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On paper, hip-hop and metal shouldn’t work together — two polarizing genres with very different intentions and attitudes. However, thanks to a new wave of outfits in the late ‘90s and early 2000s bravely merging the two contrasting flavors at the same time, nü metal was born. Read more: A beginner’s guide to Linkin Park: […]

Tera Wray Static was found dead last night of an apparent suicide, according to a report from Blabbermouth. She was 33. We will update this story as more details become available. Wray was married to former Static-X frontman Wayne Static, who passed away November 1, 2014, of a prescription drug overdose.  Wray, a former adult film star, […]

The official coroner's report on Wayne Static's death has been released, which (despite initial claims from Static’s publicist saying drugs were not involved) states that his passing was a result of overindulgence in both prescription drugs and alcohol (via Blabbermouth). Listen: 11 awesome Static-X songs to blast in Wayne Static’s honor  A portion of the report states: On November 1, […]

In light of what would have been Wayne Static's 49th birthday, Los Angeles-based 9Electric have posted a song celebrating the vocalist's life, titled “Destroy As You Go,” which features a guest vocal appearance from Static. Below, you can listen to the track, along with an accompanying music video featuring in-studio footage of the band and Static recording […]

As the frontman of Static-X, the late Wayne Static (né Wells) brought guitar crunch and electronic elements into the American rock forefront in a way that got the metalheads out on the dance floor. (Really. “Keep Disco Evil” was an ironic band motto that adorns the band’s shirts to this day.) While he was maligned […]

Over the weekend, we brought you the unfortunate news that Static-X founder/frontman Wayne Static had passed away at the age of 48. (Photo: VQPR.) While we wait for further details about the nature of Static’s death, former members of Static-X have taken to social media and released their own statements, memorializing their former frontman. Read what […]

Over the weekend, we brought you the unfortunate news that Static-X founder/frontman Wayne Static had passed away at the young age of 48. At the time, a representative for Static had said that no further information was available. But a number of websites and musicians still speculated that the singer/guitarist’s death was drug-related. Now, a […]

Singer/guitarist Wayne Static, founder of industrial metal band Static-X, has passed away at the age of 48. He would've been 49 on November 4. A press release from Static's publicist states that no further information is available at this time. According to Blabbermouth, however, “some of Wayne's associates have indicated that the death may have […]