Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, USA  
Genres: Nu-Metal
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Last update/review: May 10, 2024

Powerman 5000

Being the little brother of an established rock star is a mixed blessing. Sure, your band might get more exposure and a second chance look where others might not, but the criticisms can be harsher, and it's that much harder to establish your own identity when you're constantly compared to your brother. Such was the case for Powerman 5000, featuring Rob Zombie's brother Mike "Spider" Cummings on vocals. In their formative years the band gained a pretty good following due to their high-energy videos and techno/electronic-laced nu-metal, music that, yes, could be compared to prime Zombie at times. By 1998, bolstered by their most popular album yet (Tonight The Stars Revolt), things were really looking up for the band. But by 2001 their fortunes had changed, with the recording of an album (Anyone For Doomsday?) that was scrapped at the last minute, apparently because both label and band were unhappy with the results (the album was eventually released). It would not be until spring of 2003 that a completely re-recorded new album, with a new rhythm section, was released, entitled Transform. That album, and the more recent Destroy What You Enjoy, mark a noticeable shift for Powerman 5000, shedding much of the techno flavorings for a punkier, rockier feel.

Recent album: Abandon Ship, released on May 10, 2024.

Current Members

Spider (Mike Cummings)

vocals

Dan Shiz

guitars

Taylor Haycraft

guitars

Murv Douglas

bass

Rattan Cayabyab

drums

Former Members/Guests

Adam Williams

guitars

Mike Tempesta

guitars

Johnny Heatley

guitars

Terry Corso

guitars

Velkro (Dave Pino)

guitars

Evan 9 (Evan Rodaniche)

guitars

Nick Quijano

guitars

Ty Oliver

guitars

Dorian Heartsong

bass

Siggy Sjursen

bass

X51 (Gustavo Aued)

bass

Jordan Cohen

drums

Al Pahanish

drums

Adrian Ost

drums

GFlash (Gordon Heckaman)

drums



Discography



A Private Little War  
1993 independent
  1. Intro (Untitled)
  2. Standing 8
  3. Neckbone
  4. Earth Vs. Me
  5. Boredwitcha
  6. Solid
  • Spider
  • Adam Williams
  • Dorian Heartsong
  • Jordan Cohen



True Force  EP
1994 Curve
  1. Stike The Match
  2. Organizized
  3. Hell Burns With Fire
  4. What If
  5. My Tongue Is My Life
  6. End
  7. Eye Out
  • Spider
  • Adam Williams
  • Dorian Heartsong
  • Jordan Cohen



Blood Splat Rating System  
1995 Conscience
  1. Public Menace, Freak, Human Fly
  2. Organizized
  3. Neckbone
  4. Car Crash
  5. Earth Vs. Me
  6. A Swim With The Sharks
  7. 20 Miles to Texas, 25 to Hell
  8. Mega!! Kung Fu Radio
  9. Tokyo Vigilante #1
  10. Boredwitcha
  11. Standing 8
  12. Even Superman Shot Himself
  13. File Under Action
  • Spider
  • Adam Williams
  • Dorian Heartsong
  • Jordan Cohen



Mega!! Kung-Fu Radio  
1997 Dreamworks
  1. Public Menace, Freak, Human Fly
  2. Organizized
  3. Neckbone
  4. Car Crash
  5. Earth Vs. Me
  6. A Swim With The Sharks
  7. 20 Miles to Texas, 25 to Hell
  8. Mega!! Kung Fu Radio
  9. Tokyo Vigilante #1
  10. Boredwitcha
  11. Standing 8
  12. Even Superman Shot Himself
  13. File Under Action
  • Spider
  • Adam Williams
  • Mike Tempesta
  • Dorian Heartsong
  • Al Pahanish



Tonight The Stars Revolt!  
1999 Dreamworks
  1. An Eye Is Upon You
  2. Supernova Goes Pop
  3. When Worlds Collide
  4. Nobody's Real
  5. System
  6. Tonight The Stars Revolt!
  7. Automatic
  8. The Son Of X-51
  9. Operate, Annihilate
  10. Blast Off To Nowhere
  11. They Know Who You Are
  12. Good Times Roll
  13. Watch The Sky For Me
  • Spider
  • Adam Williams
  • Mike Tempesta
  • Dorian Heartsong
  • Al Pahanish
1999 Readers' Album #88




