The Blood-Splat Rating System
1995 studio album by Powerman 5000
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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".[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]
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| Released | December 1995[1] | |||
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| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | Conscience | |||
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| Singles from The Blood-Splat Rating System | ||||
| Mega!! Kung Fu Radio | ||||
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Musical style
The album's musical style incorporates elements of heavy metal, funk, hard rock, and rap.[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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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" (includes hidden track[note 1]) | 10:09 |
| Total length: | 40:47 | |
Note
- "Even Superman Shot Himself" ends at 5:46. A hidden track, "File Under Action", starts at 6:18, after 32 seconds of silence. The hidden track itself is three minutes and 51 seconds long.[12]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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" | 5:42 |
| 13. | "File Under Action" (hidden track) | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 47:15 | |
Personnel
Credits taken from the CD liner notes.[13]
Powerman 5000
- Spider – vocals
- Adam 12 – guitar
- Dorian – bass
- Jordan – percussion
- Allan – drums
Technical
- Mudrock – production, mixing
- Chris Shaw – mixing
- Dan McLaughlin – assistant engineering
- Scott Young – assistant engineering
- Roger Lian – mastering