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Static-X is an Industrial Metal band from Los Angeles, California , USA . Formed in 1994 , they are signed to Warner Bros. Records and have released five albums, their most recent being '' Cannibal '', which was released on April 3 , 2007 . The band rose to fame with their debut album '' Wisconsin Death Trip '', which went platinum in 2001 .1 However, this is the only album they have released to date that has reached such sales level. Their sound incorporates elements of Industrial Music and Heavy Metal in a sub-genre called industrial metal. Static-X has released five studio albums, one compilation album, one EP, twelve singles and twelve videos. They recorded a DVD entitled '' Where The Hell Are We And What Day Is It... This Is Static-X '', but it was never released due to a threatened lawsuit by Sharon Osbourne over tracks recorded at Ozzfest . 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. Wayne and Ken originally met at the Chicago record store where Jay worked and were introduced to one another by Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan (the band also shared a rehearsal space with Smashing Pumpkins for a time). Once Deep Blue Dream folded, Static and Jay moved to Los Angeles to search for new band members. 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 '', on March 23, 1999 . 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. In 2001 , ''Wisconsin Death Trip'' went platinum and is, to date, Static-X's only album to reach this success. The band has contributed numerous tracks from this album to video game soundtracks and for other promotional applications. The song "Otsegolation" was used in the '', both also for the PlayStation gaming console. An instrumental of "Love Dump" was used as the entrance music for the Professional Wrestler Kronik in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment . This version was later used by Steven Richards . ''Machine''-''Start a War'' (2001-2006) 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, former Dope member Tripp Eisen 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, '', while "Start a War" was included in the video game '' WWE SmackDown! Vs. RAW 2006 ''. ''. ''Cannibal'' and beyond (2007-present) '' Cannibal '', released on April 3 , 2007 , marked the studio return of their original guitarist, Koichi Fukuda. 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 " was released as a lead off radio single, before the album's was released. Videos for the singles 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". On March 20 the upcoming album was preceded with an exclusive ''Destroyer'' EP. The video for "Destroyer" has also been produced and is available now at headbangersball.com. The album itself debuted at #36 in the U.S. with sales of over 30,000.4 On May 10 , 2007 it was announced that the band will be playing on the main stage at Ozzfest 2007 . Additionally, in a recent interview, Wayne Static announced his side-project called "Pighammer".5 RELATED ARTISTS AND INFLUENCES Static-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 . Though they have described their music as "evil disco" or "rhythmic trancecore", Static-X's sound shares much in common with their industrial metal influences, using heavy overdrive Distortion , Electronic Keyboard , pounding bass riffs, and fast-paced, angry Vocals . Songs generally apply heavy use of synthesizers and insertion of Samples , such as snippets of movie dialogue. For example, ''A Dios Alma Perdida'' samples spaceship drone sound effects and alien chatter from the film '' Laserblast ''. THE OTSEGO SONGS There 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: MEMBERS Current members
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DISCOGRAPHY Studio albums EPs Compilations Singles DVDs
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