Origin: Boston, MA, USA
Genres: Nu-Metal
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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.

Current Members

Mike "Spider" Cummings

vocals

Velkro (Dave Pino)

guitars

X51 (Gustavo Aued)

bass

GFlash (Gordon Heckaman)

drums

Former Members/Guests

Adam Williams

guitars

Mike Tempesta

guitars

Johnny Heatley

guitars

Terry Corso

guitars

Evan 9 (Evan Rodaniche)

guitars

Dorian Heartsong

bass

Siggy Sjursen

bass

Jordan Cohen

drums

Al Pahanish

drums

Adrian Ost

drums


Discography


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



(EP) True Force 
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
  • Mike "Spider" Cummings
  • 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
  • Mike "Spider" Cummings
  • 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
  • Mike "Spider" Cummings
  • 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
  • Mike "Spider" Cummings
  • Adam Williams
  • Mike Tempesta
  • Dorian Heartsong
  • Al Pahanish



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



Backstage And Beyond The Infinite 
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
  • Mike "Spider" Cummings
  • 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
  • Mike "Spider" Cummings
  • 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
  • Mike "Spider" Cummings
  • 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


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