STATIC-X

Formed in 1994 in Los Angeles by Michigan native Wayne Static and Illinois drummer Ken Jay after the pair had previously jammed together in Chicago, Static-X was signed in '98 and took the world by storm with its dizzying blend of thrash metal tempos, growling vocals, Goth atmospherics and shadings of electronic and industrial dance music.

Start A War, their fourth album of original material easily recaptures the classic "evil disco" sound that characterized their debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip, while also incorporating the musical progression made by the quartet on its two succeeding efforts.

Most of the electronic trickery on the album came through the keyboard and programming wizardry of Koichi Fukuda, who stepped away after the lengthy and strenuous touring behind Wisconsin Death but both Koichi and producer Ulrich Wild have both returned to the fold to record Start A War.

The result is an album that encompasses all the elements that keep Static-X uniqueand still thrivingamong the many metal bands that emerged in the mid-to-late Nineties. The brutally heavy riffs and relentlessly propulsive rhythms are intact, as are Wayne's trademark monster screams, on "I'm The One".

Estimated despatch 5-10 days after ordering.