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Boston, United States (1989 – present)
Powerman 5000 is a Boston-based Hard Rock band formed in 1989. Frontman Spider One (Michael Cummings) is the younger brother of Rob Zombie (Robert Cummings).
Lineup includes Spider One (vocals), Evan9 and Velkro (guitar), X51 (bassist), and GFlash (drums).
In 1990, Spider dropped out of art school and bought a cheap 4-track home studio and drum machine. Working under the title “MC Spider”, he recorded “Much Evil” with producer Lamar Lowder. Building on local success, he built a band under the name Powerman 5000. Their style was in the nature of rap/metal that had yet to gain popularity. In 1991, longtime guitarist Adam 12 (Adam Williams) joined the band. In 1994 and 1995, Powerman released two independent records, True Force and The Blood Splat Rating System. Both albums were local successes.
In 1997, the band signed to Dreamworks Records and released a re-recording of The Blood Splat Rating System (with two new tracks) titled Mega!! Kung Fu Radio. The band toured and released singles such as “Organizized” and “Tokyo Vigilante #1”. In 1999, Guitarist M.33 (Mike Tempesta) joined the band as they got their biggest break. Creating a strange fusion of science fiction (which had always interested Spider) and “Action Rock” (the term for their own high-energy powerful rock), they released Tonight the Stars Revolt!, which contained the hit singles “When Worlds Collide”, “Nobody’s Real”, and “Supernova Goes Pop”. The album sold over a million copies and assured the band’s success.
Lineup includes Spider One (vocals), Evan9 and Velkro (guitar), X51 (bassist), and GFlash (drums).
In 1990, Spider dropped out of art school and bought a cheap 4-track home studio and drum machine. Working under the title “MC Spider”, he recorded “Much Evil” with producer Lamar Lowder. Building on local success, he built a band under the name Powerman 5000. Their style was in the nature of rap/metal that had yet to gain popularity. In 1991, longtime guitarist Adam 12 (Adam Williams) joined the band. In 1994 and 1995, Powerman released two independent records, True Force and The Blood Splat Rating System. Both albums were local successes.
In 1997, the band signed to Dreamworks Records and released a re-recording of The Blood Splat Rating System (with two new tracks) titled Mega!! Kung Fu Radio. The band toured and released singles such as “Organizized” and “Tokyo Vigilante #1”. In 1999, Guitarist M.33 (Mike Tempesta) joined the band as they got their biggest break. Creating a strange fusion of science fiction (which had always interested Spider) and “Action Rock” (the term for their own high-energy powerful rock), they released Tonight the Stars Revolt!, which contained the hit singles “When Worlds Collide”, “Nobody’s Real”, and “Supernova Goes Pop”. The album sold over a million copies and assured the band’s success.
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Anyone For Doomsday?
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Weatered wrote:
remenber rob zombie oh Good music
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MishaNaumov wrote:
not bad
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AffectingShades wrote:
Holli Would
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Feminism wrote:
Freshman year.
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LiamEBM wrote:
Smash it up, burn it down, Tearing up the underground, You wanna live like a super villain.
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Skate_Of_Mind wrote:
Нey, friends!!)watch new video!!))) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9_54qOXWnfQ http://www.sendspace.com/file/fj2bzd may of sorrow new album!!!!!!!))
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brujahblood wrote:
bombshell and super villain ;)
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B-eatchSkin wrote:
[img]http://www.last.fm/group/Holli+Would[/img]
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lyooonya wrote:
GOOD GUYS
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converde wrote:
Hey there PM5K fans I gotta let go of some of my collectibles so Im offering 2 rare items from the Anyone For Doomsday era. Check it! http://tinyurl.com/bandplaysetfigures http://tinyurl.com/doomsdaycd
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ArmFighterPilot wrote:
Tonight the Stars Revolt! is so full of nostalgia. Just listened to it for the first time in at least 4 years.
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BewitchedVanity wrote:
When Worlds Collide, such an overrated song. As good as it is, it doesn't deserve to be top track.
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spikeyben wrote:
finally starting to get into somewhere on the otherside, that album is like heroin!
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Fioletavai wrote:
V is for vampyre is awesome! This song MUST be on the top!!!
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MagogOFF wrote:
very cool band... and why i don't listen them before?
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ber96 wrote:
new cover album is awesome :)
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sydjmurf wrote:
“ PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK
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sambolton1 wrote:
“ PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK
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brightest40 wrote:
Saw these guys on tour a bit ago - just looked em up again and thought this video was great - wanted to share it with everyone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdNmkLLWC40&feature=youtu.be
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clonn wrote:
This is shit, i better listen to the original.
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Fall Tour Dates Posted!
18 Sep 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/powerman5000
PM5K hit the road for October and November, rocking faces
across the country. The dates are posted on the page - check them
out now! Presale links are posted for every show. Get your tickets
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Fall Tour Dates Posted!
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31 Mar 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/powerman5000
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