Avengers' makes 20 billion dollars or whatever it does.

It’s become such a normal thing. It blows my mind when you drive down the street in Hollywood and there’s billboards for 'Captain America' movies, I’d never have imagined that as a kid. On the one hand I love it because it’s sort of got the respect it always deserved and the people that were into that kind of stuff can now thrive. Thrive in the content and thrive as professionals. But I have to admit, I do sort of miss when it was a bit more of a private weird secret that not everyone knew about.

Thanks to Spider One for taking the time to chat. Pre-order PM5K's new album at iTunes , and check out their current list of tour dates here . You can listen to ‘Loudwire Nights’ with host Full Metal Jackie Monday through Friday at 7PM through Midnight on more than 20 stations across America. To find out where you can hear ‘Loudwire Nights,’ click  here .

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POWERMAN 5000 Is 'In The Middle' Of Working On New Album: 'The Goal Is To Have It Done Quickly'

In a new interview with Australia's Metal-Roos , POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider One was asked what he and his bandmates did to promote their latest album, "The Noble Rot" , which came out at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in August 2020 via Cleopatra Records . He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET ): "We didn't do anything. Like everybody else, we were stuck home and didn't get to play for almost two years, or about two years. So it was strange. But it's interesting. I don't know. There used to be a time when there were these things called album cycles — you put an album out; you tour on that album for a year or whatever; and you release the singles. And there was sort of this standard way you did business. I feel like those days, at least for us, are over. I'll find Spotify activity will go up when we're doing nothing sometimes, or it'll go down when a new record [has come out]. There seems to be no real logic to the way things function anymore. So the inactivity didn't really hurt us, I don't think, in any way. Maybe it even helped us a bit. There were a lot of bands that were trying to do stuff and maybe went out a bit too early and their tours didn't do well. We really waited it out until we felt like people were comfortable with going out again. And ever since, everything's been just super successful. So it worked out fine. But, yeah, the record was sort of… I think everybody kind of feels like they had a lot album in those couple of years."

Regarding whether there are any plans for POWERMAN 5000 to work on new music, Spider One said: "Yeah. We're in the middle of it now. I've got a bunch of songs written and sort of demoed out, I suppose you'd say. So the goal is to have that done quickly. That'll be priority once we get back from [our tour of] Australia [in January]. 'Cause we don't go back on the road until March. So probably in that window of February, [we'll] try to maybe get everything mixed and finished to have it released some time in 2023."

In May 2020, POWERMAN 5000 released its reimagining of the classic '80s new wave smash "We Got The Beat" . "We Got The Beat" was originally made available in 1981 as part of THE GO-GO'S ' multi-platinum debut album "Beauty And The Beat" .

"Tonight The Stars Revolt!" , POWERMAN 5000 's second album, was released on July 20, 1999 by DreamWorks Records . It has sold over one million copies and achieved platinum status on the back of such hits as "Nobody's Real" and "When Worlds Collide" . With cyberpunk imagery, catchy riffs, funky beats and rap rock vocals, POWERMAN 5000 bridged the gap between nu metal and industrial metal and packaged it up in a retro-science fiction B-movie aesthetic that separated them visually and musically from their peers.

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Powerman 5000 – “New Wave”

Posted by Marcus Miller | Oct 26, 2017 | Album , Alternative , Hard Rock , Industrial , Metal , News , Review , Rock | 0

When I interviewed Spider back in January, he told me that the upcoming album reminded him of 1997’s “Mega!! Kung Fu Radio”, in the sense that it would be very diverse. He wasn’t lying. Every album has always had various elements, which is really just the PM5K sound, but there’s usually a left turn somewhere.

There’s a little something from every Powerman era on “New Wave”. The industrialized metal, the anthemic choruses, a little hip hop, some punk rock, pure rock n roll… it’s as Powerman 5000 as it gets.

My only complaint has been the same since “Tonight the Stars Revolt!” (aside from 2003’s “Transform”); It’s just too short! Spider and Rob Zombie both take the approach of short and sweet, but I truly wouldn’t mind having 12 or 13 songs. It’s not a bad complaint to have, only because it’s all so good. I can’t help but want more. Especially since it usually takes 3-4 years between albums.

“Thank God” has to take the cake for PM5K’s most extreme track to date. It’s fast, relentless, and Spider is screaming more than he ever has. It’s only 70 seconds long, but it’s my favorite on here. It wouldn’t really take up much time in their setlist, and it’d for sure be one of the highlights to get the pit moving. “Sid Vicious in a Dress” is your classic Powerman single, encompassing everything required to be a major radio hit, as it should be. I just hope radio will play the god damn thing! “Hostage” is my 2nd favorite song on here. It’s got a bouncy groove, literally, and it’s another one I’d love to see live. “No White Flags” kinda meets somewhere between Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” and Bush’s “Glycerine”. I love it. I love the stripped down vulnerability. Hey, there’s even strings in it!

So many metalheads are quick to lay the jokes on Powerman 5000, and they’re completely missing the point. There’s not a lot of FUN in rock n roll nowadays, and that’s where they come in. I love Slayer too, but fuck. Let loose a little. You can dance and mosh too.

I always know I can expect a new PM5K album to be anywhere in my top 5-10 for the year, and this is no different. Not disappointed whatsoever.

Standout tracks? Hostage, Sid Vicious in a Dress, David Fucking Bowie, Cult Leader, No White Flags, Thank God, Die On Your Feet, Run For Your Life

Rating: 4.5/5

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