The Blood-Splat Rating System

The Blood-Splat Rating System is the debut studio album of American rock band Powerman 5000. Released in 1995, it is the band's second independent release. The album was a local success in Boston, MA, sold out of 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".[8][9] 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.[10]

The Blood-Splat Rating System
Studio album by
Powerman 5000
ReleasedDecember 9, 1995
February 25, 1997 (reissue)
Genre
Length36:06 (46:50 for reissue)
LabelConscience
Producer
Powerman 5000 chronology
True Force
(1994)		 The Blood-Splat Rating System
(1995)		 Tonight the Stars Revolt!
(1999)
Singles from The Blood-Splat Rating System/Mega!! Kung Fu Radio
  1. "Tokyo Vigilante #1"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Standing 8 (promo)[4]"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Neckbone (promo)[5]"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Organizized"
    Released: May 1998[6]
Mega!! Kung Fu Radio
Reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]

Style

The album's musical style incorporates elements of heavy metal, funk and hard rock.[11] 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."[11]

Track listing

(The Blood-Splat Rating System, 1995)

  1. "Public Menace, Freak, Human Fly" – 3:38
  2. "Neckbone" – 4:00
  3. "Car Crash" – 2:42
  4. "Earth vs. Me" – 3:20
  5. "A Swim with the Sharks" – 3:28
  6. "Tokyo Vigilante #1" – 3:00
  7. "Organizized" – 3:56
  8. "Boredwitcha" – 2:50
  9. "Standing 8" – 3:44
  10. "Even Superman Shot Himself" – 5:47
  11. "File Under Action" (hidden track after track 10) – 4:19

(Mega!! Kung Fu Radio, 1997)

  1. "Public Menace, Freak, Human Fly" – 3:38
  2. "Organizized" – 3:55
  3. "Neckbone" – 4:00
  4. "Car Crash" – 2:42
  5. "Earth vs. Me" – 3:20
  6. "A Swim with the Sharks" – 3:20
  7. "20 Miles to Texas 25 to Hell" – 3:16
  8. "Mega!! Kung Fu Radio" – 3:38
  9. "Tokyo Vigilante #1" – 2:59
  10. "Boredwitcha" – 2:50
  11. "Standing 8" – 3:35
  12. "Even Superman Shot Himself" – 5:47
  13. "File Under Action" (hidden track after track 12) – 4:19

Credits

Powerman 5000

Other personnel
  • Mudrock – producer, mixing
  • Chris Shaw – mixing
  • Frank E. Butkus – mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Wendy Sherman – art direction, design
  • John Diaz – art direction, design
  • Ron Handler- A&R

References
  1. "Damnation Magazine - Make Your Life Better". Archived from the original on July 11, 2018.
  2. Emperor Rhombus (July 21, 2022). "10 Surprisingly Hard Tracks From Nu-Metal Records That Were Lost to Time". MetalSucks. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  3. "Mega!! Kung Fu Radio - Powerman 5000 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. "Powerman 5000 – Standing 8".
  5. "Powerman 5000 – Neckbone - Tokyo Vigilante #1".
  6. "Powerman 5000 bio". Archived from the original on May 20, 1998.
  7. "Mega!! Kung Fu Radio – Powerman 5000". AllMusic.
  8. "The Powerman 5000 Official Bio". Archived from the original on April 22, 1998.
  9. "Bio".
  10. "POWERMAN 5000: Is The End Near?". November 6, 2003.
  11. "Mega!! Kung Fu Radio – Powerman 5000". AllMusic.


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