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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=492 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:37:08 -0400 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 04:45:24 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=492 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/static-xs-push-it-has-almost-no-melody-the-muted-hits-arent-filler-theyre-the-riff-185915 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/static-xs-push-it-has-almost-no-melody-the-muted-hits-arent-filler-theyre-the-riff-185915 Features: The fretting hand is managing very little material down in the low register, but what makes or breaks the riff is entirely in the picking hand: which notes get cut off immediately and which ones land like a punch.]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:37:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/edsel_dope_weighs_in_on_finding_a_replacement_for_wayne_static_speaks_up_on_static-xs_legacy.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/edsel_dope_weighs_in_on_finding_a_replacement_for_wayne_static_speaks_up_on_static-xs_legacy.html Music News: "There's no doubt in my mind Wayne Static is more on the minds and in the hearts of the fans than he's ever been."]]> Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:13:33 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_announce_us_tour_with_sevendust_and_dope.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_announce_us_tour_with_sevendust_and_dope.html Music News: What year are we in again?]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:00:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_to_release_project_regeneration_vol_2_in_november_issue_cover_of_nine_inch_nails_terrible_lie.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_to_release_project_regeneration_vol_2_in_november_issue_cover_of_nine_inch_nails_terrible_lie.html Music News: "Nobody would have imagined that any of this could even be possible a few short years ago."]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:40:19 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/edsel_dope_opens_up_on_static-x_frontman_identity_issue_says_he_doesnt_want_to_be_known_as_bands_singer.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/edsel_dope_opens_up_on_static-x_frontman_identity_issue_says_he_doesnt_want_to_be_known_as_bands_singer.html Music News: Although we all know that he is.]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:16:23 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dopes_edsel_dope_speaks_on_what_its_been_like_for_static-x_to_carry_on_after_wayne_statics_death.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dopes_edsel_dope_speaks_on_what_its_been_like_for_static-x_to_carry_on_after_wayne_statics_death.html Music News: "When Wayne passed away, let's just say that he wasn't on top."]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:38:36 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_explains_why_band_is_calling_new_frontman_anonymous_even_though_everyone_knows_who_he_is.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_explains_why_band_is_calling_new_frontman_anonymous_even_though_everyone_knows_who_he_is.html Music News: Tony Campos also talks how the Xer0 idea and mask came to be.]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:24:20 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_addresses_idea_of_making_new_music_without_wayne_static.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_addresses_idea_of_making_new_music_without_wayne_static.html Music News: "It's up to the fans," Tony Campos pointed out.]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2020 12:41:20 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_talks_odds_for_making_entirely_new_music_without_wayne_static.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_talks_odds_for_making_entirely_new_music_without_wayne_static.html Music News: "Right now, the goal is to finish 'Vol. 2'," Tony Campos said.]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:38:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/static-x_streaming_new_video_bring_you_down.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/static-x_streaming_new_video_bring_you_down.html New Releases: New album "Project Regeneration Vol. 1" is out now.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:20:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/former_static-x_guitarist_accuses_band_of_patently_deceptive_songwriting_credits_on_latest_album_group_reacts.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/former_static-x_guitarist_accuses_band_of_patently_deceptive_songwriting_credits_on_latest_album_group_reacts.html Music News: "The question of the true authorship of certain songs casts a shadow over this project," Tripp Eisen's statement reads.]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:18:30 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_members_offer_update_on_future_plans_share_favorite_memories_of_wayne_static.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_members_offer_update_on_future_plans_share_favorite_memories_of_wayne_static.html Music News: "We still have 'Vol.2' to get done," bassist Tony Campos said.]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 09:26:42 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new_static-x_singer_explains_how_he_joined_the_band_talks_how_wayne_statics_parents_reacted_to_him.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new_static-x_singer_explains_how_he_joined_the_band_talks_how_wayne_statics_parents_reacted_to_him.html Music News: "So much emotion, so very personal," Xer0 said.]]> Tue, 12 May 2020 09:51:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_members_recall_how_pantera_treated_them_when_they_opened_talk_ongoing_reunion.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_members_recall_how_pantera_treated_them_when_they_opened_talk_ongoing_reunion.html Music News: Bassist Tony Campos also touches on the topic of unreleased material.]]> Sat, 19 Oct 2019 18:48:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/edsel_dope_speaks_up_on_reports_that_hes_the_new_static-x_frontman.