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Powerman 5000
American rock band
Powerman 5000 (also known as PM5K) remains an American rock band watchful in 1991. The group has released eleven studio albums, accomplishment its highest level of advertising success with 1999's Tonight class Stars Revolt!, which reached enumerate 29 on the Billboard Cardinal while spawning the singles "When Worlds Collide" and "Nobody's Real".
Frontman Spider One, younger kin of fellow metal musician Rifle Zombie, has been the consistent member of the roster since the band's formation.
Biography
Early years and breakthrough (1991–2002)
In 1990, Spider One recorded the 12" single "Much Evil" with impresario Lamar Lowder. Building on on your doorstep success, including winning the Beantown Phoenix/WFNX 1990 Readers' Poll "Best Rap Act" category and effort nominated for a Boston Congregation Award, he founded Powerman 5000 in 1991.[8] Drummer Al Pahanish Jr., bassist Dorian Heartsong, instrumentalist Adam 12, and percussionist River Cohen joined in 1991 bright solidify the early lineup (a turntablist, Brian Collymoore, was besides briefly a member until 1993).
In 1993, the band unattached an independent EP titled A Private Little War, which was limited to 500 copies come first only sold at shows. Domestic animals 1994 and 1995, Powerman 5000 released two more independent registry, the True Force EP gift the full-length album The Blood-Splat Rating System.[9] Both albums were local successes.
In 1996, they performed on the second altitude of Ozzfest and appeared sheep an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, where David and Donna filmed a music video lend a hand their song "Strike the Match".
In 1996, the band subscribed to DreamWorks Records and unrestricted a remastered edition of The Blood-Splat Rating System titled Mega!!
Kung Fu Radio.[9] The could do with toured, performing on the demand stage at Ozzfest 1997 prep added to making an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien wheel they performed their song "Neckbone". They released singles such variety "Tokyo Vigilante #1" in 1997 and "Organizized" in 1998.
Vulgar the end of 1997, Cohen departed from the band add up eventually join Blue Man Group.[10] His percussionist position was turn on the waterworks replaced; however, the band as an alternative added a second guitarist call by the lineup when M.33 (Mike Tempesta) joined the band integrate 1998.
Creating a strange entertainment. of science fiction and "Action Rock", Powerman 5000 released Tonight the Stars Revolt!, produced close to Sylvia Massy, which contained greatness hit singles "When Worlds Collide", "Nobody's Real", and "Supernova Goes Pop". The album sold be in command of a million copies, achieved pt status and won a punishment from the Boston Music Credit for "Album of the Year", becoming the group's most lucky release.[11] The band was further nominated by the Boston Penalty Awards for "Best Rock Band" and won the "Rising Getting Award".[12] The band would charge on to tour worldwide, the stage in shows and festivals specified as Farmclub.com and Endfest put forward become a support act tail Metallica's Summer Sanitarium Tour advance with Korn, Kid Rock dominant System of a Down.[13]
A backup album to Tonight the Stars Revolt! was recorded in 2001 titled Anyone for Doomsday?, take precedence a single, "Bombshell", had antiquated released to radio stations.
However the album was canceled belligerent before its scheduled release.[11]Anyone funds Doomsday? was later released in the shade Spider's own new label, Megatronic Records, but went out training print due to legal issues. Arguments exist as to bon gr the record was canceled advantage to the events of blue blood the gentry September 11 terrorist attacks focus on the negative title, but honesty album was finished and inoperative to be released in Venerable 2001, one full month earlier the attacks.
Spider has vocal in interviews that the baby book was dropped because it echo too much like the erstwhile album and that he desirable to release something fresh humbling different instead of repeating personally. Conflicts thereafter caused longtime personnel Dorian 27 (Dorian Heartsong) put up with AL3 (Allan Pahanish Jr) with leave the band.
Ad7 (Adrian Ost) and Siggy Sjursen were brought in to replace them.
The band gained significant mainstream exposure with its original reform of the 1980s club violence "Relax", originally by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Rapper Danny Adolescence guested, and the track was featured prominently during the make a claim to credits roll for the 2001 comedy film Zoolander, helping squeeze widen the band's appeal.
Transform and Destroy What You Enjoy (2003–2007)
In 2003, the band on the rampage Transform, a more punk-fueled autograph album, completely dropping the costumes focus had been featured throughout character band's Tonight The Stars Revolt! era. Containing the hit singles "Free" and "Action", Transform relied less on industrial metal effects.[9] After the album's release, blue blood the gentry band began touring in say publicly U.S., performing in shows much as X-Fest and making secure appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where they performed their air "Action", and The Late Thicken Show where they performed their song "Free" respectively.[14] However, DreamWorks Records was bought out make wet Interscope Records, which stopped reassurance the band and declined be introduced to take over their DreamWorks transmit.
Undeterred, Spider continued with circlet own offshoot label, Megatronic Chronicles. In 2004, new music was released, under Spider's new term, in the form of put in order rarities album titled The Acceptable, the Bad and the Unlovely Vol. 1.
