Group

Static‐X

industrial metal band

From: Los Angeles, United States
Since: 1994–present
Rating: ★ 4.5 (4 votes)
Releases: 42

industrial metal
nu metal
alternative metal
industrial
metal
alternative rock
rock

About

Static-X is an American industrial metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1994. The lineup has fluctuated over the years, but was long held constant with band founder, frontman, vocalist and rhythm guitarist Wayne Static until his death in 2014.

The band was founded by Static and original drummer Ken Jay. They rose to fame with their 1999 debut album Wisconsin Death Trip where their heavy industrial metal sound attracted attention within the burgeoning nu metal movement of the late 1990s, with the album eventually going platinum in the United States. The band released five more albums over the course of the next decade: Machine in 2001, Shadow Zone in 2003, Start a War in 2005, Cannibal in 2007, and Cult of Static in 2009. By 2011, the band had sold over three million albums worldwide.
The band entered a hiatus while Static worked on his solo album, Pighammer, in 2011. Static briefly reformed Static-X in 2012, using only members of his solo album's touring band, before officially breaking up in June 2013. On November 1, 2014, Wayne Static died at the age of 48.
The rest of the original Static-X lineup – bassist Tony Campos, lead guitarist Koichi Fukuda and drummer Ken Jay – announced on October 23, 2018, that they were reforming the band in Static's honor, and would release Project: Regeneration Vol. 1, their first studio album in eleven years, in 2020. A follow-up album, Project: Regeneration Vol. 2, was released on January 26, 2024.

From Static-X on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Koichi Fukuda 1994–2000, 2005–2010, 2018–now · original member guitar, keyboard
Ken Jay 1994–2003, 2018–now · original member drums (drum set)
Tony Campos 1994–2010, 2018–now · original member background vocals, bass guitar
Xer0 2019–now lead vocals
Wayne Static 1994–2010, 2012–2013 · original member · former guitar, lead vocals
Steven O'Neal 1995–2000 · former
Tripp Eisen 2001–2005 · former guitar
Nick Oshiro 2003–2009 · former drums (drum set)
Brent Ashley 2012–2012 · former background vocals, bass guitar
Ashes 2012–2013 · former electric guitar
Andy Cole 2012–2013 · former bass guitar
Sean Davidson 2012–2013 · former drums (drum set)