History Music / Powerman5000

Spider One's older brother is involved in heavy metal. [[RobZombie You might have heard of him.]]

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Piano ballad "Watch The Sky For Me." "Piano" and "ballad" are words that are ''never'' usually associated with Powerman 5000. If you're wondering who in the band knew how to play piano, you'd be wrong. It was guest musician [[MarilynManson Ginger Fish]].

** ''Copies, Clones & Replicants'' is entirely a covers album, of bands such as TwistedSister, {{Music/Devo}}, T-Rex, VanHalen, DavidBowie, INXS and TheClash.

** The only album that didn't have a title track was ''The Blood-Splat Rating System''....until it was rerelaed as as ''Mega!! Kung Fu Radio''

** ''Copies, Clones & Replicants'' is entirely a covers album, of bands such as TwistedSister, {{Devo}}, T-Rex, VanHalen, DavidBowie, INXS and TheClash.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Tonight The Stars Revolt'' was actually a slicker, more energetic revamp of their earlier sound, which was closer to NuMetal and FunkMetal.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Transform'' was obviously supposed to be this.

* [[Rap Metal]]: Those who only know them from "Tonight the Stars Revolt!" may be shocked to hear that their debut EP and record had little to no industrial elements what so ever. Rather, they had a mixture of hip hop and metal so smooth that they nearly won "Best Rap" and "best Metal" album awards in their home city in 1995

-->The only album that didn't have a title track was ''The Blood-Splat Rating System''....until it was rerelaed as as ''Mega!! Kung Fu Radio''

* Rap Metal: Those who only know them from "Tonight the Stars Revolt!" may be shocked to hear that their debut EP and record had little to no industrial elements what so ever. Rather, they had a mixture of hip hop and metal so smooth that they nearly won "Best Rap" and "best Metal" album awards in their home city in 1995

* TitleTrack: ''Tonight The Stars Revolt!, Transform, Destroy What You Enjoy, Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere'' '''and''' ''Builders Of The Future'' all have one of these.

[[caption-width-right:281:Spider One and his cohorts.]]Powerman 5000 are a slightly unorthodox industrial rock band based out of Boston, Massachusetts, fronted by vocalist Spider One and a revolving door lineup of musicians. Making their major label debut with ''Mega Kung-Fu Radio,'' the band soon emerged with their trademark high-energy sound, used to good effect on the follow-up and their most famous album, ''Tonight The Stars Revolt!'' These albums established their obsession with themes of ScienceFiction, and the band were even known for performing in space suits.

-->''Spinning complacently in the darkness, covered and blinded by a blanket of little lives, false security has lulled the madness of this world into a slumber. Wake up! An eye is upon you, staring straight down and keenly through, seeing all that you are and everything that you can never be. Yes, an eye is upon you, an eye ready to blink. So face forward, with arms wide open and mind reeling. Your future has arrived..... Are you ready to go?''

* CarefulWithThatAxe

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually around a 6.

The band had a new album, ''Anyone For Doomsday?'' primed for release in 2001 but Spider One, afraid of being pigeonholed in this sound, aborted it just before its release (also due to some band members jumping ship at the time). The eventual new album finally arrived in 2003 and was entitled ''Transform,'' which was released to mixed reviews due to the band ditching their sci-fi gimmick and adopting a slightly punky flavor, as well as a new focus on social commentary. The band have continued to mine their energetic trademark sound to the present day, with the albums ''Destroy What You Enjoy'' and ''Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere.'' ''Copies, Clones & Replicants,'' a covers album, appeared in August of 2011.

* HeyItsThatGuy: ShadowTheHedgehog fans should recognize these guys; they did Shadow's "Pure Evil" ending theme, "Almost Dead."

* MissingEpisode: The aforementioned ''Anyone For Doomsday?'' was this for years, although it circulated on the internet for some time, and finally saw release on iTunes by the end of the decade.

* RevolvingDoorBand: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerman_5000#Band_members Sweet jesus]]...

* AnimeHair

* {{New Sound Album}}: ''Transform'' was obviously supposed to be this.

* SignatureSong: "When Worlds Collide."

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Piano ballad "Watch The Sky For Me." "Piano" and "ballad" are words that are ''never'' usually associated with Powerman 5000.

* EpicRiff: "Supernova Goes Pop."
* FaceOfTheBand: Definitely Spider.

* CoverVersion: "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood and "Good Times Roll" by Music/TheCars.

* {{New Sound Album}}: ''Transform'' was obviously supposed to be this. YourMilageMayVary on whether it was a successful one.

* Hey,It'sThatGuy: ShadowTheHedgehog fans should recognize these guys; they did Shadow's "Pure Evil" ending theme, "Almost Dead".

[[caption-width-right:281:Spider One and his cohorts.]]Powerman 5000 are a slightly unorthodox IndustrialRock band based out of Boston, Massachusetts, fronted by vocalist Spider One and a revolving door lineup of musicians. Making their major label debut with ''Mega Kung-Fu Radio,'' the band soon emerged with their trademark high-energy sound, used to good effect on the follow-up and their most famous album, ''Tonight The Stars Revolt!'' These albums established their obsession with themes of ScienceFiction, and the band were even known for performing in space suits.

[[caption-width-right:281:Spider One and his cohorts.]]Powerman 5000 are a slightly unorthodox IndustrialMetal band based out of Boston, Massachusetts, fronted by vocalist Spider One and a revolving door lineup of musicians. Making their major label debut with ''Mega Kung-Fu Radio,'' a fusion of Music/HeavyMetal and {{Funk}}, the band soon emerged with their trademark high-energy metal sound, used to good effect on the follow-up and their most famous album, ''Tonight The Stars Revolt!'' These albums established their obsession with themes of ScienceFiction, and the band were even known for performing in space suits.

Spider One's older brother is also involved in heavy metal. [[RobZombie You might have heard of him.]]

* MetalScream

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually around a 7.

* RapMetal: Surprisingly averted considering the metal scene they emerged in; Spider One prefers to chant and half-sing his vocals.

* HeyIt'sThatGuy: ShadowTheHedgehog fans should recognize these guys; the did Shadow's "Pure Evil" ending theme, "Almost Dead".

[[caption-width-right:281:Spider One and his cohorts.]]Powerman 5000 are a slightly unorthodox IndustrialMetal band based out of Boston, Massachusetts, fronted by vocalist Spider One and a revolving door lineup of musicians. Making their major label debut with ''Mega Kung-Fu Radio,'' a fusion of HeavyMetal and {{Funk}}, the band soon emerged with their trademark high-energy metal sound, used to good effect on the follow-up and their most famous album, ''Tonight The Stars Revolt!'' These albums established their obsession with themes of ScienceFiction, and the band were even known for performing in space suits.