STATIC-X/
ASESINO's
Tony Campos will debut his new
Fernandes signature bass guitar this Friday, January 16 at the
NAMM (
National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. He will appear at the
Fernandes booth (#5960) at 1:30 p.m.
Important: The
NAMM show is **NOT** open to the public. The only attendees are
NAMM member companies and their invited guests.
STATIC-X has finalized the track listing for its new album,
"Cult of Static", due on March 17 via
Reprise Records. The CD's first single,
"Stingwray", hits airwaves February 14. The track was inspired by frontman
Wayne Static's wife, former adult film star
Tera Wray, and the Corvette Stingray she drives. The song's powerful beats and heavy guitar riffs make this song a commanding force on the record. Elsehwere on the album, the cybernetic stomp of
"Hypure" and
"You Am I" bludgeon, bruise and break with precise grooves, while the staccato riffs on
"Terminal" crush through an unmistakable guitar tone. Guitarist
Koichi Fukuda blazes through incendiary solos, while
Tony Campos bolts down demonic bass lines and
Nick Oshiro pounds out deadly rhythms. Frontman
Wayne Static riffs pure violence and screams out his soul.
"Over the years my voice has been destroyed from excessive touring... and I love it," exclaims
Static. "The vocals on the new record are raw and brutal."
A song you may already be familiar with is
"Lunatic" as it was included on the
"Punisher: War Zone" movie soundtrack. Although
"Lunatic" is relentless and raw, brandishing a ripping groove and an impenetrable barrier of guitars, the album cut was re-recorded to feature a solo by legendary
MEGADETH mainman
Dave Mustaine.
"I've been a huge
MEGADETH fan for years," explains
Static. "We've toured with them twice.
Mustaine and I really hit it off on the road. His lead style is one of the most distinctive styles out there. There's something amazing about it. When you hear him solo, you know it's him."
"Cult of Static" track listing:
01.
Lunatic (feat. Dave Mustaine)
02.
Z2803.
Terminal 04.
Hypure 05.
Tera-Fied 06.
Stingwray 07.
You Am I 08.
Isolaytore 09.
Nocturnally 10.
Skinned 11.
Grind 2 Halt STATIC-X is
Wayne Static (vocals, guitar, programming),
Tony Campos (bass, backing vocals),
Koichi Fukuda (lead guitar, keyboards, programming) and
Nick Oshiro (drums).
