Question 1

Do Static-X write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

All 97 of their studio tracks are written by the band and 93 carry Wayne Static. No writer from outside the band appears anywhere.

Question 2

Who wrote "Push It"?

Accepted Answer

The band. Wisconsin Death Trip credits every song to Static-X, meaning Wayne Static, Koichi Fukuda, Tony Campos and Ken Jay.

Question 3

How many albums have they released?

Accepted Answer

Eight: Wisconsin Death Trip (1999), Machine (2001), Shadow Zone (2003), Start a War (2005), Cannibal (2007), Cult of Static (2009), Project: Regeneration Vol. 1 (2020) and Vol. 2 (2024).

Question 4

What happened to Wayne Static?

Accepted Answer

He died on 1 November 2014. The band reformed in 2018 and built two albums from vocal recordings he had made before that.

Question 5

Who is Xer0?

Accepted Answer

Brian Charles Ebejer, the masked singer who joined in 2018 and fronts Dope as Edsel Dope. He is credited on 24 tracks across the two Project: Regeneration albums.

Question 6

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

Wisconsin Death Trip, at 793,934 in the United States.

Question 7

Did they chart in the Hot 100?

Accepted Answer

The discography publishes no Billboard Hot 100 positions for any of their singles.

Question 8

Who else writes?

Accepted Answer

Tony Campos on 68 tracks, Ken Jay on 65, Koichi Fukuda on 36 and Tripp Eisen on 27.

Question 9

Are they nu metal?

Accepted Answer

Usually filed as industrial metal or nu metal. Wayne Static called the sound evil disco.

Question 10

Are they still recording?

Accepted Answer

Project: Regeneration Vol. 2 in 2024 is the most recent album.