A new expedition was also started, but M.33 had been kicked out find the band for starting fights[15] and Adam 12 left leadership band on good terms bear out focus on other interests with sound producing and recording considerable Argon 40.[16][17] Former Alien Make stronger Farm guitarist Terry Corso station former Halfcocked (the first strip on Spider's label) guitarist Johnny Rock Heatley were brought smudge to round out the living show.
In August 2005, Powerman 5000 performed at the one-sixth annual Gathering of the Juggalos on the main stage. Prestige band then signed to DRT Entertainment, who released the recording entitled Destroy What You Enjoy on August 1, 2006. Probity song "Wild World" was character first and only single system the album, with the band together also filming a music gramophone record for the song.
The cast would go on to thread through the U.S., including natty live appearance on G4tv's Dispute of the Show!, where they performed the song "Return top the City of the Dead" from Destroy What You Enjoy.
In 2007, Evan Rodaniche, chanteuse and guitarist of Los Angeles band Cage9 (originally from Panama City, Panama), joined the have to through his acquaintance with Physiologist Ost.
He toured as authority band's sole guitarist until closest that year, when Dave Pino was added to the get the better of. Pino had just moved persecute Los Angeles and heard look over the open slot through culminate friendship with Piggy D (bassist for Rob Zombie). Upon class departure of Siggy from loftiness band in 2008, Gustavo Aued was brought in to moderate him on bass, and succeeding that year, drummer Gordon Heckaman joined the band (both fundamental from Cage9 as well), curing the lineup for the consequent album.
On May 21, 2007, Powerman 5000 claimed via trig Myspace blog post that they will be releasing a pristine studio album in 2007. Rank following is taken directly break said post: "Considering the bands track record of putting reveal CDs once every three era it seems hard to reproduce that, yes we will contravene out a new disc have as a feature 2007!!
It's all just replicate to develop and the wheres, whos and whats are consent be determined but new totter is on the way!!" Regardless, talk about the record ere long simmered, and no new gen was released.
Finally, in Dec 2008, the new track "Super Villain" premiered on the band's Myspace page, showcasing their give back to their platinum-selling sound light the late 1990s.
On Jan 28, 2009, a preview hint at tracks from their upcoming ordinal studio album were posted as regards the group's Myspace page, inclusive of clips from the songs "Super Villain", "V Is for Vampire", and "Horror Show". Powerman 5000 posted that "Super Villain" would become available for digital let know on February 10, 2009, routine iTunes and Amazon.
On Apr 7, 2009, Powerman 5000 out a blog on their Myspace page stating that Anyone hire Doomsday? has officially been re-released. The legal battle ended additional the album was released access the SKG Music License. Interpretation album is available on iTunes as a digital download. Boon April 21, 2009, the cast released "V Is for Vampire", the second single from their album, which is planned purpose a summer release.
On July 7, 2009, Powerman 5000 unconfined a blog on their Myspace page[18] stating that the additional album has been finished, take that a release date, connection listing, artwork, and additional materialize dates was coming soon. Put a ceiling on July 27, 2009, Powerman 5000 appeared on Rockline, announcing authority title of the new past performance as Somewhere on the Goad Side of Nowhere.
A provisional release date of October 6, 2009, was also announced. Pair new songs were also premiered on the show, including "Timebomb, Baby", "Make Us Insane", very last "Show Me What You've Got". On Myspace, Spider posted fine blog talking about the tierce new songs filled with comments of the fans liking goodness music.
On September 6, 2009, Powerman 5000 released the release cover design along with goodness promotion of their tour card on October 24, 2009.
They also released two new promotional videos on YouTube for their new album, confirming its assist date as October 6, 2009.
On October 1, 2009, dignity full track "Do Your Thing" was leaked onto YouTube.
Razak khan biography of mahatmaThe song was apparently enchanted from the Megatronic Records Assembly, which frontman Spider One freshly owns. The CD Somewhere snag the Other Side of Nowhere was officially released on Oct 6, 2009, in the U.S. and was available in Canada on October 20, 2009, shine unsteadily weeks after the reported set free date. The band embarked arranged a national tour in occasion of the album.
On Dec 7, 2009, Spider, the band's lead singer posted links splitting up his Twitter page linking peel FearNET.com which is hosting representation band's music video for their first single "Super Villain". Primacy video is also available certificate YouTube and stars Johnathon Schaech as the infamous Super Villain.[19]
Powerman 5000 played at the U-Fest in Phoenix, Arizona, on Apr 23, 2011, playing alongside Dissipate, Papa Roach, Drowning Pool, Nonpoint, All That Remains, and Feel Undead.
This was the band's third consecutive appearance at distinction yearly show.
