Static-X
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Static-X is an American Industrial Metal band.
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Biography
Static-X was formed in 1994 from the ashes of Wayne Static and Ken Jay's former band, Deep Blue Dream. After searching for members in Chicago, Static and Jay decided to go to Los Angeles to continue their search. There they met Tony Campos and Koichi Fukuda, completing the band's original lineup. Static-X signed with Warner Brothers Records in early 1998.
The band's debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip, was released March 23, 1999. Notable songs from the album include "Push It", "I'm With Stupid", "Bled For Days", and "Fix." Static-X's touring schedule in support of the album included two Ozzfest stints. The following year saw the release of the little-known EP The Death Trip Continues, and the band contributed the song "Otsegolation" to the PlayStation video game Omega Boost.
After recording their follow-up album Machine, guitarist Koichi Fukuda left the band to spend time with his family and pursue other musical opportunities. Tripp Eisen, formerly of Dope, stepped in as Fukuda's replacement. Machine was released May 22, 2001.
Static-X quickly began work on their third album Shadow Zone, this time with Eisen perfoming and writing on the album. Before they started recording, however, Ken Jay left the band due to "political differences." Josh Freese of A Perfect Circle was brought in to drum on the album, and Nick Oshiro, formerly of Seether, was later selected as Jay's replacement. Shadow Zone was released October 7, 2003, and July 20, 2004 saw the release of Beneath... Between... Beyond..., a collection of rarities and demos. Later that year, Wayne Static did guest vocals on the Skinny Puppy song Use Less.
Shortly after the release of Beneath... Between... Beyond..., the band commenced work on their fourth studio album, Start a War. In February of 2005, Tripp Eisen was arrested in a sex scandal involving minors, and was fired from Static-X shortly after. Former guitarist Koichi Fukuda, who had been mixing the new album, rejoined Static-X to fill the vacancy left by Eisen. Start a War was released June 14, 2005.
Related Artists and Influences
Static-X cite Ministry, Prong, and Type O Negative as major musical influences. They are frequently likened to these bands by fans and critics, along with others such as White Zombie, Nine Inch Nails, Fear Factory, Danzig, and Coal Chamber.Their self-described "evil disco" is based on industrial metal, using heavy overdrive distortion, gothic-like keyboards, pounding bass riffs, and fast-paced, angry vocals. Songs generally apply heavy use of synthesizers and insertion of external samples such as movie snippets.
Otsego
Static-X is known for involving a version of the title "Otsego" in at least one song on every album. The track "Ostego Undead" is actually misspelled on the Dracula 2001 Soundtrack and should have been printed as "Otsego Undead."
Members
Current members
- Wayne Static (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Programming)
- Tony Campos (Bass, Backing Vocals)
- Koichi Fukuda (Lead Guitar, Programming, Keyboard)
- Nick Oshiro (Drums)
Former members
- Ken Jay - drums (left due to "musical differences")
- Tripp Eisen - lead guitar (fired due to a sex scandal involving minors )
Discography
Full-Length LPs
- Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)
- Machine (2001)
- Shadow Zone (2003)
- Beneath... Between... Beyond... (2004)
- Start a War (2005)
Singles
- Push It (1999)
- I'm WIth Stupid (2000)
- Bled For Days (2000)
- Black and White (2001)
- This Is Not (2001)
- Cold (2002)
- The Only (2003)
- So (2004)
- I'm the One (2005)
- Dirthouse (2005)
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | UK | ||||
| 1999 | "Push It" | - | #36 | #20 | - | Wisconsin Death Trip | |
| 2000 | "I'm With Stupid" | - | - | #38 | - | Wisconsin Death Trip | |
| 2000 | "Bled for Days" | - | - | #36 | - | Wisconsin Death Trip | |
| 2001 | "Black and White" | - | - | #35 | - | Machine | |
| 2002 | "Cold" | - | - | #39 | - | Machine | |
| 2003 | "The Only" | - | - | #22 | - | Shadow Zone | |
| 2004 | "So" | - | - | #37 | - | Shadow Zone | |
| 2005 | "I'm the One" | - | - | #22 | - | Start a War | |
| 2005 | "Dirthouse" | - | - | #27 | - | Start a War | |
Soundtracks
- Dracula 2000 (2000)
- Loud Rocks (2000)
- Nativity in Black, Vol. 2 (2000)
- NASCAR on Fox (2002)
- Need for Speed: Underground (2003)
- Queen of the Damned (2002)
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
- WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 (2005)