 
Powerman 5000 are one hell of a determined band
as through the years the band have been through
their fair share of up’s and down’s,
you just have to look at the list of previous
band members to see that as the band are forever
changing band members with front man Spider One
being the only original member of the band remaining
but the good thing is that Powerman 5000 are still
here and still unleashing the same style of insane
industrial metal music which they have been creating
for years now and their forthcoming album ‘Builders
Of The Future’ is easily the most accessible
album the band have released in years.
‘Builders Of The Future’ features
10 tracks and runs for just under 35 minutes and
the likes of ‘How To Be A Human’,
‘Invade, Destroy Repeat’, ‘Live
It Up Before You’re Dead, ‘Modern
World’, ‘I Can’t Fucking Hear
You’ are all fantastic futuristic sounding
mosh pit anthems which I personally hope the band
thrown a few of these tracks into the mix when
they play Download Festival this June.
Album opener ‘Invade Destroy Repeat’
really sets the pace for the album as it is a
truly insane energetic song full of electronics,
built up aggression and front man Spider One on
top form with his fast paced vocals which make
a massive impact as he powerfully shouts his way
through the song.
‘We Want It All’ continues in the
same way that ‘Invade Destroy Repeat’
opened the album with big electronic beats and
in your face repetitive vocals with a few raps
thrown into the mix for good measures, the whole
pace and industrial feel of the song is immense
as Spider One and co lay down some rather tasty
sounds.
Just like the previous two songs, lead single
‘How To Be A Human’ opens in a similar
however the song is a lot more catchy and radio
friendly and it is the kind of song I can imagine
many people speed walking on the treadmill at
the gym as they try to keep to the energetic beat
of the song.
‘You’re Going To Love It, If You Like
It Or Not’ is a insanely fast catchy song,
‘Builders Of The Future’ is a bonkers
song which is crammed to the brim with electronics
and an overall massive sci-fi feel. ‘I Want
To Kill You’ is Powerman 5000 doing things
simple as it features an acoustic guitar and Spider
One’s vocals and very minimal electronics
throughout. ‘Live It Up Before You’re
Dead’ is a big rocky sounding song which
reminds me very much of the more recent Rob Zombie
material.
Overall ‘Builders Of The Future’ is
the band’s first album of original music
in over 5 years and it is a much welcomed return
to form where in the best part of 35minutes the
band have done everything in their power to remind
everyone what makes Powerman 5000 so exciting
and I hope once the tour cycle for this album
is over the band don’t do their usual trick
and disappear for so long.
4/5
Review by Trigger
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