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Static-X HistoryThe following biography is from Wikipedia.org “The Free Encyclopedia.”
Static-X is an American industrial metal band.
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Origin Los Angeles, California, USA Genre(s) Industrial metal Years active 1994 – present Label(s) Warner Brothers Website www.static-x.com Members Wayne Static Tony Campos Koichi Fukuda Nick Oshiro Former members Ken Jay Tripp Eisen
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Biography
The beginning and debut (1994-2000)Static-X was formed in 1994 from the ashes of Wayne Static and Ken Jay’s former band, Deep Blue Dream. Static and Jay began searching for members for the new band in Chicago, but after useless search they decided to head to Los Angeles to continue their search. There they met bassist Tony Campos and guitarist Koichi Fukuda, completing the band’s original lineup.
Static-X signed with Warner Bros. Records in early 1998, and released their debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip, in March 23, 1999 and soon after, they released their first single "Push It", followed by "I'm With Stupid" and "Bled For Days" in 2000. Static-X toured strictly in support of the album and twice performed on Ozzfest. In the following year the little-known EP, The Death Trip Continues, was released and the band contributed the song "Otsegolation" to the PlayStation video game, Omega Boost, and the song "Push It" to the game "Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes" also for the Playstation game console. In 2001, Wisconsin Death Trip went platinum and is to this date Static-X’s only album to reach this success.
Machine/Shadow Zone (2001-2003)After recording their follow-up album Machine, Koichi Fukuda left the band to spend time with his family and pursue other musical opportunities. As Fukuda’s replacement, Tripp Eisen, formerly of Dope, stepped in. Machine was released May 22, 2001 to major success, and shortly after, Static-X began work on their third album, Shadow Zone, this time with Eisen performing and writing on the album. However, before they could start recording, Ken Jay left the band due to musical and political differences. To drum on the album, Josh Freese of A Perfect Circle and The Vandals was brought in. Later, Nick Oshiro, formerly of Seether, was selected as Jay’s replacement and the band’s permanent drummer. During production of the album Jonathan Davis of KoRn called Wayne Static in to record the vocals for a song he wrote for the Queen Of The Damned soundtrack entitled "Not Meant For Me". Shadow Zone was later released on October 7, 2003.
Beneath, Between, Beyond/Start a War (2004 ― 2006)July 20, 2004 saw the release of Beneath... Between... Beyond..., a collection of rarities and demos. Due to the release, this was thought by many to be the end of Static-X. However, shortly after the release of Beneath... Between... Beyond..., the band commenced work on their fourth studio album, Start a War. On February, 2005 Tripp Eisen was arrested in a sex scandal involving minors, and was therefore fired from Static-X. Former guitarist Koichi Fukuda, who had been mixing the new album, rejoined Static-X to fill the gap left by Eisen. Start a War was finally released June 14, 2005. "I'm the One" and "Dirthouse" were released as singles from the album. From this album, the song "Skinnyman" is in the soundtrack of the famous street racing video game Need For Speed: Most Wanted.
Cannibal (2007)The new album is currently under production and Wayne announced on the official board that it's going to be called Cannibal and is due to be released on April 3, 2007. This album also marks the studio return of original guitarist, Koichi.
One of the new tracks called "No Submission" is available on the Saw III Soundtrack. The full track has also been released on Static-X's MySpace page. Cannibal was released as a digital download single at iTunes. Destroyer will be the lead off radio single later in February, before the album's release. Videos for the single songs were supposed to be taken at the same time. A promotional Cannibal EP has also been released. The EP contains album versions of "Cannibal," "No Submission," and a radio edit version of "Forty Ways".
By 20 March the upcoming album was preceded with an exclusive Destroyer EP.
Related Artists and InfluencesStatic-X cite Ministry, Prong, Pantera and Type O Negative as major musical influences. They are frequently linked 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.
The "Otsego" songsThere is a version of the title "Otsego" on the first four albums: "Otsegolation", "Otsego Undead", "Otsegolectric" and "Otsego Amigo". The track "Otsego Undead" is misspelled on the Dracula 2000 Soundtrack and was printed as "Ostego Undead". An explanation for the "Otsego" tracks was given in a 2003 interview with Metal Edge Magazine, where Wayne Static said: “Otsego is a town near where I went to college at Michigan (Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo), and it was kind of a depressing, small town. There was a guy named Dean there, and I had his fake ID.”
Members
Current membersWayne Static (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Programming) (1994-Present) Tony Campos (Bass, Backing Vocals) (1994-Present) Koichi Fukuda (Lead Guitar, Programming, Keyboard) (1994-2000; 2005-Present) Nick Oshiro (Drums) (2003-Present) Former Members
Ken Jay - drums (left due to "musical differences") (1994-2002) Tripp Eisen - lead guitar (fired due to a sex scandal involving a minor) (2000-2005) Session Members
Josh Freese (Drums during Shadow Zone) (2003)
Discography
Studio albums & EPsAlbum Cover Date of Release Title Label US Chart Peak US sales Mar. 23, 1999 Wisconsin Death Trip Warner Bros. Records #107 1,000,000+ 2000 The Death Trip Continues EP Warner Bros. Records - - May 22, 2001 Machine Warner Bros. Records #11 600,000+ Oct. 7, 2003 Shadow Zone Warner Bros. Records #20 300,000 + Jul. 20, 2004 Beneath... Between... Beyond... Warner Bros. Records #139 49,000 + Jun. 14, 2005 Start a War Warner Bros. Records #29 213,000 + March 20, 2007 Destroyer EP Warner Bros. Records - - April 3, 2007 Cannibal Warner Bros. Records - -
SinglesYear Title Chart positions Album US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock 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 2001 "This Is Not" - - #36 Machine 2002 "Cold" - - #29 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 2007 "Cannibal" - - - Cannibal 2007 "Destroyer" - - #28 Cannibal
DVDsWhere The Hell Are We And What Day Is It... This Is Static-X Black and White (Static-X song) - contains Black And White video X-Posed - added to Shadow Zone Special Edtion X-Rated - added to Start a War Special Edition
SoundtracksBride of Chucky (1998) Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) Dracula 2000 (2000) Loud Rocks (2000) MTV:The Return Of The Rock (2000) Scream 3 (2000) The Crow Salvation (2000) Nativity in Black II (2000) Valentine (2001) Queen of the Damned (2002) NASCAR on Fox (2002) Resident Evil (2002) Need for Speed: Underground (2003) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) True Crime: Streets Of L.A. (2004) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 (2005) Saw III Soundtrack (2006)
TriviaA Dios Alma Perdida samples spaceship drone sound effects and alien chatter from the film Laserblast. Static-X for a period of time in their early days back in Chicago shared rehearsal space with Smashing Pumpkins. "Push It" was used in the opening sequence of the Sony PlayStation video game, Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes. In the movie House of the Dead 2 a Static-X poster can be seen on the wall behind the door in the dorm room where the two female AMS officers confront Griffin. Wayne can be seen performing in the X-ecutioners video It's Goin Down. "Otsegolation" is played on the main menu and during the final boss sequence of the Sony Playstation video game, Omega Boost.
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