The first of two volumes, “Project Regeneration Vol. 1” featured 12 brand new tracks, containing many of the final vocal performances and musical compositions of Static, along with bassist Tony Campos, drummer Ken Jay and guitarist Koichi Fukuda. Both volumes are being worked on by longtime STATIC-X producer Ulrich Wild. Ben Graves of the Murderdolls joined Dope as the live drummer on a tour of Japan. In 2006 Dope bassist Brix Milner played in Murderdolls front man Wednesday 13’s solo band, replacing the injured Kid Kid. Edsel Dope and Virus became involved in an alternative pop/rock side-project called Makeshift Romeo.

I guess Alice In Chains + Stone Temple Pilots are assholes in Frankie’s eyes too. Those guys wrote those songs and spent years touring the world playing for fans. The group issued five more studio albums before disbanding permanently in June 2013.

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Is Teasing Something Called The Blue Nowhere

On July 19, 2022, the band announced Blood Money Part Zer0, the prequel to “Blood Money, Part 1” as a free digital download for its release in 2023. The band also shared the songs “No Respect” and “Believe” on the same day.19 On August 22, 2022, a music video for Believe was released to YouTube.20 On September 7, they released a third new single from Blood Money Part Zer0, “Fuck It Up”. New York City industrial metal icons Dope are, track by track, releasing their seventh studio album, “Blood Money Part Zer0.” The full album will drop on Feb. 23, 2023, but fans who sign up for the record on DopeTheBand.com will receive a new track every few weeks, for free, via digital download. In July 2020, STATIC-X released “Project Regeneration Vol. 1”.

In an interview with Blabbermouth, Dope discussed his choice to go by the name Xer0 and to wear a mask on stage. He also touched on his relationship with the late Static-X frontman Wayne Static and touring with Static when he was going solo in the mid-2010s. American vocalist who began performing with the metal band Dope in 1997. In the beginning of 2017, Dope released tour dates for Spring 2017, touring with co-headliner Combichrist and supporting acts September Mourning and Davey Suicide. They also released more tour dates for Fall 2017, this time touring with Hed PE. In addition to spearheading Dope, Edsel also has his own production company, record label and tech company.

• Those guys wrote those songs and spent years touring the world playing for fans.
• Dope also recorded their very first live album in Moscow which featured the four long time friends and bandmates.
• The second single, a cover of “You Spin Me Round”, saw the band gaining more attention; it received radio play and reached No. 37 on the US Mainstream Rock charts.
• Campos went on to say that he “knew there would be some negativity” on the Internet once STATIC-X had announced its comeback.

Static-X was always a partnership and was 50/50 between Wayne + Tony. Sure Wayne was iconic to the band, but it was a collective and a partnership. That is fact and why Wayne needed permission from Tony to use the band name later. Campos went on to say that he “knew there would be some negativity” on the Internet once STATIC-X had announced its comeback. Catch Static-X on tour with Fear Factory and Dope at one of the dates below. In 2019, Dope toured with Static-X, DevilDriver, Wednesday 13, and Raven Black in the US.

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• Wayne put himself in this position and tried painting Tony out to be the bad guy.
• I went on to become band assistant, security, merch designer, Assistant TM, and eventually worked my way up to Tour Manager.
• Edsel then discussed the role he’s taken on to ensure Wayne Static’s legacy is handled properly, including the 2020 “Project Regeneration” album that consisted of Wayne’s last recordings.
• After this happened Wayne lost a lot of money and upset promoters after pulling out of the tour.

In 2023, they are part of the Rise of the Machine tour with Static-X, Fear Factory, Mushroomhead and Twiztid.

I don’t remember Frankie tearfully calling me to tell me Wayne passed away on the afternoon of Nov 1, 2014 before hit it the internet or press, but I certainly remember Tony + our crew calling me. We were all shattered especially because we didn’t get the chance to mend our relationships because of Tera. As we all know though, you’re not going to come between a guy and his wife if she’s still in the picture. Of course, the question of whether Edsel is the mystery singer touring with Static-X came up. But you know I guess anyone will make shocking claims to use as a pedestal to push their own agenda and his solo project for that “cash grab”. This previous reason is actually the EXACT reason this tribute is happening.

