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{{Infobox album
| name         = The Blood-Splat Rating System
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Powerman 5000]]
| cover        = The Blood Splat Rating System.jpg
| alt          =
| released     = 1995
| recorded     =
| studio       =
| genre        =
* [[Nu metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://damnationmag.wordpress.com/2017/08/19/top-29-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/|title=Top 29 Nu Metal Albums of All Time – Damnation Magazine|last=Cantor|first=Sean|website=Damnation Magazine|date=August 19, 2017|access-date=December 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/07/21/10-surprisingly-hard-tracks-from-nu-metal-records-that-were-lost-to-time/|title=10 Surprisingly Hard Tracks From Nu-Metal Records That Were Lost to Time|author=Emperor Rhombus|website=[[MetalSucks]]|date=July 21, 2022|access-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref>
* [[funk metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/top-50-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/|title=Top 50 Nu-Metal Albums of All-Time|last=Lemeshow-Barooshian|first=Rae|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=May 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110013912/https://loudwire.com/top-50-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/|archive-date=January 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| length       = 40:47
| label        = [[Conscience Records|Conscience]]
| producer     =
* [[Andrew Murdock|Mudrock]]
* Powerman 5000
| prev_title   = True Force
| prev_year    = 1994
| next_title   = [[Tonight the Stars Revolt!]]
| next_year    = 1999
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = The Blood-Splat Rating System
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = Tokyo Vigilante #1
 | single1date = 1997
 | single2     = Organizized
 | single2date = 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.aol.com/spdrcounty/PM5K.html|title=News|access-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990224130920/http://members.aol.com/spdrcounty/PM5K.html|archive-date=February 24, 1999|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://conscience.com/bands/?PM5K|title=Powerman 5000 bio|publisher=[[Conscience Records]]|access-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980520051501/http://conscience.com:80/bands/?PM5K|archive-date=May 20, 1998|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
{{Extra album cover
 | header  = ''Mega!! Kung Fu Radio''
 | type    = studio
 | cover   = Mega Kung Fu Radio.jpg
 | border  =
 | alt     =
 | caption = Reissue cover
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blood-splat-rating-system-mw0000672549|title=The Blood-Splat Rating System – Powerman 5000|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 26, 2023}}</ref>
}}

'''''The Blood-Splat Rating System''''' is the debut studio album by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Powerman 5000]]. Released in 1995 through [[Conscience Records]], it was the band's second independent release. The album was a local success in [[Boston]], sold out its initial pressing and won three awards from the 1995 ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|Boston Phoenix]]'' Readers' Poll, including "Best Metal Album", "Best Rap Album" and "Album of the Year".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.5000volt.com/PM5K/articles/bio.html|title=The Powerman 5000 Official Bio|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980422161107/http://www.5000volt.com:80/PM5K/articles/bio.html|archive-date=April 22, 1998|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/music/powerman/bio.html|title=Bio|website=[[Angelfire]]|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> Its success led to a contract with the major label [[DreamWorks Records]], who reissued the album under the title '''''Mega!! Kung Fu Radio''''' on February 25, 1997. It had sold 156,954 copies by 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/powerman-5000-is-the-end-near/|title=POWERMAN 5000: Is The End Near?|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 6, 2003|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref>

==Musical style==
The album's musical style incorporates elements of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[funk]], [[hard rock]], and [[Hip-hop|rap]].<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mega!!-kung-fu-radio-mw0000092454|title=Mega!! Kung Fu Radio – Powerman 5000|last=Slawecki|first=Chris|website=AllMusic|access-date=October 26, 2023}}</ref> According to [[AllMusic]]'s Chris Slawecki, vocalist [[Spider One]] "doesn't sing one single lyric, instead barking out the lyrics in a hard staccato delivery."<ref name=AllMusic/>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline     = ''The Blood-Splat Rating System'' track listing
| title1       = Public Menace, Freak, Human Fly
| length1      = 3:38
| title2       = Neckbone
| length2      = 4:00
| title3       = Car Crash
| length3      = 2:42
| title4       = Earth vs. Me
| length4      = 3:20
| title5       = A Swim with the Sharks
| length5      = 3:28
| title6       = Tokyo Vigilante #1
| length6      = 3:00
| title7       = Organizized
| length7      = 3:56
| title8       = Boredwitcha
| length8      = 2:50
| title9       = Standing 8
| length9      = 3:44
| title10      = Even Superman Shot Himself
| note10       = includes hidden track{{refn|group=note|"Even Superman Shot Himself" ends at 5:46. A [[hidden track]], "File Under Action", starts at 6:18, after 32 seconds of silence. The hidden track itself is three minutes and 51 seconds long.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1062649-Powerman-5000-The-Blood-Splat-Rating-System|title=Powerman 5000 – The Blood Splat Rating System (1995, CD)|website=[[Discogs]]|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>}}
| length10     = 10:09
| total_length = 40:47
}}

'''Note'''
{{reflist|group=note}}

{{Track listing
| headline     = ''Mega!! Kung Fu Radio'' track listing
| title1       = Public Menace, Freak, Human Fly
| length1      = 3:38
| title2       = Organizized
| length2      = 3:55
| title3       = Neckbone
| length3      = 4:00
| title4       = Car Crash
| length4      = 2:42
| title5       = Earth vs. Me
| length5      = 3:20
| title6       = A Swim with the Sharks
| length6      = 3:20
| title7       = 20 Miles to Texas 25 to Hell
| length7      = 3:16
| title8       = Mega!! Kung Fu Radio
| length8      = 3:38
| title9       = Tokyo Vigilante #1
| length9      = 2:59
| title10      = Boredwitcha
| length10     = 2:50
| title11      = Standing 8
| length11     = 3:35
| title12      = Even Superman Shot Himself
| length12     = 5:42
| title13      = File Under Action
| note13       = hidden track
| length13     = 4:20
| total_length = 47:15
}}

==Personnel==
Credits taken from the CD liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Blood-Splat Rating System|others=Powerman 5000|year=1995|publisher=Conscience Records|location=New York City|type=liner notes|id=CON 0001}}</ref>

'''Powerman 5000'''
* [[Spider One|Spider]] – vocals
* Adam 12 – guitar
* Dorian – bass
* Jordan – percussion
* Allan – drums

'''Technical'''
* [[Andrew Murdock|Mudrock]] – production, mixing
* Chris Shaw – mixing
* Dan McLaughlin – assistant engineering
* Scott Young – assistant engineering
* Roger Lian – mastering

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