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Static-X

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Industrial Metal
Nu Metal

http://www.static-x.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/staticx

6 ноя 2024 :	EDSEL DOPE Wanted To Help Fans Reconnect To STATIC-X 'Without Feeling Guilty About It'
18 окт 2024 :	STATIC-X Is Hoping To Release 'Evil Disco: The Rise, Fall, And Regeneration Of Static-X' Documentary In 2025
16 окт 2024 :	TONY CAMPOS On STATIC-X's Future: 'As Long As We're Having Fun Doing This And The Fans Keep Wanting Us To Do It, We'll Do It'
30 авг 2024 :	STATIC-X's TONY CAMPOS Names Five Albums That Shaped Him As A Bassist
27 мар 2024 :	STATIC-X Shares First Trailer For Official Documentary, 'Evil Disco: The Rise, Fall, And Regeneration Of Static-X'
4 фев 2024 :	Watch STATIC-X Perform In Orlando During February 2024 North American Tour
23 окт 2023 :	TONY CAMPOS Says STATIC-X Fans Have 'Embraced' The Idea Of A Character Representing WAYNE STATIC's Vibe And Spirit
20 окт 2023 :	STATIC-X Is Not Opposed To Making More New Music With XER0's Vocals
7 окт 2023 :	STATIC-X Shares 'Z0mbie' Song From Upcoming 'Project Regeneration: Vol. 2' Album
26 сен 2023 :	STATIC-X's 'Project Regeneration: Vol. 2' Pushed Back To January; New Music Clips Available
8 сен 2023 :	STATIC-X Taps Into WAYNE STATIC's Demons With Music Video For 'Stay Alive'
20 май 2023 :	TONY CAMPOS Explains Why STATIC-X Was Never Comfortable With 'Nu Metal' Label
18 апр 2023 :	Watch 4K Video Of STATIC-X's Entire Los Angeles Concert During Spring 2023 Tour
22 мар 2023 :	STATIC-X's TONY CAMPOS Says Working On 'Project Regeneration' Albums Has Been 'Really Satisfying'
20 мар 2023 :	Watch STATIC-X's Entire Orlando Concert During 2023 'Rise Of The Machine' Tour
17 мар 2023 :	TONY CAMPOS: 'It's Really Up To The Fans' If STATIC-X Will Continue Making New Music
1 мар 2023 :	Watch: STATIC-X's XER0 Unveils New Mask At Opening Show Of 'Rise Of The Machine' Tour
23 фев 2023 :	EDSEL DOPE Once Again Addresses His Involvement With STATIC-X, Blasts Heavy Metal Media For 'Tearing Down The Artists'
9 фев 2023 :	STATIC-X Announces Release Date For 'Project Regeneration: Vol. 2', Shares Cover Of NINE INCH NAILS' 'Terrible Lie'
27 дек 2022 :	EDSEL DOPE: 'I Have No Interest In Being The Frontman, Face Or' Being 'Known As The Singer Of STATIC-X'
26 дек 2022 :	Ex-STATIC-X Guitarist TRIPP EISEN Says 'It's Silly' For EDSEL DOPE To Continue Denying He Is XER0
23 ноя 2022 :	Ex-STATIC-X Guitarist TRIPP EISEN Reflects On His Time In Prison: 'I'm Shocked I Survived'
20 окт 2022 :	EDSEL DOPE: 'We Found A Very Unique Way To Allow STATIC-X To Continue To Live' As A Legacy Act
2 сен 2022 :	EDSEL DOPE Once Again Responds To Rumors He Is STATIC-X's Singer XER0
2 авг 2022 :	Watch STATIC-X's Entire Performance In Mansfield, Massachusetts During 'Freaks On Parade' Tour
4 ноя 2021 :	STATIC-X Releases GODZILLA-Inspired Music Video For 'Terminator Oscillator'

20 май 2023

TONY CAMPOS Explains Why STATIC-X Was Never Comfortable With 'Nu Metal' Label

In a new interview with Australia's Sense Music Media, STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos was asked if he and his bandmates were ever comfortable with the "nu metal" tag that was attached to them because they emerged during a decade from 1994 to 2004 when mainstream charts, magazines, radio and TV were all taken over by a host of diverse artists performing their own brands of hard rock, hip-hop and heavy metal. "Yeah, we did emerge in that scene," Tony said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). ""But to me, that 'nu metal' label, for better or for worse, for me, it was always associated with that rap-rock kind of thing, with the hip-hop influence. And none of us were big hip-hop fans, and that didn't really make it into the STATIC-X sound. So for us, it was kind of, like, we got lumped into that category but I don't know that we were necessarily in that category. We were trying to rip off MINISTRY and PRONG [laughs]; we just wanted to be more industrial era. The other thing that really influenced us was that whole electronica movement that was happening at that time — CHEMICAL BROTHERS, PRODIGY, those kind of acts were big influences on us too, particularly the 'Spawn' soundtrack that had those collaborations with electronica artists and metal acts and rock acts. That was a big influence on us too."

STATIC-X recently partnered with master costume/prop maker Eddie Yang and his Deity Creative to evolve the look for guitarist/vocalist Xer0. Yang is a movie industry veteran known for his work with "Avatar", "Iron Man", "Man Of Steel", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Robocop" and "Terminator: Salvation", to name just a few. Eddie got his start working with Academy Award winners Rick Baker and Stan Winston before branching out on his own in 2006 with Deity Creative. The updated Xer0 look — including the new mask and wardrobe — was the result of a collaboration between DOPE frontman and creative director Edsel Dope — who is widely believed to be Xer0 — and Ed McDonough from ECCO Studios and Eddie Yang. The idea for the new mask and overall image update was born out of a desire from STATIC-X to evolve Xer0's look to match the theme of the "Rise Of The Machine" tour. Xer0 unveiled his new look at the opening show of the "Rise Of The Machine" U.S. tour on February 25 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California.

STATIC-X's eighth studio album, "Project Regeneration: Vol. 2", is scheduled for release on November 3. The LP is a collection of 13 brand-new songs that contain the final vocal performances and musical compositions of founding vocalist Wayne Static, along with the original "Wisconsin Death Trip" lineup featuring Campos, guitarist Koichi Fukuda and drummer Ken Jay. The new album was produced by Xer0 and mixed/mastered by longtime collaborator Ulrich Wild.

All of the music associated with "Project Regeneration: Vol. 2" is the result of collaborations between the four founding members along with their new vocalist/guitarist/producer Xer0. No additional guests appear on the album and there were no outside contributions to the songwriting, musical compositions, or the performances on "Project Regeneration: Vol. 2". Between the two releases, STATIC-X fans around the globe have been treated to over two dozen brand new songs — most of which feature Static on lead vocals — and all released after his untimely passing.

Static died after mixing Xanax and other powerful prescription drugs with alcohol, according to the coroner's report. The 48-year-old, whose real name was Wayne Richard Wells, was found dead in his Landers, California home on November 1, 2014.

Static founded STATIC-X in 1994 and achieved commercial success with "Wisconsin Death Trip", which included the rock radio hit "Push It".

The group issued five more studio albums before disbanding permanently in June 2013. Static had been pursuing a solo career at the time of his death.

Photo credit: Jeremy Saffer

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