Powerman 5000
Boston-based underground electro-metal band Powerman 5000 have earned a popular cult following thanks to their dynamic blend of comic book hero/sci-fi-themed punk, hard rock, and industrial metal. After making a big splash with 1999's platinum-selling Tonight the Stars Revolt!, the long-running group has cycled through members while continuing to build on that initial success with highlights arriving via 2003's Transform, 2014's Builders of the Future, and 2024's Abandon Ship.
Helmed by vocalist Spider (aka Michael Cummings, Spider One, or MC Spider -- and younger brother of Rob Zombie), Powerman 5000 emerged in the early '90s and found favor with local audiences with the release of their 1994 indie debut EP True Force and 1995's LP The Blood Splat Rating System, the latter of which appeared on Conscience Records. Two years later, the band moved to Dreamworks (and relocated to Los Angeles), where they released a revamped version of their debut as Mega!! Kung Fu Radio.
Touring with the likes of Marilyn Manson and Korn, as well as a stint on Ozzfest, expanded their fan base and led up to Powerman 5000's 1997 science fiction-esque follow-up Tonight the Stars Revolt! During shows and promos for the album, the band was often found sporting spacesuits and other sci-fi paraphernalia. The record went platinum, helped in part by the success of singles "When Worlds Collide" and "Nobody's Real" on MTV. The halted release of a since-aborted album titled Anyone for Doomsday? signaled the departure of longtime bassist Dorian Heartsong (aka Dorian 27) and drummer Al Pahanish (aka Al 3) in early November of 2001. A year later, drummer Adrian Ost (aka Ad7) was added to the group; bassist Siggy Sjursen joined 40 auditions later before 2002 came to a close.
Powerman 5000, including Spider and longtime guitarists Adam Williams (aka Adam 12) and Mike Tempesta (aka M.33), was back in full effect. Transform, their fourth album, marked their new more punk-inspired, less-industrial sound and new lineup when it was released in spring 2003. It debuted at number 25 on the Billboard charts and produced a hit in the song "Free," though Dreamworks dissolved in the middle of the album's promotion. A rarities collection appeared in 2004 on Spider's own Megatronic label; more lineup changes would occur before the eventual release of the band's fifth full-length. Williams and Tempesta exited, replaced on guitar by Johnny Heatley and ex-Alien Ant Farm's Terry Corso. Powerman 5000 inked a deal with DRT Entertainment in spring 2006 and Destroy What You Enjoy surfaced that August, with subsequent touring.
After returning with an all-new lineup featuring Spider One, guitarists Dave Piro (Velkro) and Evan Rodaniche (Evan 9), bassist Gustavo Aued (X51), and drummer Gordon Heckaman (GFlash), the band went back to their industrial metal ways, releasing their sixth album, Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere, in 2009. A covers album, Copies, Clones & Replicants, arrived in 2011, and was followed by another lineup change, with Piro, Rodaniche, and Heckaman, leaving the band. Stepping in to fill the vacancies would be guitarists Richard Jazmin (Zer0) and Nick Quijano (Sci55ors), and drummer DJ Rattan (Rattan), who would all appear on the band's seventh studio album, Builders of the Future, in 2014. In September 2017, the band released "Sid Vicious in a Dress," the first single from New Wave, which arrived later that October. They moved to Cleopatra Records for album number eight, 2020's industrial/electronica hybrid The Noble Rot. In 2024, they issued Abandon Ship, an apocalypse-themed set of songs that included a revamped version of their 2001 hit "Bombshell!"
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15 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Tonight The Stars Revolt
Rock - Lançado por DreamWorks em 1 de jan. de 1999
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Anyone For Doomsday?
Rock - Lançado por Geffen em 28 de ago. de 2001
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The Noble Rot
Hard Rock - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 28 de ago. de 2020
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Black Lipstick
Hard Rock - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 3 de jun. de 2020
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Builders Of The Future
Rock - Lançado por Powerman 5000 (AG Records 2017) PS em 1 de jan. de 2014
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When Worlds Collide (Re-Recorded)
Progressive Rock - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 15 de out. de 2020
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True Force
Rock - Lançado por Curve of the Earth em 1 de jan. de 1994
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Builders Of The Future
Rock - Lançado por Powerman 5000 (AG Records 2017) PS em 1 de jan. de 2014
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Brave New World
Hard Rock - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 12 de ago. de 2020
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V Is For Vampire (Powerman 5000)
Pop/Rock - Lançado por Mighty Loud em 21 de abr. de 2009
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Abandon Ship
Metal - Lançamento no dia 10 de mai. de 2024 por Cleopatra Records
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Dancing Like We're Dead
Metal - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 26 de abr. de 2024
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