Powerman 5000

Powerman 5000
Powerman 5000 performing in 2014
Background information
Also known as	PM5K
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Industrial metal industrial rock electronic rock hard rock alternative metal nu metal
Years active	1991–present
Labels	T-Boy Cleopatra Mighty Loud DRT Megatronic DreamWorks Conscience Curve of the Earth Megaforce
Associated acts	Rob Zombie White Zombie
Website	powerman5000.com
Members	Spider One Murv Ty Oliver Dj Rattan Ryan Hernandez
Past members	Jesse Sauve Evan9 GFlash Siggy 00 Johnny Rock Heatley Terry Corso Adam 12 M.33 Al 3 Dorian 27 Jordan Cohen Adrian Ost Nick Quijano Sci55ors

Powerman 5000 (sometimes abbreviated to PM5K) is an American rock band formed in 1991. The group has released eight albums over the course of their career and gained their highest commercial success with 1999's Tonight the Stars Revolt!, which reached number 29 on the Billboard 200 while spawning the top 40 hits "When Worlds Collide" and "Nobody's Real". Their latest release, Builders of the Future, came out in 2014 by T-Boy Records, and the group has been on tour in support of the album. Frontman Spider One is the younger brother of fellow metal musician Rob Zombie.

In 1991, Spider dropped out of art school, bought a cheap 4-track home studio and drum machine and recorded Much Evil with producer Lamar Lowder. Building on local success, Powerman 5000 was born. In 1992 drummer Al Pahanish Jr., bassist Dorian Heartsong and guitarist Adam 12 joined the band, and in 1993, percussionist Jordan Cohen joined solidifying the early lineup. In 1994 and 1995, Powerman released two independent records, True Force and The Blood-Splat Rating System. Both albums were local successes. In 1996, they performed on the second stage of Ozzfest and appeared in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 where David and Donna filmed a music video for their song "Strike the Match".

In 1996, the band signed to DreamWorks Records and released a remastered edition of The Blood-Splat Rating System titled Mega!! Kung Fu Radio. The band toured, performing on the second stage at Ozzfest 1997 but have not appeared since. They 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 and "Action Rock", they released Tonight the Stars Revolt!, produced by Sylvia Massy, which contained the hit singles "When Worlds Collide", "Nobody's Real", and "Supernova Goes Pop". The album sold over a million copies.