Builders of the Future

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Builders of the Future
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
Recorded2014 at The Emergency Room [1]
Genre Electronic rock, [2] industrial rock
Length34:20
Label T-Boy Records, UMe
Producer Evan Rodaniche, Spider One [3]
Powerman 5000 chronology
Copies Clones & Replicants
(2011)
Builders of the Future
(2014)
New Wave
(2017)
Singles from Builders of the Future
  1. "How to Be a Human"
    Released: April 22, 2014 [4]
  2. "Invade, Destroy, Repeat"
    Released: May 20, 2014 [5]

Builders of the Future is the eighth studio album by American rock band Powerman 5000. Produced by Evan Rodaniche, Spider One and Nick Quijano, it was released on May 27, 2014, and is the first composition that the band released through T-Boy Records and Universal Music Enterprises. The album became available for preorder starting March 25, 2014. [6] The album sold around 4,200 copies in its first week of release, while debuting at position No. 63 on the Billboard 200 chart. [7]

Contents

Reception

In their review, Blabbermouth.net gave Builders of the Future a rating of 7.5 out of 10, saying the album is "primarily about chasing an adrenaline rush". [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Spider One.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Invade, Destroy, Repeat"Spider One, Nick Quijano, Rodaniche2:56
2."We Want It All"Spider One, Nick Quijano, Rodaniche2:41
3."How to Be a Human"Spider One, Pino 3:27
4."You're Gonna Love It, If You Like It or Not"Spider One, Nick Quijano, Rodaniche3:22
5."Builders of the Future"Spider One, Rodaniche3:36
6."I Want to Kill You"Spider One, Rodaniche4:41
7."Modern World"Spider One, Nick Quijano, Rodaniche2:53
8."Live It Up Before You're Dead"Spider One, Rodaniche3:01
9."I Can't Fucking Hear You"Spider One, Rodaniche4:44
10."Evil World"Spider One, Rodaniche2:55
Total length:27:56
Best Buy special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
11."Heads Will Roll"Spider One, Rodaniche3:00
12."Hey, All You People"Spider One, Rodaniche3:24
Total length:34:20

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Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Chart history

Chart (2014)Peak
position [10]
Top Rock Albums 16
Modern Rock/Alternative Albums 12
Top Hard Rock Albums 2
Billboard 200 63

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
2014"How to Be a Human" Mainstream Rock Tracks [11] 23

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