Wayne Static

Wayne Static built an instantly recognizable brand around aggression and that gravity-defying hair, but underneath the image was a genuinely inventive songwriter. Static-X's fusion of industrial pulse and groove metal on Wisconsin Death Trip hit at exactly the right cultural moment, and tracks like Push It and Bled for Days still go hard. He had a knack for the percussive, mechanical riff that made the band feel like a machine grinding forward. His death just shy of his 49th birthday was a sad loss for a scene he helped define. An underrated architect of late-90s metal.

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Wayne Static (born Wayne Richard Wells; November 4, 1965 - November 1, 2014) was an American musician best known as the frontman, vocalist, and guitarist of the industrial metal band Static-X. With his trademark vertical hairstyle, he led the band through albums including the platinum-selling 1999 debut Wisconsin Death Trip. He later pursued a solo career before his death in 2014.

Name (English)

Wayne Static

Name (Japanese)

ウェイン・スタティック

Reading

うぇいん・すたてぃっく

Born

November 4, 1965 – November 1, 2014

Origin

Muskegon, Michigan, United States

Occupation

Singer / Actor / Guitarist / Music producer / Keyboardist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF
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Tags

• From Michigan
• Singer
• Actor
• Guitarist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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