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Wisconsin Death Trip is the debut studio album by the American industrial metal band Static-X. Originating from the central region of the United States, Static X members Wayne Static (of Michigan), and Ken Jay (of Illinois), first met in Chicago at a Virgin Records store where Jay was employed at the time, after being introduced by Billy Corgan (lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins). Soon after their encounter, both members relocated to California to recruit additional members and form what would soon be known as Static X. In California, Koichi Fukada came on as their lead guitarist, with Tony Campos, another California native completing their roster. In February of 1998, they were signed to the Warner Bros. Records label, and released Wisconsin Death Trip the following year on March 23, 1999. [1] The album was later certified platinum by the RIAA on August 6, 2001.[2] Band members contributions include: Wayne Static, (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming), Koichi Fukuda, (guitar, keyboards, programming), Tony Campos, (bass, background vocals), and Ken Jay, (drums), with production handled by Ulrich Wild, (producer).

Album information

Wisconsin Death Trip features a song written by vocalist Wayne Static and drummer Ken Jay's former band Deep Blue Dream, titled "December".

During the 2008 season, "The Trance is the Motion" was used by AL All-Star and Cleveland Indians centerfielder Grady Sizemore as his entrance music. A remix of the song "Love Dump" appears on the 2001 Valentine original soundtrack.

The crash-landing scene from the 1968 film Planet of the Apes is sampled for the intro of "Sweat of the Bud". The intro for "Stem" is sampled from the 1991 experimental horror movie Begotten.

The song "Push It" was used as the intro for the 2000 video game Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes. The song "Love Dump" was used in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend. "Push It" is featured in the movie Torque.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
CDNow
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Sputnik Music
  • CMJ (1/10/00, p. 20) included the album in CMJ's "Loud Rock '99 Top 5" and in its review said: "...Static-X's industrial/metal hybrid uses a guitar sound that keeps its songs refreshingly large, loud and groovable..."[5]

Track listing

All songs by Wayne Static and Tony Campos.

  1. "Push It" – 2:34
  2. "I'm with Stupid" – 3:24
  3. "Bled for Days" – 3:45
  4. "Love Dump" – 4:19
  5. "I Am" – 2:47
  6. "Otsegolation" – 3:32
  7. "Stem" – 2:54
  8. "Sweat of the Bud" – 3:30
  9. "Fix" – 2:49
  10. "Wisconsin Death Trip" – 3:09
  11. "The Trance Is the Motion" – 4:50
  12. "December" – 6:17
Bonus tracks
  2. "Down" (Japanese bonus track) – 3:15

Discography

Main article: Static-X discography


Chart positions

References

  1. ^ Loehr, Josh. "Static-X." AllMusic. Rovi Corporation, 17 Oct. 2010. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. <http://www.allmusic.com/artist/static-x-p365757/biography>.
  2. ^ "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Death Trip - Static-X". Allmusic.
  4. ^ "CG: Static-X". Robert Christgau.
  5. ^ "Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip CD Album". CD Universe.
  6. ^ "Wisconsin Death Trip - Static-X". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Push It - Static-X". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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