With Ultra-Sci-Fi guitar thrust chunks of whine and sampler accents, this second effort from "Powerman5000" shows a slightly more tempo driven band that has really tightened the catches and hooks. Opening in classic Sci-Fi style, narration (An Eye is Upon You) before the staccato guitars drive over stop start bass carries until the manic crash of "SuperNOVA goes POP" breaks apart. "When Worlds Collide" smacks of a Marilyn Manson buzz and crush, but with a dirtier delivery, has a theatric quality that would set it up for a good scene in a movie about drugs. The general pace and attack is energetic, and its vision is cosmic sludge'n'crunch core.

There's an edgy take on the Cars "Let The Good Times Roll" that sounds more like a threat than a rally cry when filtered through the PM5K trip. "Watch The Sky For Me" has an almost 50's sounding charm to it, complete with scratchy radio noise, just to throw a little nostalgic, artsy effect in the mix to end the disk on a weird note.

The White Zombie driven "The Son Of X-51" drives a rising progression through one of the more forward tracks, and sticks with a decent head stuttering push. Always willing to lace each offering with liberal doses of electronic whine and sample, textures often become complex, but laid against the more simpler riff guitars keeps the vibe fairly streamlined.

The vocals are usually a glorified grumble toggling between ultra-low and tortured high insecure verses, and the Draino etched bark of distortion he might've learned from PM5K sibling Rob Zombie (who makes a guest appearance along with DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit and Ginger Fish of Marilyn Manson on scattered tracks). Take those influences and throw in producer Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down) and Ulrich Wild (Static-X) and one should be able to guess the general sound of PM5K, even if you've never experienced them previously.

Growing stronger with this second release - tighter hooks, better dramatics and an undeniable driving essence - PM5K come through with a solid piece of angst drugged on it's own adventure. Find the common crash.