Powerman 5000
Formed: 1989
From:
Boston,
MA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Powerman 5000 News
Below is our complete Powerman 5000 news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Rob Zombie Premieres New Animated Music Video
Rob Zombie premieres his new animated music video for “Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass“, taken from Zombie‘s latest studio full-length “The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy“.
Rob Zombie will be out co-headlining the ‘Freaks On Parade Tour‘ with Mudvayne this summer. Static-X and Powerman 5000 will join as support acts on the below booked dates: More...
Rob Zombie To Tour With Mudvayne
Rob Zombie has announced that he will be teaming up with the recently reunited Mudvayne for the Freaks On Parade tour. Also joining them on the trek will be Static-X and Powerman 5000.
Produced by Live Nation, the 21-city tour kicks off on July 20 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights making stops across the US in Tampa, Holmdel, Tinley Park, and more before wrapping up in The Woodlands at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on August 21.
Tickets go on sale starting Friday, March 25 at 10 AM local time on livenation.com.
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Mushroomhead To Headline "Summer Of Screams Tour"
Mushroomhead will be headlining the inaugural ‘Summer Of Screams Tour‘, which will also feature Powerman 5000, Psychostick and more on select dates. Mushroomhead, The Browning, Kissing Candice and Unsaid Fate will appear on each stop of the trek, while other acts will join on select dates. Below’s where the run will hit:
With Psychostick & Voodoo Terror Tribe:
08/17 Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theater
08/18 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
08/19 Toronto, ON – Rockpile West
08/21 Manchester, NH – Bungalow
08/22 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
08/23 Virginia Beach, VA – Shaka’s
08/24 Spartanburg, SC – GroundZero
08/25 Huntsville, AL – Sidetracks Music Hall
08/26 New Orleans, LA – Southport Music Hall
08/28 Houston, TX – Houston Underground
08/29 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
08/30 Laredo, TX – Ethos Live
08/31 Fort Worth, TX – The Rail Club
With Powerman 5000 & Earth Caller: More...
Powerman 5000 Spring U.S. Tour Announced
Powerman 5000 announce a second leg of their ‘New Wave Tour‘. The group will be out this spring on the below run, supporting their latest effort, “New Wave“, out in stores now.
04/10 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Backroom
04/11 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
04/12 San Antonio, TX – Rock Box
04/13 Tyler, TX – Clicks
04/14 Dallas, TX – Trees
04/15 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
04/17 New Orleans, LA – Southport Hall
04/18 Dustin, FL – Club LA
04/19 Tallahassee, FL – The Warrior
04/20 Tampa, FL – 98 Rockfest
04/21 Orlando, FL – Earthday Birthday
04/22 Cape Coral, FL – Rack ‘Em Billiards
04/24 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
04/25 Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger
04/26 Wilmington, NC – The Reel Cafe
04/27 Baltimore, MD – Fish Head Cantina
04/28 Philadelphia, PA – Voltage Lounge
04/29 Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
05/01 Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse
05/03 Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
05/04 Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom
05/06 Flagstaff, AZ – The Green Room
Orgy Kicking Off Tour With Powerman 5000
Get ready, ghouls and girls - Orgy's "Set To Stun" North American co-headline tour with Powerman 5000 kicks off today in Denver, CO at Herman's Hideaway.
The tour features support from special guests Death Valley High and Knee High Fox. See below for all currently confirmed "Set To Stun" tour dates.
