AWESOME!!
by rockerdude64 on 7/13/09Chameleon Club - Lancasterthis was a great show, sounded amazing, and all the mics worked for all bands properly unlike another concert i went to at a different place
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Over three decades and numerous albums, industrial metal scene leaders Static-X are consummate survivors. Even after the untimely death of lead singer Wayne Static in 2014, the group has regenerated and continued to record new music while honoring the late frontman's legacy. Unlike their more straightforward '90s nu-metal counterparts, Static-X were heavily influenced by house music, blending influences like Pantera with the electronic stylings of Prodigy and the Crystal Method to define their sound.
Static-X were originally formed in 1994 after Wayne Static's former band, Deep Blue Dream (featuring a pre-Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan), broke up. Along with drummer Ken Jay and guitarist Emerson Swinford, Static relocated from Chicago to Los Angeles and the trio formed a band called DRILL. Swinford left the band and was replaced by Koichi Fukuda, and Static-X was born.
The band's first album came out in 1999 at the height of the nu-metal era. Wisconsin Death Trip contained the singles "Push It," "I'm With Stupid" and "Bled For Days." They played Ozzfest to support the album and released an EP, The Death Trip Continues, the following year.
Fukuda departed Static-X soon after, and in 2001 the band released their sophomore effort: Machine. The following year, Wayne Static's vocals were featured on the Queen Of The Damned: Music From the Motion Picture soundtrack ("Not Meant For Me," written by Korn's Jonathan Davis). Jay left the band shortly after, and in 2003 Static-X's third album, Shadow Zone, was released, featuring "The Only" and "So" as singles. Replacing Jay was former Seether drummer Nick Oshiro.
In 2004, Static-X released Beneath... Between... Beyond..., a collection of rarities and demos. The band released their fourth album, Start A War, in 2005 with "I'm the One" and "Dirthouse" released as singles. In 2007, Static-X shared a fifth album, Cannibal, which had music ("No Submission") featured on the Saw III soundtrack. Also in 2007, the band shared their exclusive Destroyer EP and toured on Ozzfest once more.
In 2009, the band released their fifth album, Cult Of Static. The album single "Lunatic" appeared on the soundtrack to Marvel's Punisher: War Zone. Oshiro left Static-X around this time and was replaced by touring drummer Will Hunt.
By the 2010s, the members of Static-X had split off to concentrate on separate projects, and Static toured with a solo band under the Static-X name. In 2013, the band announced that they were officially breaking up, though Static continued to play the band's material on tour as a solo act. In 2014, Static died at 48 ostensibly due to a long history of substance abuse, though officially his death was termed a natural one.
A few years after Static's death, the former band members reunited and began to parse through old unreleased demos. Composing new songs from that material resulted in Project Regeneration, which came out in two volumes, the first of which dropped in summer 2020. To support the album, the newly reformed Static-X toured with a new, masked frontman named "Xer0," who was rumored to be Edsel Dope of Dope. The band also released a single, "Hollow," which peaked in the Top 15 in the U.S. Dance/Electronic chart.
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this was a great show, sounded amazing, and all the mics worked for all bands properly unlike another concert i went to at a different place
I ALWAYS TRY TO SEE STATIC X EVERY TIME THEY COME TO MY AREA. THEY ALWAYS SOUND GREAT AND EVERYONE HAS A BLAST. THEY HAVE AMAZING RAW ENERGY AND LOVE WHAT THEY DO AND IT SHOWS! THEY ALSO APPRECIATE THEIR FANS.
Fun time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great show. My first time seeing them. There were three bands opening up. One was My Evolution and they really stood out. I will see them next time they come around. As far as Static X. Great band and great show. They were as close to the crowd as possible. Of course Wayne's wife was incredibly hot. She worked it all night. Wayne and the rest of the band were in great form and relentless. There were a couple electrical problems with the venue, not the band's fault, and they were so cool about it. The crowd didn't care because they hit it hard again once the power back up. I can't wait until they come back.
Bury Your Dead came on strong, while the crowd started to grow. By the time Static-X came on, we were ready. From start to finish it was fantastic! The venue was great, small but awesome.
I got there early to get a good spot up front. Unfortunately this meant that I had to sit through Seventh Void and Dirge within's opening acts who while ok musically had absolutely no stage presence and couldn't get the crowd excited at all. Bury your dead Changed all that and the entire floor erupted by the time their set was over. Static-X put on a fantastic show with a lot of energy on stage. Their new material is a little lack luster and most of the crowd couldn't recognize it so those songs were a little flat but they play from their entire library and the rest of the songs had every jumping. Show was quite a fantastic metal experience.
The Static-X show at the Rex Theater in Pittsburgh was awesome! Definitely the best concert I attended this year!!! I can't wait to see them again and I'll be sure not to miss it.
Static X was amazing, the special affects were really cool too.
Love these guys! Want to see them again! Very fun!
It took a while...the opening bands beyond sucked (pretty much the same slow dirge-metal song for an hour and a half) but once Wayne and the rest of Static X took the stage, the total feel of the place changed. Static X gave us about two hours of solid ass kicking rock.
this was my second time to see static-x and they did not disappoint..all of the other bands were great as well.look forward to seeing each of them again soon.
Static-X was great, their stage presence is unmistakable, and unmatched.
Static X was awesome and totally worth going to. They are my favorite heavy metal band i have every CD they came out with so far. It was my first metal concert i got to go to and i was very pleased with it. I had the best time ever.
I have seen Static X a few times over the years and this show was great. The crowd was into it, the band was into it, i had so much fun i split my jeans down the front!!. It was my buddies 1st times seeing them and he is now going to see them live everytime they are out in our area.