Editing Powerman 5000 (section)

== Musical style ==
[[Spider One]] often uses [[spoken word]] or [[chanting]] in his vocalization.<ref name=allmusicrevolt>{{cite web|author=Steve Huey |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tonight-the-stars-revolt-r423738/review |title=Tonight the Stars Revolt! - Powerman 5000 &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=AllMusic |date=July 20, 1999 |access-date=April 11, 2014}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s Chris Slawecki said that "Spider doesn't sing one single lyric, instead barking out the lyrics in a hard [[staccato]] delivery."<ref name=allmusicmega/> The band's lyrics are often [[camp (style)|campy]]<ref name=allmusicrevolt/> and make reference to [[pulp novel|pulp]] [[science fiction]].<ref name=allmusicrevolt/><ref name=popmattersdestroy>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/powerman-5000-destroy-what-you-enjoy/ |title=Powerman 5000: Destroy What You Enjoy |magazine=PopMatters |access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> These themes include [[gods]] and [[monsters]], global annihilation and [[robot]] violence,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/powerman5000/albums/album/216699/review/6067348/tonight_the_stars_revolt |title=Powerman 5000: Tonight the Stars Revolt! : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 19, 1999 |access-date=July 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622144258/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/powerman5000/albums/album/216699/review/6067348/tonight_the_stars_revolt |archive-date=June 22, 2008 }}</ref> as well as [[anti-consumerism]].<ref name=allmusictransform/>

Powerman 5000's music is driven by staccato guitar playing and [[electronic music|electronic]] [[sampling (music)|samples]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Christina Fuoco |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/anyone-for-doomsday-mw0000814143 |title=Anyone For Doomsday? - Powerman 5000 &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=August 28, 2001 |access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> which has been compared to the music of [[Rob Zombie]], Spider One's older brother.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/powerman5000/albums/album/149994/review/5943852 |title=Powerman 5000: Anyone For Doomsday? : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 20, 2001 |access-date=July 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621073016/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/powerman5000/albums/album/149994/review/5943852 |archive-date=June 21, 2008 }}</ref> This style has primarily been described as [[industrial metal]].<ref name=allmusictransform/><ref name=mania/><ref>{{cite web|last=Rose |first=Rustyn |url=http://www.axs.com/powerman-5000-vocalist-talks-new-album-builders-of-the-future-15855 |title=Powerman 5000 vocalist talks new album, 'Builders of the Future' |publisher=AXS |date=August 3, 2014 |access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smyers |first=Darryl |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2014/04/spider_one_from_powerman_5000.php?page=all |title=Spider One from Powerman 5000 on Being Rob Zombie's Brother and Appearing on Beverly Hills, 90210 &#124; Dallas Observer |publisher=Blogs.dallasobserver.com |date=April 18, 2014 |access-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215055045/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2014/04/spider_one_from_powerman_5000.php?page=all |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The band's early album ''[[Mega!! Kung Fu Radio]]'' featured a different style from the one which the band is generally known for; this album incorporated elements of [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[hard rock]] and [[funk]].<ref name=allmusicmega>{{cite web|author=Chris Slawecki |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mega%21%21-kung-fu-radio-mw0000092454 |title=Mega!! Kung Fu Radio - Powerman 5000 &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=February 25, 1997 |access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Transform (Powerman 5000 album)|Transform]]'' featured more emphasis on [[melody]] and human-driven sounds, shifting away from the computerized sounds of the band's earlier albums.<ref name=allmusictransform>{{cite web|author=Johnny Loftus |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/transform-mw0000595737 |title=Transform - Powerman 5000 &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=May 20, 2003 |access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Destroy What You Enjoy]]'' featured a [[punk rock|punk]]-driven sound.<ref name=popmattersdestroy/><ref name=mania>{{cite web |url=http://411mania.com/music/powerman-5000-somewhere-on-the-other-side-of-nowhere-review/ |title=Powerman 5000 – Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere Review |publisher=411MANIA |date=October 27, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710142004/http://411mania.com/music/powerman-5000-somewhere-on-the-other-side-of-nowhere-review/ |archive-date=July 10, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Greg Prato |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/destroy-what-you-enjoy-mw0000778275 |title=Destroy What You Enjoy - Powerman 5000 &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=August 1, 2006 |access-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref>