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Powerman 5000

Powerman 5000

Helmed by vocalist Spider (aka Michael Cummings, also know as Spider One or MC Spider, the younger brother of Rob Zombie), the Boston-based underground electro-metal band Powerman 5000 earned a popular cult following along the East Coast 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...
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by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Formed

in Boston, MA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

  • Heavy Metal
  • Alternative Metal

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  • Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere

    Powerman 5000 got a bit "punk-y" on their 2006 release, Destroy What You Enjoy. But by the time of their follow-up, 2009's Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere, Spider and company are... More ...

  • Destroy What You Enjoy

    There was a period of time during the late '90s where it appeared as though Powerman 5000 was going to join the likes of Korn and the Deftones in the hearts of nu-metal worshipers... More ...

  • Transform

    In August 2001, Powerman 5000 stood with a match, ready to set the world on fire with Anyone for Doomsday?, the follow-up to its platinum Tonight the Stars Revolt. But at the last possible... More ...

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