1/3 - Denver, CO @ Herman's Hideaway
1/4 - Sioux Falls, SD @ The District
1/5 - Waterloo, IA @ Spicoli's Grill/Reverb Rock Room
1/6 - Mundelein, IL @ The Loaded Buffalo
1/7 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
1/8 - Cincinnati, OH @ Mad Frog
1/10 - Toronto, ON, Canada @ The Rockpile West
1/11 - Ottawa, ON, Canada @ Brass Monkey
1/12 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
1/13 - Amityville, NY @ The Revolution
1/14 - Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall - Freak Fest
1/17 - Louisville. KY @ Diamond Pub & Billiards
1/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
1/20 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
1/21 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
1/22 - Lubbock, TX @ Jakes Backroom
1/24 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
1/25 - Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
1/26 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
1/27 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Green Room
1/28 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Whisky A Go Go (ORGY & DVH Only)
1/29 - San Jose, CA @ The Ritz
1/31 - Portland, OR @ Bossanova Ballroom
2/1 - Seattle, WA @ Studio 7
2/3 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades
2/4 - Corona, CA @ M-15 Concert Hall More...
Powerman 5000 To Tour With Orgy
Electronic, alternative, industrial, rock... whatever you want to label them, Orgy remains steadfast to one principle: giving fans the absolute best. While the band has been on the road touring non-stop for the past few years, Orgy mastermind Jay Gordon & co. have been working tirelessly behind-the-scenes to put together a brand new full-length album, set to release this year.
"I don't wanna fuck with a record, Orgy or other, unless the record is the shit. This means more time, but the result is usually worth the wait, and hopefully our fans will agree with our new album," divulges Jay Gordon. "I feel there is a lot of life left in Orgy. I'm really excited about the tweaks that have been made and the new members, and I actually have chemistry with them and it shows on the record."
To kick off the new year, Orgy will take part in the "Set to Stun" tour, beginning with a first leg in North America. The first leg will be co-headlining with Powerman 5000, with support from special guests Death Valley High and Knee High Fox.
The tour begins in Sioux Falls, SD on January 4th, hitting several major markets for a month and closing in Sacramento, CA on February 3rd. More dates will be added. For now, these dates are confirmed: More...
Wayne Static Announces New Tour Dates
Wayne Static (formerly of Static-X) will be hitting the road this Fall on a co-headline run with Powerman 5000. American Head Charge will provide support on most dates.
The tour will kick off November 6th in Waterloo, IA and is currently scheduled to run through November 30th in McCallen, TX.
A list of dates can be found below, with more to be added in the coming weeks. Wayne Static also comments:
"2014 has been an awesome year! We just finished up the 15th anniversary Wisconsin Death Trip tour. I’ve got the best band behind me that I’ve ever had, and I am very excited to round out the year with a co-headline tour with Powerman 5000. It’s another 15th anniversary tour! It’s a testament to both bands that we are both still going strong and the timing is perfect for us to tour together again. I am equally excited to share the stage with American Head Charge again. I believe it was 2005 when we toured together last. This is a great line up and this tour is gonna kill!" More...
Sunflower Dead Kicking Off Tour With (Hed)P.E.
Long Beach, CA hard rock act Sunflower Dead has announced a tour with headliners Powerman 5000 and (Hed) PE, which kicks off tonight in Sauget, IL.
The tour visits 27 U.S. cities throughout the month of August, coming to a close in Grand Rapids, MI on August 30th. The tour also features a stop at DirtFest in Birch Run, MI on August 9th.
8/1 - Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
8/2 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
8/3 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
8/4 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
8/5 - Ringle, WI @ Q&Z Expo Center
8/6 - Turtle Lake, WI @ St Croix Casino
8/7 - Found Du Lac, WI @ The Shack Event Center
8/8 - Kokomo, IN @ Centerstage
8/9 - Birch Run, MI @ Dirt Fest @ Birch Run Expo Center
8/10 - Mishawka, IN @ Smith’s Downtown
8/12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
8/13 - Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armoury
8/14 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
8/15 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
8/16 - Worcester, MA @ Paladium
8/17 - Portland, ME @ Asylum
8/19 - South Burlington, VT @ Venue
8/20 - Patchogue, NY @ The Emporium
8/21 - New York, NY @ BB Kings
8/22 - Hagerstown, MD @ Hard Times Cafe
8/23 - Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa
8/24 - Geneva On The Lake, OH @ Cove Nite Club
8/26 - Hardeeville, SC @ Music Vault
8/27 - Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan’s
8/28 - Hickory, NC @ The Wizard Saloon
8/29 - Newport, KY @ Thompson House
8/30 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache @ The Intersection
Powerman 5000 Playing Great American Nightmare
Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare has announced additional onsite experiences for the ultimate Halloween horror event, this year held at WestWorld Of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona for select nights from September 19th - November 1st, 2014.