EDSEL DOPE Explains How He Got Involved In STATIC-X, Why He Doesn’t Want To Be Known As The Frontman

I went on to become band assistant, security, merch designer, Assistant TM, and eventually worked my way up to Tour Manager. I even designed the version of the Static-X logo for Wayne’s solo version of the band, as well as the new current Static-X logo. Static died due to a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol in his system, including oxycodone, hydromorphone and alprazolam. It was noted by his autopsy that chronic prescription drug and alcohol abuse also contributed to his demise. His wife and muse Tera Wray Static took her own life in January of 2016, just over a year after his passing.

A live video for the song “Sick” was recorded to capture the energy of the group’s live show. The first single and non-live promotional video released by the band from the album was “Everything Sucks”, which failed to chart. The second single, a cover of “You Spin Me Round”, saw the band gaining more attention; it received radio play and reached No. 37 on the US Mainstream Rock charts. Although we’ve seen some seemingly impossible reunions, and \”reunions,\” this year, Static-X did that whole thing back in 2018.

Static had been pursuing a solo career at the time of his death. Edsel then discussed the role he’s taken on to ensure Wayne Static’s legacy is handled properly, including the 2020 “Project Regeneration” album that consisted of Wayne’s last recordings. “For me, wife edsel dope when coming onboard to help complete the last bit of music that Wayne left behind, which ended up accidentally stumbling into what became a treasure trove of content, which I’m so excited and so blessed to have been the guy who got to uncover it,” he said. “The motive behind it is that I, Edsel Dope, have zero interest in being the frontman, face or being known as the singer of STATIC-X,” he said. After the release of “Blood Money, Part 1”, Dope went to tour Russia and the United Kingdom as the headlining act as well as having toured with the classic lineup featured in the “Die Mother Fucker Die Reunion” tour.

PRIMAL FEAR Unveils ‘The Hunter’ Single From Upcoming ‘Domination’ Album

After the release of their first live album, the band announced that they will be releasing their long-awaited album “Blood Money, Part 1” in the fall of 2016, also stating that the second part of “Blood Money” would not see such lengthy delays as Part 1 did. Unlike many of the popular bands from the 1990s, Dope derived their sound from influences taken from heavy metal bands and fused that with the sound of industrial rock acts who had made waves earlier in the decade, such as Ministry and Skinny Puppy. To support the new album, Dope is hitting the road on the “Rise of the Machine” tour featuring Static-X, Fear Factory, Dope, Mushroomhead and Twiztid.

As a child, Edsel and his brother Simon Dope were separated when their parents divorced. When the two were adults, they reunited and Simon joined Edsel’s band, playing keyboards, samples and percussion. The pair then recruited Sloane Jentry as guitarist, Preston Nash as drummer, and Tripp Eisen as bassist. For credibility purposes I’ll start by stating I met Static-X while I was touring on Ozzfest ‘99. I became friends with the band and started working with them back in 2001 as a videographer for the tour DVD bonus footage.

With those estranged bandmates having both being involved in the partnership behind the group’s name and rights, a war of words and legalities played out publicly prior to Static‘s November 01st, 2014 death. Static died after mixing Xanax and other powerful prescription drugs with alcohol, according to the coroner’s report. The 48-year-old, whose real name was Wayne Richard Wells, was found dead in his Landers, California home on November 1, 2014. DOPE leader Edsel Dope has shared his thoughts on “Xer0”, the masked frontman of STATIC-X who is widely believed to be him.

However, Edsel later posted a lengthy statement on his band’s Facebook page attempting to quash the rumors, implying Xer0’s distinctive body ink was in fact a Photoshop job. Dope even provided a photograph of himself supposedly observing a STATIC-X performance sidestage to prove he and Xer0 were not the same person. But it didn’t take a long time for fans to connect the dots and realize that Xer0 is Edsel Dope. He’s denied it many times although now everyone is aware that it’s him fronting Static-X.

None of the actual band members of Static-X got to say goodbye or have any closure. They have every right to do so and I think it’s a great way to celebrate 20 years of Static-X. When those feelings are flipped they generally turn to severe levels of animosity because of how much you cared for that person and your relationship. This isn’t a NIN scenario where Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails.