Abandon Ship (Powerman 5000 album)
2024 studio album by Powerman 5000
Abandon Ship is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Powerman 5000. It was released on May 10, 2024 through Cleopatra Records.
Reception
Abandon Ship has received generally positive reviews. Duke Togo of Regenmag called it "rather mundane and uninspired, recalling but not reliving the rock & roll glory of bygone days," while Cryptic Rock called it "one of the most potent Powerman 5000 efforts of the last decade" and "a fantastic return from Powerman 5000", rating it at a 4.5/5. Meesha Walden of I'm Music Magazine stated it was an "exciting mix of catchy industrial metal dance anthems with profoundly grim themes" and Snidermann of Rough Edge called it "simply the best PM5K release I have ever heard".
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