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/edsel_dope_speaks_up_on_reports_that_hes_the_new_static-x_frontman.html Music News: "Let me remind you how easy it is to slap a little tribal neck tattoo onto someone in Photoshop," the musician wrote.]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:04:16 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/identity_of_anonymous_new_static-x_singer_has_been_revealed.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/identity_of_anonymous_new_static-x_singer_has_been_revealed.html Music News: As widely speculated, it's Edsel Dope.]]> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:53:46 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_not_opposed_to_continuing_the_band_beyond_reunion_tour_if_fans_want_it.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_not_opposed_to_continuing_the_band_beyond_reunion_tour_if_fans_want_it.html Music News: "I still want to do other things, but if it's something the fans want, we'll definitely keep it in mind," Tony Campos said.]]> Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:52:24 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_says_wayne_static_would_approve_being_represented_by_masked_vocalist.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_bassist_says_wayne_static_would_approve_being_represented_by_masked_vocalist.html Music News: "Wayne was our Bruce Dickinson and our Eddie," Tony Campos said.]]> Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:27:35 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_comeback_tour_has_begun_last_night_this_is_what_they_sounded_like.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_comeback_tour_has_begun_last_night_this_is_what_they_sounded_like.html Music News: The band rocked the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tony_campos_recalls_how_static-x_comeback_came_to_be.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tony_campos_recalls_how_static-x_comeback_came_to_be.html Music News: "It all started with five demos that Wayne had done shortly before his passing," the bassist said.]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2019 12:57:21 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tony_campos_explains_what_static-x_was_looking_for_when_searching_for_touring_vocalist.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tony_campos_explains_what_static-x_was_looking_for_when_searching_for_touring_vocalist.html Music News: "When I first heard him do it, I knew that this was going to work," the bassist said.]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:34:39 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/new_static-x_singer_speaks_up_on_fans_misunderstanding_his_mask_explains_why_hes_anonymous.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/new_static-x_singer_speaks_up_on_fans_misunderstanding_his_mask_explains_why_hes_anonymous.html Interviews: UG exclusive: "The truth is, this was never intended to be a Wayne Static mask."]]> Fri, 10 May 2019 19:52:27 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/tony_campos_explains_how_static-x_reunion_came_to_be_isnt_certain_if_band_has_future_plans_after_tour.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/tony_campos_explains_how_static-x_reunion_came_to_be_isnt_certain_if_band_has_future_plans_after_tour.html Interviews: UG exclusive: "In a way it was like working with Wayne again."]]> Mon, 06 May 2019 17:35:36 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new_static-x_singer_says_wayne_static_would_be_honored_by_the_celebration__he_would_dig_the_shit_out_of_this.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new_static-x_singer_says_wayne_static_would_be_honored_by_the_celebration__he_would_dig_the_shit_out_of_this.html Music News: The musician also confirmed it was his idea to wear a mask resembling late Wayne Static.]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2019 11:40:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_members_explain_why_new_touring_vocalist_is_wearing_mask_address_fans_who_dont_get_it.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_members_explain_why_new_touring_vocalist_is_wearing_mask_address_fans_who_dont_get_it.html Music News: "The search for a touring vocalist for Static-X was not an easy one," the group wrote.]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:51:49 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_reveal_touring_vocalist_guitarist_admits_being_skeptical_about_performing_without_wayne_static.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-x_reveal_touring_vocalist_guitarist_admits_being_skeptical_about_performing_without_wayne_static.html Music News: The musician is rumored to be Edsel Dope from Dope.]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2019 19:23:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-xs_tony_campos_opens_up_on_difficult_relationship__legal_issues_with_wayne_static.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-xs_tony_campos_opens_up_on_difficult_relationship__legal_issues_with_wayne_static.html Music News: "I found myself in many uncomfortable positions, and began to feel the need to stand up for myself and protect the integrity of the band that we worked so hard to build," the bassist wrote.]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:17:55 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/static-x_releasing_new_album_featuring_wayne_statics_final_studio_performances.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/static-x_releasing_new_album_featuring_wayne_statics_final_studio_performances.html New Releases: Titled "Project Regeneration," the record is due out in spring 2019.]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:00:37 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tera_wray_statics_family_issues_emotional_statement_regarding_her_death_suicide_confirmed.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tera_wray_statics_family_issues_emotional_statement_regarding_her_death_suicide_confirmed.html Music News: "Tera suffered from depression since the death of her husband..."]]> Sat, 16 Jan 2016 18:04:53 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/wayne_statics_widow_found_dead_of_an_apparent_suicide.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/wayne_statics_widow_found_dead_of_an_apparent_suicide.html Music News: She was 33 years old.]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2016 04:45:24 -0500