As in 2013, Great American Nightmare will feature a Rob Zombie museum area displaying memorabilia from the musician and filmmaker’s movie and music career. In addition, the galactic hard rockers in Powerman 5000 have been added to the September 19th opening night concert--already featuring headliner Rob Zombie.
Powerman 5000’s new electro-tinged album "Builders of the Future" (T-Boy Records/Ume) is available on iTunes, Amazon.com, and PledgeMusic.com and features the song “Invade Destroy Repeat,” currently receiving airplay on KUPD-FM in Phoenix.
Great American Nightmare is a fully immersive haunted house experience featuring three attractions based on Rob Zombie’s own horror films: The Lords Of Salem In Total Black Out, Captain Spaulding’s Clown School In 3D, and The Devil’s Rejects. More...
Powerman 5000 Releases New Music Video
Powerman 5000 and Yahoo! Music have teamed up to launch the band's new music video for "How To Be A Human," taken from the recently released, "Builders Of The Future." Check it out below or at Yahoo! Music here.
"The video for 'How To Be A Human' is a departure for us," band leader, visionary and sole remaining original member, Spider One, told Yahoo!. "In the past, our videos have been big, over the top productions. This time, it was fun for us to show the band as a band. Just kind of rocking out!
"Although, conceptually it's not that simple. I look at this video as a propaganda film from another planet. An instructional video for how to be a human. It's a visual representation of how insane we would appear to be to an alien race."
You can stream the entire new album "Builders Of The Future" by heading over to this location.
"I never would have imagined that after all the albums, the band members, the ups-and-downs of the always changing music business, I'd still be here doing this, which is thanks to our most diehard fans," marvels Spider One, who founded Powerman 5000 with a 4-track and a drum machine.
"We've replanted our flag as the weird, sci-fi, electronic band. This is what we are. This is what we do best. This is clearly what people like from us the most, too. So I'm going to love it like they love it. We're back. The fan base has really rallied around us again. The enthusiasm feels like it's picked right up from the year 2000. The electronic-metal-dance thing, we've locked it down once and for all with this one." More...
Powerman 5000 Streams Full New Album
Powerman 5000 released new album "Builders Of The Future" today on T-Boy Records/UMe, with orders available at this location.
To celebrate the new release, Powerman 5000 has teamed up with Revolver to stream the 10-track album in its entirety. Listen to the album below.
"I never would have imagined that after all the albums, the band members, the ups-and-downs of the always changing music business, I'd still be here doing this, which is thanks to our most diehard fans," marvels band leader Spider One, who founded Powerman 5000 with a 4-track and a drum machine. "We've replanted our flag as the weird, sci-fi, electronic band. This is what we are. This is what we do best. This is clearly what people like from us the most, too. So I'm going to love it like they love it. We're back. The fan base has really rallied around us again. The enthusiasm feels like it's picked right up from the year 2000. The electronic-metal-dance thing, we've locked it down once and for all with this one." More...
Powerman 5000 Announces Co-Headlining Tour
Powerman 5000 has announced an August co-headlining U.S. tour with Hed P.E. beginning August 1st in Sauget, Ill. Support on the run will come from Sunflower Dead. A full list of all confirmed tour dates can be seen below.
Powerman 5000 is currently gearing up for the release of its latest album, "Builders Of The Future," due out May 27th on T-Boy Records/UMe. You can hear the song "Invade, Destroy, Repeat" in the player available after the jump. More...
