DATE:
APRIL 12, 2005
THIS
JUST IN: The feeling of brotherly love permeated the air at
the Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA this past Saturday night as
Rob Zombie was seen among the fans rockin’ out to the explosive
sounds of his little brother Spider One and Powerman 5000 as they
tore through a concert which included favorites such as “When
Worlds Collide,” “Nobody’s Real” and “Action,”
as well as “The Way That It Is” from the “WWE™SmackDown!
Vs. Raw” video game. Powerman 5000 are performing a handful
of dates throughout the U.S., which kicked off March 22 in Chico,
CA and conclude June 11 in Detroit. The trek is aimed at getting
fans ready for a new as-yet-untitled album, which will finish
being recorded and self-produced in Spider One’s hometown
(Boston, MA) at Mad Oak Studios during a brief hiatus from the
tour after their April 17 show in Revere, MA. A majority of the
album has already been recorded in Los Angeles. It’ll be
released later this year on Spider One’s Megatronic Records.
Joining the line-up (including Spider One along with Adrian Ost,
drums and Siggy Siursen, bass) on tour and on the forthcoming
album are guitarists Terry Corso (formerly with Alien Ant Farm)
and Johnny Rock (formerly with Half-Cocked, the first band Spider
One signed to Megatronic when it was being distributed with DreamWorks
Records), replacing founding member Adam 12 who left the band
before the tour started (but will appear on the new album) and
Mike “M.33” Tempesta who left in 2004. Spider One
recently gave the inside scoop about what fans can expect from
the new music on the band’s website (www.powerman5000.com):
“Well, let's just say if you like calculated, bloated Hoobastank
ballads or radio friendly nu metal or over produced, auto-tuned,
cookie cutter rock, then you will hate the new Powerman 5000 record.
Now, I'm NOT going to say the standard bullshit like, ‘this
is our heaviest, most brutal record yet.’ That's so boring
and predictable. Not to mention, not true. I will say that this
record is raw and real. My goal on this one is to put together
a bunch of songs that are meant to be played live. The kind of
songs you could jam on with your friends in a garage band. I don't
know, it is what it is. Rock 'n Roll, punk rock, metal, whatever...it's
PM5K. I'm digging it!!!” Stay tuned for more details…
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