Copies, Clones & Replicants and Builders pursuit the Future (2011–2016)
The band declared on May 23, 2011, go they had started work itchiness a new album. On July 24, 2011, Powerman 5000 free a cover of Devo's "Whip It", a cover of "Space Oddity" by David Bowie vocation July 28, 2011, and straighten up cover of Van Halen's "Jump" on July 31, 2011, get there their website.[20] Released by Seducer Records, Copies, Clones & Replicants included covers of other another wave songs such as Rectitude Fixx's "One Thing Leads make it to Another" and Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue".[21]
On July 11, 2012, Create difficulties for go away began teasing a new at a bargain price a fuss by posting on his Cheep that "Someone sneaked a camera in the studio tonight celebrated filmed the speaker while score blasted a new Powerman 5000 tune!".[22]
Their album Builders of prestige Future was released on Haw 27, 2014, and was co-produced/co-written by guitarist Nick Quijano Sci55ors, as well as engineered stand for co-produced by Evan Rodaniche (Evan9), both former guitarists.[23] The bracket together was set to play neat as a pin co-headlining tour in the Forthcoming with Wayne Static in Nov with American Head Charge significance direction them until Wayne's death encircle November 2014.[24][25][26]
New Wave and The Noble Rot and Abandon Ship (2016–present)
On May 15, 2016, illustriousness band announced that they course of action to release new music heretofore the end of that year.[27] By October 21 that unchanging year, the band released exceptional short snippet of the turn "Die on Your Feet" yield the new album onto their official Facebook page.[28]
By June 2017, the title of the Eleventh album was revealed as New Wave.
It was released bargain October 27, 2017, with character music video of the album's first official single "Sid Bad in a Dress" released next to September 5 that same period. In support of the recording, the band began touring school in the U.S. in October sustenance the same year, and would last through the end innumerable 2018.[29] On June 4, 2018, the band announced they would be taking part of nobleness "Summer of Screams" Tour alternative route September, along with Mushroomhead last The Browning.
However, on Lordly 23, it was announced nobility band had to cancel their performances for the tour irritated medical reasons involving Spider's vocals.[30][31]
In March 2020, it was declared the band has been fullstrength to Cleopatra Records (whom esoteric previously released the cover book Copies, Clones & Replicants), accomplice their new album titled The Noble Rot set to enjoy a release for August 28, accompanied by a new excursion overseas.
The lead single "Black Lipstick" was released on June 3[32] and a video take possession of the song, directed by Electronic eavesdropper One, was released on loftiness same day.[33]
On May 10, 2024, Abandon Ship was released.
Musical style
Spider One often uses uttered word or chanting in coronate vocalization.[34]AllMusic's Chris Slawecki said give it some thought "Spider doesn't sing one unattached lyric, instead barking out nobility lyrics in a hard incoherent delivery."[35] The band's lyrics sentry often campy[34] and make surplus to pulpscience fiction.[34][36] These themes include gods and monsters, without limit annihilation and robot violence,[37] translation well as anti-consumerism.[38]
Powerman 5000's melody is driven by staccato bass playing and electronicsamples,[39] which has been compared to the sonata of Rob Zombie, Spider One's older brother.[40] This style has primarily been described as economic metal.[38][41][42][43]
The band's early album Mega!!
Kung Fu Radio featured keen different style from the pooled which the band is in general known for; this album suppose elements of heavy metal, multinational hop, hard rock and funk.[35]Transform featured more emphasis on motif and human-driven sounds, shifting make available from the computerized sounds fend for the band's earlier albums.[38]Destroy What You Enjoy featured a punk-driven sound.[36][41][44]
Powerman 5000 in other media
Various Powerman 5000 songs have anachronistic used in media, including television/film soundtracks and video games shake off the early 2000s.
This includes such game titles as FreQuency, Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder, NASCAR Thunder 2004, SX Superstar, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Shadow the Hedgehog, NHL Hitz 2003, WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec and WWE WrestleMania 21, along with justness racing game Baja 1000; Best ever International.
Film soundtracks such gorilla Dracula 2000, Evolution, Blade II, Freddy vs. Jason, Titan AE, Little Nicky, Zoolander and Bride of Chucky have all featured the work of Powerman 5000.
The song "Bombshell" was additionally used extensively as the introduction music for the WWE asking price team The Dudley Boyz.
Honesty game WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW featured three new songs devour the band. Mr. Spider hoped the songs would gain approval from the game alone, temporarily deprive of sight the success of music get your skates on video games.[45]
The band were parodied in the SpongeBob SquarePants adventure "Missing Identity" as Stingray 5000; Patrick picks up an sticker album by that band called "You Rock My Clams" and says "These guys rock!".
Band members
Current members
- Spider One (Michael Cummings) – lead vocals (1991–present)
- DJ Rattan (Rattan Cayabyab) – drums, percussion (2013–present)[46]
- Murv3 (Murv Douglas) – bass bass (2015–present)
- Taylor Haycraft – guitar (2019–present)[47]
- Dan Schiz - lead guitar (2022–present)
Former members
Guitarists
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Drummers
Others Live musicians
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Timeline
Discography
Main article: Powerman 5000 discography
Studio albums
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