Powerman 5000

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Powerman 5000 is a Boston-based heavy metal/nu-metal band formed in 1989. Frontman Spider One (Michael Cummings) is the younger brother of Rob Zombie (Robert Cummings).

Lineup includes Spider One (vocals), Terry Corso and Johnny Rock (guitar), Siggy Siursen (bassist), and Adrian Ost (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.

Tonight the Stars Revolt
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Mega!! Kung Fu Radio
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Top Tracks

1	When Worlds Collide full track	2,063
2	Bombshell	798
3	Free full track	782
4	Nobody's Real full track	676
5	Supernova Goes Pop full track	563
6	Action full track	455
7	Tonight the Stars Revolt! full track	443
8	Automatic full track	409
9	The Son of X-51 full track	374
10	An Eye Is Upon You full track	362
11	Operate, Annihilate full track	359
12	System 11:11 full track	343
13	A Is for Apathy full track	338
13	Good Times Roll full track	338
15	Blast Off to Nowhere full track	331

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mmiwo wrote:
Friday morning

the one and only ! and riot time

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filthy_animal wrote:
Friday morning

<3<3<3

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mellors- wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Danger is Go! is their best song

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Lae7li wrote:
Wednesday morning

http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/oxamado

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Polytechnic wrote:
8 days ago

There's now a PM5K google theme! http://awesomestart.com/powerman5000 It's just like google.com, but it's got Powerman on it and you can customize all the links and stuff.

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Sledzik5000 wrote:
9 days ago

See "anyone for doomsday" this ain't fucking pop.Hear song "danger is go"-and give question to yourself-what is this? because THIS IS NOT FUCKING POP!!!!

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We_Walk wrote:
9 days ago

someone please troll this fucking fag.. he is stupid as shit and bashes people for there music taste. WHEN HIS MUSIC IS FUCKING POP!!!!! http://www.last.fm/user/SupTJ

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lilialaminae wrote:
11 days ago

oh that is just unfair. why do bands like them meet at berklee and i don't have the money to go there?!? you are awesome!

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Maxshtorm wrote:
12 days ago

http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Stam - Similar Artist

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RedClarK wrote:
12 days ago

crazy wowwwwwwwwwwwwww

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SweenyLyn wrote:
last month

Love it :D

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Lover_of_Night wrote:
last month

Аффтар био, выпей йаду

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eshen87 wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/group/Gears+Of+War+2

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elgorajo wrote:
last month

lov' it :)

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Arcaine wrote:
last month

We must fix this!!!

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Fuchikoma9000 wrote:
last month

I'm shocked Danger Is Go is so low on the charts.

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enzhuyeah wrote:
last month

my verdict is satisfactory.

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bweav89 wrote:
last month

Powerman 5000? That's cute

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gtscapegoat wrote:
last month

Wow, what a blast from the past.

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Undeadman wrote:
last month

SHOCK !!! I've always thought that Rob Zombie have a song called Get Up (or whatever) and just now i figured out that the song is called Bombshell and it's this band's song :O

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