I quite like Static-X, To me, one of the best things to happen States Side in metal in the early 2000s. It’s a great shame to have lost the main man himself well before his time though.

In this video I revisit the six studio albums made during Wayne’s time with the project and rank them according to memorability and quality of execution. All opinion and completely subjective of course.

I’ve always found it interesting looking at some of Wayne’s earlier stuff, how he made the sharp turn towards what would become Static X’s sound. Moving from fairly technical metal staples on the guitar to stripped down simplistic Rythm arrangements and allowing samples to take a more central role.

Whatever the inspiration, Static X was a breath of fresh air in the early 2000s that stood apart from the crowd. Wayne probably boosted sales of hair gel ten fold single handedly as well. Inspiring a generation to see what would happen if they did their hair upside down or in some other convoluted body contorted position.

They also showed a surprising amount of depth and progression within the definitions of the band’s sound as time passed.

Project Regeneration continues that legacy today in fine form.

Let me know your tier list and your top 5 Static X tracks in the comments!

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