Static-X are back and they're hungry

Static-X is breaking out of Hell’s sub-basement to release their fifth studio album, Cannibal, on April 3rd. The band will also kick off a headlining tour on March 30th in Santa Ana, CA. Comprising 12 of the harshest, most stripped-down tracks Static-X have ever recorded, Cannibal also finds frontman Wayne Static & Co. sounding leaner and meaner than they have in years—a change the vertical-haired guitarist, vocalist and chief songwriter attributes to the back-to-basics approach they took to recording the album. “I think it’s the most metal record we’ve ever made, and it’s arguably the heaviest record we’ve ever made,” Static explains. “But with this record, I had a good time just getting back to balls-out screaming and challenging myself vocally, as well as in the songwriting. I felt like I was back working on Wisconsin Death Trip, where I focused on stripping away the excess as much as possible to write short, simple, catchy songs.”Static-X’s face-ripping, “No Submission” gave fans their first taste of Cannibal when it landed on the soundtrack for Saw III. The band has since released the title track “Cannibal” and “Destroyer” to iTunes for download. Cannibal marks the first time in the band’s history that they have released back to back albums with the same line up. Static remarks, “Even though we’ve got three-quarters of the original lineup today, we’ve been through a lot of changes to get back to this point.” One other major change for the band was teaming up with a new producer, John Travis (Kid Rock, Buckcherry). This change took the band out of their comfort zone to create an album that make Wisconsin Death Trip sound like pop singles in comparison.Cannibal is served up on April 3rd. If you are still hungry for more Static-X you can catch them on the road for their headlining tour with Otep starting March 30th in Santa Ana, CA.Static-X Tour DatesMarch 30th Galaxy Theater – Santa Ana, CAMarch 31st Desert Breeze Skate Park – Las Vegas, NVApril 1st House of Blues – San Diego, CAApril 3rd Rialto Theater – Tucson, AZApril 4th Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZApril 5th Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NMApril 6th Dos Amigos – Odessa, TXApril 7th Jake’s – Lubbock, TXApril 9th Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OKApril 10th Cowboy’s – Abilene, TXApril 11th Palladium Ballroom – Dallas, TXApril 13th Scout Bar – Houston, TXApril 14th Concrete Street Pavilion – Corpus Christi, TXApril 15th White Rabbit – San Antonio, TXApril 17th Floyd’s Music Store – Tallahassee, FLApril 18th Jannus Landing – St. Petersburg, FLApril 20th Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FLApril 21st House of Blues – Lake Buena Vista, FLApril 22nd House of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SCApril 24th Headliner’s – Columbia, SCApril 25th Masquerade – Atlanta, GAApril 27th Norva Theatre – Norfolk, VA