Anyone For Doomsday?  
2001 Dreamworks
  1. Disease of Machinery
  2. Danger Is Go!
  3. Bombshell
  4. Meaning of Life
  5. Tomorrow Is Yesterday
  6. End of Everything
  7. What the World Does
  8. I'll Try
  9. One and Only
  10. Wake Up
  11. Rise/Alt. Mix
  12. Megatronic
  13. Future That Never Was
  • Spider
  • Adam Williams
  • Mike Tempesta
  • Dorian Heartsong
  • Al Pahanish



Backstage And Beyond The Infinite  VIDEO
2001 Dreamworks



Transform  
2003 Dreamworks
  1. Assess the Mess
  2. Theme to a Fake Revolution
  3. Free
  4. Action
  5. That's Entertainment
  6. Is for Apathy
  7. Transform
  8. Top of the World
  9. Song About Nuthin'
  10. Stereotype
  11. I Knew It
  12. Hey, That's Right!
  13. Shape of Things to Come
  • Spider
  • Adam Williams
  • Mike Tempesta
  • Siggy Sjursen
  • Adrian Ost



Destroy What You Enjoy  
2006 DRT
  1. Construction of the Masses, Pt.1
  2. Destroy What You Enjoy
  3. Return to the City of the Dead
  4. Wild World
  5. Enemies
  6. Murder
  7. Now That's Rock 'N Roll
  8. All My Friends Are Ghosts
  9. Walking Disaster
  10. Who Do You Think You Are?
  11. Masses, Pt.2
  12. Miss America
  13. Heroes and Villains
  • Spider
  • Johnny Heatley
  • Terry Corso
  • Siggy Sjursen
  • Adrian Ost



Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere  
2009
  1. Intelligent Creatures
  2. Show Me What You've Got
  3. Super Villain
  4. V Is For Vampire
  5. Do Your Thing
  6. Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere
  7. Time Bomb
  8. Get Your Bones
  9. Make Us Insane
  10. Technology Eats Its Young
  11. Horror Show
  • Spider
  • Velkro
  • Evan 9
  • X51
  • GFlash



Copies, Clones & Replicants  
2011
  1. 20th Century Boy
  2. Electric Avenue
  3. Whip It
  4. Jump
  5. Space Oddity
  6. One Thing Leads to Another
  7. Candy-O
  8. Devil Inside
  9. Pop Muzik
  10. Should I Stay or Should I Go
  11. We're Not Gonna Take It
  12. Under The Milky Way
  • Spider
  • Velkro
  • Evan 9
  • X51
  • GFlash



Builders Of The Future  
2014 T-Boy
  1. Invade, Destroy, Repeat
  2. We Want It All
  3. How To Be A Human
  4. You're Gonna Love It, If You Like It Or Not
  5. Builders Of The Future
  6. I Want To Kill You
  7. Modern World
  8. Live It Up Before You're Dead
  9. I Can't F-cking Hear You
  10. Evil World
  • Spider
  • Nick Quijano
  • Adrian Ost



New Wave  
2017 Pavement
  1. Footsteps And Voices
  2. Hostage
  3. Sid Vicious In A Dress
  4. David F**king Bowie
  5. Cult Leader
  6. No White Flags
  7. Thank God
  8. Die On Your Feet
  9. Get A Life
  10. Run For Your Life
  • Spider
  • Ty Oliver
  • Murv Douglas
  • Rattan Cayabyab



The Noble Rot  
2020 Cleopatra
  1. Cannibal Killers That Kill Everyone
  2. Brave New World
  3. Play God Or Play Dead
  4. Black Lipstick
  5. Special Effects
  6. Let The Insects Rule
  7. Movie Blood
  8. Strange People Doing Strange Things
  9. We Got The Beat (The Go-Go's cover)
  10. VHS
  11. When Worlds Collide (2020) [Bonus Track]
  • Spider
  • Ty Oliver
  • Taylor Haycraft
  • Murv Douglas
  • Rattan Cayabyab



Abandon Ship  
2024 Cleopatra
  1. Invisible Man
  2. 1999
  3. Dancing Like We’re Dead
  4. Wake Up Take Up Space
  5. The Company Loves Misery
  6. Bloodsuckers
  7. This Is A Life
  8. GTFO
  9. Places For People That Scream
  10. The Last Chapter
  11. Bombshell (revamped version) (bonus track)
  • Spider
  • Dan Shiz
  • Taylor Haycraft
  • Murv Douglas
  • Rattan Cayabyab




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