Powerman 5000 Posts New Track
Powerman 5000 has teamed up with Loudwire to premiere a brand new song titled "Invade, Destroy, Repeat," from the band's upcoming album, "Builders Of The Future."
Check out the song below. "Builders Of The Future" is due out May 27th and the track listing is as follows:
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 Fucking Hear You
10. Evil World More...
Killswitch Engage To Headline Dirt Fest
Killswitch Engage will return to Michigan to headline Dirt Fest 2014. Coming off of a Rock On The Range appearance and a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance for “In Due Time” from latest Roadrunner Records release "Disarm the Descent," Killswitch closes the band's 2013-2014 World Tour at Dirt Fest 2014.
The 2014 Dirt Fest lineup includes: Killswitch Engage, Sid Wilson of Slipknot, Powerman 5000, Hed Pe, Nonpoint, Chimaira, Battlecross, Gemini Syndrome, Tantric, Smile Empty Soul, Local H, Redlight King, Like A Storm, Nothing More, Eyes Set To Kill, Gift Giver, Blue Felix, Psychostick, and a special mystery co-headliner to be announced on July 19th.
The town of Birch Run, MI will once again get turned on its head at Dirt Fest 2014 on Saturday, August 9th. The festival celebrates its 16th year and is hosted by Matt and Andy Dalton of Dalton Brothers Entertainment, along with Banana 101.5 FM. More...
Powerman 5000 Announces "Builders Of The Future"
Powerman 5000 returns with its first collection of all new material in nearly five years: "Builders of the Future" is set to arrive May 27 via T-Boy Records/UMe.
The album can be pre-ordered now on Amazon, over at iTunes, or via Pledge Music.
Powerman 5000 has carved out a corner of the galaxy where its devoted supporters created a culture that's bigger than music. New tracks like "How To Be A Human," "Invade, Destroy, Repeat," "Live It Up Before You're Dead" and "Modern World" are turbocharged with the same futuristic, b-movie bite of enduring, electro-tinged Powerman 5000 anthems like "When Worlds Collide" and "Nobody's Real."
"I never would have imagined that after all the albums, the band members, the ups-and-downs of the always changing music business, I'd still be here doing this, which is thanks to our most diehard fans," marvels band leader Spider One, who founded Powerman 5000 with a 4-track and a drum machine.
The "Builders Of The Future" track listing is as follows:
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 More...
New Metal Songs Added To The Rock Band Network
As Friday rolls around again you may want to take a look at the new metal tracks recently added to the Rock Band Network for the approaching weekend. These tracks are now available for the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band:
A Plea for Purging - "Heart Of A Child (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP)
Anarchy Club - "King of Everything" (80 MSP)
Chaotrope - "The Thief in the Night - Part II" (80 MSP)
Engel - "Calling Out" (160 MSP)
Halcyon Way - "Rise to Revise" (80 MSP)
Halcyon Way - "Rise to Revise (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP)
Machinae Supremacy - "Rocket Dragon" (160 MSP)
Mystic Syntax - "Give" (80 MSP)
Raggedy Angry - "Easter Island Radiation" (80 MSP)
Strikken - "Machine" (80 MSP)
Strikken - "Machine (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP)
The following tracks will be added to the PS3 edition on 2/21/2012 (North America) and 2/22/2012 (Europe):
Powerman 5000 - "V is for Vampire" ($1.99)
After the Burial - "My Frailty" ($1.99)
Eclectic Song Mix Hitting The Rock Band Network
There's quite the eclectic lineup for Xbox 360 users of the Rock Band Network this weekend, from the pirate metal of Alestorm to the prog metal of Halcyon Way and even onto the black metal of Watain. These tracks are now available on the Xbox 360:
