Anyone for Doomsday? is the third full-length album by American rock band Powerman 5000.
| Anyone for Doomsday? | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2001 (scheduled release date) | |||
| Recorded | December 2000 – May 2001 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, California[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:07 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Producer | Terry Date, Ulrich Wild, Powerman 5000 | |||
| Powerman 5000 chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Anyone for Doomsday? | ||||
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Alternative covers | ||||
 Cover for the 2003 release | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| Blabbermouth.net |   [5] |
Background
editThe album was originally slated as the follow-up to 1999's Tonight the Stars Revolt!. Spider has said in interviews that the album was dropped because it sounded too much like the previous album and that he wanted to release something fresh and different instead of repeating himself. During this time, however, conflicts began to arise causing longtime members Dorian 27 (Dorian Heartsong) and Al3 (Allen Pahanish) to leave the band. As a result, the album went unreleased for many years. The album was available for a while on Powerman 5000's official website through Spider One's record label, Megatronic Records. The promotional copies featured artwork that was different from the copies available on the website. The album however was taken down for legal reasons. The album is now available in full on iTunes and Spotify and the physical copy of the album has become a collectors item.
In other media
edit- "Bombshell" served as the only single from the album. It has also been used in several notable events, such as the theme song for the professional wrestling tag team Dudley Boyz during the last 18 months of their first WWE tenure. It also appeared on the Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack and in the 2001 film Evolution. and as the theme song in NHL Hitz 20-03, Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder, and SX Superstar.
- "Danger Is Go!" is featured on the PlayStation 2 game Frequency.
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Spider One; all music is composed by Powerman 5000
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Disease of Machinery" | 0:37 |
| 2. | "Danger Is Go!" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Bombshell" | 3:13 |
| 4. | "The Meaning of Life" | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" | 3:07 |
| 6. | "The End of Everything" | 3:09 |
| 7. | "What the World Does" | 2:02 |
| 8. | "177-TR?" | 0:21 |
| 9. | "The One and Only" | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Wake Up" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Rise" | 0:54 |
| 12. | "Megatronic" | 2:38 |
| 13. | "The Future That Never Was" | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 36:07 | |
- The song "The Future That Never Was" ends at 4:35. After 30 seconds of silence (4:35–5:05), a hidden track starts; it's a strange transmission-like sound with some additional beats before cutting off completely.
- The original version of "Rise" can be found on demo versions of the album.
- "Disease of Machinery" is sometimes listed as "Machines for the Living" on the back
Credits
edit- Adam 12 – guitar
- Al 3 – drums
- Terry Date – producer
- Dorian 27 – bass
- Spider One – vocals
- M.33 – guitar
- Ulrich Wild – producer
- Ron Handler – A&R
Chart positions
editSingles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Bombshell" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 26 |
References
edit- ^ "POWERMAN 5000 NEWS". Archived from the original on July 3, 2001.
- ^ "POWERMAN 5000 NEWS". Archived from the original on August 7, 2001.
- ^ "Anyone for Doomsday? - Powerman 5000". AllMusic.
- ^ Walters, Barry (August 20, 2001). "Powerman 5000: Anyone For Doomsday? : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "POWERMAN 5000 "Anyone for Doomsday? (scrapped promo version)"". Blabbermouth.net.