Drink the Kool-Aid, join the Cult of Static
Dan Dziedzic
Issue date: 4/28/09 Section: Entertainment
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Promoting their new album, "Cult of Static," Static-X will be performing for 31 of 39 nights on the Sno-Core Tour from April 1-May 9. After that, they will be touring for three more weeks on their own, performing at festivals in Europe throughout June and then possibly coming back to the U.S. for another tour.
When asked about the strenuous schedule, Static passionately responded, "I don't take time off, ever…I'm always either writing or touring. There's really no time to take time off in this business."
The metal scene has been diversifying and expanding over the past decade since Static-X arrived with their platinum album "Wisconsin Death Trip," released in 1999. With bands having access to the Internet to get their name and music out, a sense of urgency to keep fans coming back for more is very apparent for Static. "There [are] too many bands…and too many records coming out. You really gotta keep working hard to stay fresh and keep putting out good material."
Despite the overwhelming flood of new bands surfacing these days, Static enjoys listening to more polished bands. "I listen to mostly old music…Journey is my favorite band. [I] listen to a lot of Zeppelin…Audioslave [and] all the Chris Cornell stuff…a lot of Alice in Chains and Nine Inch Nails."
And last but not least, Static wouldn't be where he is today if he had never discovered his idol. "At 9 years old a friend turned me on to Kiss and that was it for me. I wanted to be Paul Stanley."
Static-X's sixth studio album, "Cult of Static" was dedicated to all the loyal fans that have stuck with them over the years. The album has a dark, menacing feel and has a sound a lot like their earlier albums. Masterful Megadeath guitarist Dave Mustaine also joins them for a hard-hitting solo on the song "Lunatic". The album debuted at #16 on the Billboard charts when it was released March 17.
The album's first single is the fast and furious "Stingwray". The recently married Static wrote the song for his wife, who also appears in the song's video. "[I] got married in January of last year to Tera Wray…I bought her a Corvette Stingray to drive around town around the same time, as a wedding present. So, the song's about her and I thought it would be cool to call it Stingwray."
However, don't expect to see any little Statics zipping through town in the back of that Stingray. When asked if they planned to have kids any time soon, Wayne replied, "It's not for us."
Static-X will be cruising through Chicago to the House of Blues on April 27, backed by Saliva, Burn Halo and The Flood for the annual Sno-Core Tour.
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