Tonight the Stars Revolt! is the second studio album and major label debut by American rock band Powerman 5000. It was released on July 20, 1999, by DreamWorks Records. Having sold over one million copies and achieving platinum status, this would become the group's most successful release and featured such hits as "Nobody's Real" and "When Worlds Collide".
Composition
Building on the style of their previous album, Powerman 5000 expands the band's style to combine "roaring heavy metal with electronics and sound effects" and lyrics chanted in a monotone voice. The album stylistically departs from the funk metal sound of their debut in favor of industrial and nu metal songs inspired by B-movie and comic book science fiction.
The album shares the same title as a story written by Gardner Fox published in the pulp science fiction magazine Planet Stories (1952).
Reception
- CMJ (July 19, 1999, p. 3) – "...tighter than a barbed wire noose wrapped around your neck...[TONIGHT] relies on sci-fi imagery and memorable hooks that are sharp enough to catch more than a few big, heavy fish".
Awards
The album won the Boston Music Awards for "Album of the Year" in 2000, while "When Worlds Collide" was nominated for "Single of the Year".
Track listing
All lyrics by Spider One; all music by Powerman 5000, except "Good Times Roll" by the Cars.
Notes
- The song "Watch the Sky for Me" ends at minute 3:50. After 30 seconds of silence (3:50–4:20), the hidden track "The World of the Dead" starts.
Personnel
- Spider One – vocals
- Adam 12 – guitar
- M.33 – guitar
- Dorian 27 – bass
- Al 3 – drums
Production
- Chapman Baehler – photography
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Joe Barresi – engineer
- Ginger Fish – piano
- Frank Gryner – mixing
- Scott Humphrey – programming, mixing
- Sylvia Massy – producer, engineer
- Marc LaCorte – programming
- DJ Lethal – turntables
- Spider One – art direction, design
- Nika – art direction, design
- Malachi Throne – narrator
- Ulrich Wild – producer, mixing
- Rob Zombie – vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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! scope="col"| Chart (1999)
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
| 29
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Year-end charts
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|+Year-end chart performance for Tonight the Stars Revolt!
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! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position
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!scope="row"|US Billboard 200
| 187
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