This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Their stint opening up for Marilyn Manson seems to have rubbed off on Boston space-rock foursome Powerman 5000.
Tonight The Stars Revolt!, their sophomore CD, finds them dusting off Marilyn’s discarded Antichrist Superstar mantle and trying it on for size — and darned if it isn’t a pretty good fit. Singer Spider One’s ominous croak and spooky post-glam vocals mesh in wonderfully evil ways with the guitar shreddings of Adam 12 and M.33 (PM5K are big on nicknames with numbers, if you didn’t notice). Thankfully, they don’t have Manson’s poker face; try as they might to maintain a horror-shlock vibe on cartoon-metal tracks like Operation Annihilate and When Worlds Collide, tunes like Blast Off To Nowhere and an amped-up cover of The Cars’ Good Times Roll reveal the smirks beneath the mask.
