Dope, and many others. frontman Edsel Dope has extensively been documented to be the present frontman of the reunited ‘evil disco’ outfit Static-X. However a number of years into that platinum-selling outfit’s victory lap, neither he nor the band have publicly confirmed that it’s Edsel behind the ghoulish Wayne Static-tribute masks worn by the person known as ‘Xer0‘. Wayne himself handed away again in November of 2014 resulting from a deadly case of mixed drug intoxication.
Whereas Dope stay frequent touring companions of Static-X and Edsel has confirmed his position as an govt producer of kinds for Static-X‘s present period, he prefers that a minimum of some thriller shrouds the remainder of his alleged involvement within the group.
A latest interview carried out by Blabbermouth.internet discovered Edsel as soon as once more explaining why he refuses to verify his involvement:
“The motive behind it’s that I, Edsel Dope, have zero curiosity in being the frontman, face or [being] often called the singer of Static-X. I really feel like so long as we by no means put one other face to Static-X, Wayne will at all times be the face of Static-X. It’s acceptable. That was the primary most vital factor. I’ll assist my buddies.
This all began in 2014. In 2014, I moved to L.A. I used to be engaged on the Drama Membership challenge and I actually, actually needed to provide one other band and make an amazing file with out me being within the band. I simply needed to maneuver the controls, do what I do and assist one other band sound nice. I had completed it with a few different bands that I produced, however I needed to do it with a band of word.
Once I bought to L.A., the very first thing I did was a brief West Coast tour with Dope and Wayne Static. I purposely did this as a result of I needed to reconnect with Wayne and begin the dialog with him about — I’m a businessman and vitality man. It made no sense to me that Wayne Static was on tour celebrating the anniversary of ‘Wisconsin Demise Journey‘, enjoying the album in its entirety as Wayne Static to small crowds.
Sadly, regardless that it’s Wayne Static enjoying Static-X songs, it’s not the identical as Static-X. The quantity of individuals displaying as much as see Wayne Static was childish to what would have been if it was Static-X. I began having these conversations with Wayne on that tour. They went rather well. I didn’t perceive on the time the depth of habit that Wayne was beneath.
I believed there was a ‘Yoko Ono’ that was what I used to be going to have to fret about. I can deal with ‘Yoko Ono’, however the drug habit and the fog have been what I spotted after I was on the market with him was this was going to be the most important problem. ‘I’m undecided with out rehab it will likely be potential.’ I actually felt prefer it was as a result of I’m an enormous believer that if any person desires it, they’ll do it. Lengthy story quick, clearly, we all know what occurred. Six or eight weeks after that, Wayne handed away. That concept disappeared.”
Explaining how the band later resurrected themselves for a twentieth anniversary tour of Static-X‘s debut album “Wisconsin Demise Journey” again in 2019, Edsel supplied:
“When it got here time to place it on stage and take it on tour, it was, ‘There ought to by no means be one other singer of Static-X that’s an individual.’ The entity concept turned the place it was, ‘Let’s put a masks on the market.’ A number of it was predicated on the twentieth anniversary of ‘Wisconsin Demise Journey‘. We wish individuals to come back and have a ‘Wisconsin Demise Journey‘ expertise.
How will you do this with out the dude within the center’s hair standing up? I couldn’t think about individuals within the crowd listening to these songs and never getting that. What are you going to do? If it have been me or if it have been some man named ‘Steve,’ are you going to stroll on stage along with your hair standing straight up? It’s silly. The masks allowed it to have anonymity.
It’s additionally humorous as a result of that man standing in the midst of the stage, enjoying guitar, singing all these elements and in some ways, your complete factor is reliant on that dude doing an amazing job, however on the similar time, it’s like, ‘Pay no consideration to the man within the center holding it collectively. But when that man sucks or fucks it up, this entire factor goes to sink.’”
Static-X have since reworked unfinished materials left behind by Wayne to create the 2020 album “Undertaking Regeneration, Vol. 2“. A second quantity of that album is within the pipeline as properly.
Static-X will subsequent be out in early 2023 on a headlining run for twentieth anniversary of their gold-certified 2001 sophomore album, “Machine“. Concern Manufacturing facility, Dope and Society 1 will even be collaborating in that trek, which has been dubbed the ‘Rise Of The Machine Tour‘.
02/25 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
02/27 Portland, OR – Roseland
02/28 Seattle, WA – Showbox
03/01 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
03/02 Spokane, WA – Knitting Manufacturing facility
03/03 Boise, ID – Revolution Live performance Corridor
03/04 Reno, NV – Virginia Avenue Brewhouse
03/05 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
03/07 Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/08 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/09 Oklahoma Metropolis, OK – Diamond Ballroom (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/10 Dallas, TX – Home of Blues (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/11 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/12 Houston, TX – Home Of Blues (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/14 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/15 Orlando, FL – Plaza Dwell (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/16 Charlotte, NC – Underground (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/17 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/18 Philadelphia, PA – T.L.A. (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/19 New York, NY – Irving Plaza (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/21 Boston, MA – Huge Night time Dwell (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/22 New Haven, CT – Toad’s (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/23 Montreal, QC – Corona (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/24 Toronto, ON – Phoenix (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/25 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Corridor (feat. Mushroomhead)
03/26 Cleveland, OH – Home Of Blues (feat. Twiztid)
03/28 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian (feat. Twiztid)
03/29 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts (feat. Twiztid)
03/30 Columbus, OH – The King of Golf equipment (feat. Twiztid)
03/31 Ft. Wayne, IN – The Clyde (feat. Mushroomhead)
04/01 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave (feat. Mushroomhead)
04/02 Inexperienced Bay, WI – Epic Occasion Middle (feat. Mushroomhead)
04/04 Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection (feat. Mushroomhead)
04/05 St. Louis, MO – Del Mar Corridor (feat. Twiztid)
04/06 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue (feat. Twiztid)
04/07 Chicago, IL – Home Of Blues (feat. Twiztid)
04/08 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore (feat. Twiztid)
04/09 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater (feat. Twiztid)
04/11 Denver, CO – The Summit (feat. Twiztid)
04/13 Las Vegas, NH – Home Of Blues (feat. Twiztid)
04/14 San Diego, CA – Home Of Blues (feat. Twiztid)
04/15 Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater (feat. Twiztid)
