The Blood-Splat Rating System Explained

The Blood-Splat Rating System
Type:studio
Artist:Powerman 5000
Cover:The Blood Splat Rating System.jpg
Released:1995
Genre:
Length:40:47
Label:Conscience
Producer:
Prev Title:True Force
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Tonight the Stars Revolt!
Next Year:1999

The Blood-Splat Rating System is the debut studio album by the American rock band Powerman 5000. Released in 1995 through Conscience Records, it was the band's second independent release. The album was a local success in Boston, sold out its initial pressing and won three awards from the 1995 Boston Phoenix Readers' Poll, including "Best Metal Album", "Best Rap Album" and "Album of the Year".[4] [5] Its success led to a contract with the major label DreamWorks Records, who reissued the album under the title Mega!! Kung Fu Radio on February 25, 1997. It had sold 156,954 copies by 2003.[6]

Musical style

The album's musical style incorporates elements of heavy metal, funk, hard rock and rap.[7] According to AllMusic's Chris Slawecki, vocalist Spider One "doesn't sing one single lyric, instead barking out the lyrics in a hard staccato delivery."[7]

Track listing

Note

Personnel

Credits taken from the CD liner notes.[8]

Powerman 5000

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 29 Nu Metal Albums of All Time – Damnation Magazine. Cantor. Sean. Damnation Magazine. August 19, 2017. December 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: 10 Surprisingly Hard Tracks From Nu-Metal Records That Were Lost to Time. Emperor Rhombus. MetalSucks. July 21, 2022. July 21, 2022.
  3. Web site: Top 50 Nu-Metal Albums of All-Time. Lemeshow-Barooshian. Rae. Loudwire. January 8, 2019. May 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20190110013912/https://loudwire.com/top-50-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/. January 10, 2019. live.
  4. Web site: The Powerman 5000 Official Bio. February 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/19980422161107/http://www.5000volt.com:80/PM5K/articles/bio.html. April 22, 1998. dead.
  5. Web site: Bio. Angelfire. November 3, 2018.
  6. Web site: POWERMAN 5000: Is The End Near?. Blabbermouth.net. November 6, 2003. March 26, 2018.
  7. Web site: Mega!! Kung Fu Radio – Powerman 5000. Slawecki. Chris. AllMusic. October 26, 2023.
  8. The Blood-Splat Rating System. Powerman 5000. 1995. Conscience Records. New York City. liner notes. CON 0001.

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