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Static–X
Keeping disco evil |
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By Travis Tutwiler |
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Static is referring to the Pedal To The Metal Tour, which will be making a stop at the Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie on Sept. 8. The lineup also includes Mudvayne and Black Label Society along with opening acts Suicide Silence and Bury Your Dead. Hellzapoppin will be performing in between sets. “It’s been a great first week of the tour,” states an upbeat Static. “It’s about what I expected - a few thousand people each night. It’s a little bigger than a club tour, which is awesome, but it’s not as big as Ozzfest or anything like that. I think it’s really good-sized crowds and a good opportunity for us to reach new people.” Reaching new people is something the band has been doing since they burst onto the scene in 1999 with their multi-platinum debut Wisconsin Death Trip. That’s when the music world was introduced to a sound known as “Evil Disco.” Static elaborates, stating, “Part of the Static-X sound is having those disco beats. It’s more about the groove and being able to bang your head to it or thrash to it or dance to it – it makes you want to move.” In March of this year Static - along with Tony Campos (bass), Koichi Fukuda (guitar) and Nick Oshiro (drums) -expanded that sound to create one of their fiercest works to date on Cult Of Static. It debuted at #16 on the Billboard charts and is the second highest debut for the band since their second disc, Machine. Full of bouncing grooves, guitar solos and that industrial feel, it brings back that Wisconsin vibe “That was kind of the idea - to bring it back to our roots a little bit but keep all the newer elements as well,” advises Static. “I love the whole guitar solo thing, so I definitely wanted to keep that. I wrote this whole record by myself sitting at home at night - pretty much how I wrote Wisconsin Death Trip, you know.” Static’s main inspiration came from his new wife Tera Wray. “She was right there with me the whole time we were writing and recording and the whole process,” he states, “And she’s next to me on tour right now, too. Obviously, when you’re writing music you’re influenced by what’s going on in your life at that time. We had just gotten married and I started writing, so pretty much everything on the record is inspired by her.” Although Static-X is his main focus, you’ll also want to keep an eye out for Static’s solo project - Pighammer. “It’s gonna be more extreme than Static-X in many ways. When I write for Static-X I have to write within certain boundaries, in order to be Static-X, but Pighammer can be whatever I want it to be. So I’m really excited about it. “We did a live DVD called Cannibal Killers Live,” he adds, “ which is a great representation of our live show.” Sept. 8 may seem a ways off but you better start making plans for one of the biggest shows of the fall. If you can’t make it out, there better be a damn good reason. The band is ready to invade Big D. “We love it there and I can’t wait,” he says. “We always love to play Dallas. I got at least one song off of every record, which is quite a challenge. We’re gonna come out and kill everyone with…well, I shouldn’t give away what song we’re gonna play first. Then we’ll kind of settle down the middle and play some of the slower hits like “Cold” and “The Only,” then kill everybody at the end with the heaviest stuff. We’re on at 7:30 pm every night.” |
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