Christian Death - "Narcissus Metamorphosis Of" (160 MSP)
Alestorm - "Shipwrecked (2x Bass Pedal)" (160 MSP)
Codex Alimentarius - "Baptised" (160 MSP)
Halcyon Way - "Inside Looking Out (The Icon & The Ghost) (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP)
Machinae Supremacy - "Force Feedback" (160 MSP)
Solution .45 - "Gravitational Lensing (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP)
Watain - "Underneath the Cenotaph (2x Bass Pedal)" (160 MSP)
Powerman 5000 - "Do Your Thing" (160 MSP)
Unfortunately PS3 users have much less new material to look forward to, with only the following single metal track hitting the Rock Band Network this coming Tuesday, February 14th:
Amberian Dawn - "My Only Star" ($1.99)
New Metal Hitting The Rock Band Network
It's a slimmer week for new metal tracks getting added to the Xbox 360 edition of the Rock Band Network, but there are still a few interesting choices such as new material from Atheist and Halcyon Way. The complete list of newly added Xbox 360 metal tracks is as follows:
Atheist - "Second to Sun" (160 MSP)
Deadlock - "The Brave / Agony Applause (RB3 version)" (160 MSP)
Halcyon Way - "Building the Towers" (80 MSP)
Powerman 5000 - "Super Villain" (160 MSP)
Powerman 5000 - "Time Bomb" (160 MSP)
These tracks are also hitting the PS3 version of Rock Band on Wednesday, February 1st:
Bumblefoot - "Turn Around" ($0.99)
Winds of Plague - "California" ($1.99)
Halfbrick Studios - "Pirats 'Til We Die" ($0.99)
Vangough - "Estranger" ($0.99)
Rival Sons - "Torture" ($1.99)
Nevermore - "Without Morals" ($1.99)
Watain And More Added To The Rock Band Network
There's a little something for everyone this week in the latest collection of new metal tracks added to the Rock Band Network, from black metal to power metal and a whole lot in-between. These songs have now landed on the Xbox 360 version of the game:
Powerman 5000 - "V is for Vampire" (160 MSP)
All Shall Perish - "A Pure Evil" (160 MSP)
All Shall Perish - "My Retaliation (2x Bass Pedal)" (160 MSP)
Asking Alexandria - "Hey There Mr. Brooks (RB3 version)" (160 MSP)
Devin Townsend - "N9" (160 MSP)
Ethereal Collapse - "Category III: Architect" (80 MSP)
Ethereal Collapse - "Category III: Architect (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP)
Fallen Angel - "Sad Wings" (160 MSP)
Francisco Meza - "Rage and Pain (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP)
Halcyon Way - "Icon of Resolution" (80 MSP)
Halcyon Way - "Icon of Resolution (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP)
Watain - "Underneath the Cenotaph" (160 MSP)
These songs also hit the PS3 edition on 12/20 (North America) and 12/21 (Europe):
Between the Buried and Me - "Selkies: The Endless Obsession" ($1.99)
Powerman 5000 - "Show Me What You've Got" ($1.99)
More Metal Songs Added To The Rock Band Network
If you need some extra headbanging material for the upcoming Halloween weekend, there will be new metal tracks hitting the Rock Band Network. The following new tracks are now available on the Xbox 360 edition of the game:
Halcyon Way - "Death of a Dream" (80 MSP)
Between the Buried and Me - "Selkies: The Endless Obsession" (160 MSP)
Between the Buried and Me - "Selkies: The Endless Obsession (2x Bass Pedal)" (160 MSP)
Without Mercy - "CMDUC" (160 MSP)
A Day to Remember - "2nd Sucks" (160 MSP)
Powerman 5000 - "Show Me What You've Got" (160 MSP)
The following songs will be available on the PS3 edition this Tuesday, 11/1/2011 (North America) and Wednesday, 11/2/2011 (Europe):
Emery - "Scissors" ($1.99) - Rock
Myrath - "Madness" ($1.99) - Prog
Suicide Silence - "You Only Live Once" ($1.99) - Metal