Editing Static-X (section)

==Musical style and influences==
Static-X has been described as [[industrial metal]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/wayne-static-says-static-x-is-done/ |title=Wayne Static Says 'Static X Is Done' |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=June 7, 2013 |access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Static Cling |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=March 18, 2000 |page=93 |volume=112 |number=12 |issn=0006-2510 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] }}</ref><ref name=WashingtonPost>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2007/04/26/evil_disco_staticx/ |title=Evil Disco: Static-X |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=April 26, 2007 |access-date=October 25, 2017 |last=Re |first=Greg}}</ref> [[nu metal]],{{sfn|Udo|2002|loc=the illustrations section|postscript=: “Static-X, industrial crazy men bringing techno to nu metal”}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/six-nu-metal-bands-you-shouldnt-be-ashamed-of-liking-6625165 |title=6 Nu-Metal Bands You Shouldn't Be Ashamed of Liking |work=[[Phoenix New Times]] |last=Ailes |first=Drew |date=September 5, 2016 |access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/static-x-frontman-wayne-static-dead-at-48-20141102 |title=Static-X Frontman Wayne Static Dead at 48 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=November 2, 2014 |access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> [[alternative metal]],<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0ioEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Static-X%22&pg=PA22 |title=Mephisto Odyssey |author=Comer, M. Tye |journal=[[CMJ]] |date=September 2000 |volume=85 |page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Trsacks 1981-2008 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |year=2008 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |isbn=9780898201741 |page=242 }}</ref> [[rap metal]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2103260/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-turns-20/franchises/reviews/the-anniversary/|title = Linkin Park\'s Debut Album \'Hybrid Theory\' Turns 20|date = October 23, 2020}}</ref> [[hard rock]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendelsohn |first=Aaron |date=October 17, 2001 |title=Static-X holds own on 'Family Values' |url=https://www.thelantern.com/2001/10/static-x-holds-own-on-family-values/ |website=The Lantern}}</ref> [[industrial music]]<ref>{{cite web |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Edsel Dope Slams Metal Media & Naysayers over Static-X Reunion Backlash |url=https://www.theprp.com/2023/02/21/news/edsel-dope-slams-metal-media-naysayers-over-static-x-reunion-backlash/ |website=theprp.com}}</ref> and [[industrial pop]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/07/best-alt-rock-songs-1999-list/3/|title=The Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=July 25, 2019|accessdate=September 18, 2020|page=3}}</ref> Self-described as "evil [[disco]]", Static-X's style, according to ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "combines [[electronic music|electronic]] elements influenced by [[industrial music|industrial]] artists such as [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] and [[Skinny Puppy]] with the harshness of bands like [[Pantera]]".<ref name=WashingtonPost/> Static-X's style also has used elements of genres such as [[techno]], [[speed metal]], and [[thrash metal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/static-x-mn0000009441/biography |title=Static-X {{!}} Biography & History |work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]] |last=Loehr |first=Josh |access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref>{{sfn|Udo|2002|p=153}}

Wayne Static has cited [[house music]] as an influence on Static-X's music.{{sfn|Udo|2002|p=156}} Static also has said that throughout 1994 to 1996, he listened to [[the Prodigy]] and [[the Crystal Method]].{{sfn|Udo|2002|p=156}} Static has said that he "imagined Static-X was gonna be like a Prodigy or a Crystal Method and more of an electronic-based thing".<ref name="static2014"/> Static-X's influences include the Crystal Method, the Prodigy, [[Prong (band)|Prong]], [[Pantera]], [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Korn]], [[the Sisters of Mercy]], [[the Chemical Brothers]], [[Joy Division]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Mortician (band)|Mortician]], [[Fear Factory]] and [[Crowbar (American band)|Crowbar]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Metal Fanatix.com |url=http://www.metalfanatix.com/interviews/staticx.html |title=Wayne Static of Static-X |access-date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> Despite being labeled in the nu metal category, Campos noted that the band never felt the genre applies to them, explaining that they were more about blending industrial and electronic aspects of music into a heavy metal sound, and that they were influenced more by the music of Ministry, Prong, and the ''[[Spawn (1997 film)|Spawn]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/tony-campos-explains-why-static-x-was-never-comfortable-with-nu-metal-label|title=TONY CAMPOS Explains Why STATIC-X Was Never Comfortable With 'Nu Metal' Label|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 18, 2023 |accessdate=May 18, 2023}}</ref>

A recurring mention in the band's material was the mention of "Otsego", a reference to [[Otsego, Michigan]], with songs named after the town including "Otsegolation", "Otsego Undead", "Otsegolectric", "Otsego Amigo", "Disco Otsego" and "Otsego Placebo"; Wayne Static attended [[Western Michigan University]] and at the time used a [[Identity document forgery|fake ID]] that claimed he was "Dean from Otsego".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.record-eagle.com/archives/former-static-x-frontman-returns-to-region/article_047c371c-4b7f-5704-bdb6-c75e21863cdf.html|title=Former Static-X frontman returns to region|first=James|last=Cook|website=Traverse City Record-Eagle|date=June 6, 2014 }}</ref>