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Post by pen on Dec 29, 2006 1:43:22 GMT -5
Since Scorpio made one for Puddle Of Mudd, I might as well strike while the iron is hot. I had known about this for a while, but I kind of held back on it, hoping for more concrete information, but like I said, if I don't do it now, someone might beat me to it!
Anyway, Static-X is completing their fifth album (sixth if you count the b-sides set Beneath, Between, Beyond) called Cannibal, which is currently due sometime in March. Songs set to appear on the album are "Cannibal", "Chemical Logic", "Behemoth", "Hollow", and "No Submission". The latter was featured on the Saw III soundtrack. Some of these songs were leftovers from the Start A War sessions that were deemed too heavy for inclusion.
I don't know why, but if the band is leaning toward a heavier direction this time, then I see this being like Machine. Start A War, IMO, was in a lot of ways a return to Wisconsin Death Trip, and I'm aware a lot of it had to do with the return of Koichi. It only makes sense that the next album would then ramp up the heavier aspects of the band, much like Machine did when it followed Wisconsin. I hope I'm right, actually. Machine was a solid album and I'd love to hear more heavy material from the group.
Finally, I would like to say that I am impressed with Static-X and their relation with Warner. Not only have they managed to stay on the label and keep releasing albums and singles despite a steadily declining fanbase and absolutely no hope of recreating the success of "Push It", but neither Warner nor the band seems too disappointed by the arrangement. Someone up there must really like the band.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Dec 29, 2006 4:00:24 GMT -5
I loved Wisconsin Death Trip. Machine was solid, but I wasn't impressed enough by "The Only" to buy Shadow Zone. Hence, I didn't buy Start a War, either. I did, however, burn both of them earlier this year when the opportunity struck. However, I swamped myself so much at the time that I haven't gotten around to popping either one in yet.
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Post by Chato on Dec 29, 2006 8:40:20 GMT -5
I never really got into their music . I always lumped them in with Slipknot , Insane Clown Posse and Mudvayne. Maybe I'll give them a chance this time around.
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Post by pen on Dec 29, 2006 12:36:34 GMT -5
I never really got into their music . I always lumped them in with Slipknot , Insane Clown Posse and Mudvayne. Maybe I'll give them a chance this time around. I'm not sure why. Insane Clown Posse is a really bad horror-rap group and Slipknot and Mudvayne are way heavier, way more technical, and far less electronic oriented than Static-X. If anything, they belong more with bands like Stabbing Westward and Gravity Kills. And to Nick: IMO, Shadow Zone was not bad but not great. It felt like a mostly commercial move on their part with far less emphasis on heaviness or electronics. It has moments, but they're fewer. Start A War was a much better effort.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Dec 31, 2006 3:44:53 GMT -5
I never really got into their music . I always lumped them in with Slipknot , Insane Clown Posse and Mudvayne. Maybe I'll give them a chance this time around. penance already made the case for me, but don't you dare put ICP into the same category as Mudvayne & Slipknot. As for ICP and their Psychopathic Records roster, I'm definitely speaking generally here, but so far, I've yet to come across anyone who breaks the stereotype: All the acts are minimally talented vulgar-for-its-own-sake "shock"-rap, and their fanbase is largely midwestern high school dropouts with criminal records and meth habits. I.e, I have yet to meet a respectable person who enjoys their music. That whole scene is like it's own lifestyle.
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Post by pen on Dec 31, 2006 7:58:57 GMT -5
On the one hand, I respect what ICP has done. They've basically turned themselves into a platinum-selling act from the ground up with barely any support from a major label. They've mostly done it through hard work and touring and word-of-mouth. I also read all about the overall "concept" behind their Joker Card albums, and I have to say that reading the meaning behind everything makes them seem far more intelligent and clever than their music implies at face value.
On the other hand, at face value, they mostly write songs about carnival rides and mass murder. It's really hard to respect them as musicians, even if I can respect them as businessmen.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Dec 31, 2006 17:08:18 GMT -5
On the one hand, I respect what ICP has done. They've basically turned themselves into a platinum-selling act from the ground up with barely any support from a major label. They've mostly done it through hard work and touring and word-of-mouth. Oh yeah, I totally agree about all that and about the whole Psychopathic Records empire that they've built from the ground up. I've come across so many different acts of theirs in the rap section that I'd never even heard of, while re-organizing the racks this fall. I know which records you're talking about, but have not read about the overall running theme. Is wikipedia a good place to read up on that?
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Post by pen on Dec 31, 2006 19:49:54 GMT -5
www.paoracle.com/?archive=77This is the article where I read about their rise from the underground and the overall meaning of their albums. The guy is trying to paint the band in a mostly positive light, and I think he succeeds to a point, at least for me, but I will say those lyrics he references to make his point are not really helping his case for ICP being intelligent artists.
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Post by pen on Jan 3, 2007 0:20:33 GMT -5
The single is confirmed as "Destroyer", and it goes for adds in March through Reprise of all places. Still a Warner branch, but I think they got demoted.
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Post by pen on Jan 24, 2007 18:21:05 GMT -5
February 19th is the add date for this song, while the album comes out April 3rd.
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Post by pen on Feb 2, 2007 0:00:18 GMT -5
So, the details are out. First off the tracklisting. 01. Cannibal 02. No Submission 03. Behemoth 04. Chemical Logic 05. Destroyer 06. Forty Ways 07. Chroma-matic 08. Cuts You Up 09. Reptile 10. Electric Pulse 11. Goat 12. Team Hate This marks a number of firsts for Static-X. For one, this album is the first to feature no lineup changes from the previous album. It is also the first Static-X album to have no Otsego-based song, ending a long tradition. Finally, it is the first to be released through Reprise Records rather than parent label Warner Bros. Records. Finally, I am proud to present something truly awesome: the cover.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Feb 2, 2007 1:46:13 GMT -5
It is also the first Static-X album to have no Otsego-based song, ending a long tradition. Yeah, what was with that whole "otsego" theme? What does that even refer to?
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Post by American Idiot on Feb 2, 2007 1:48:55 GMT -5
That indeed is a sweet looking cover.
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Post by pen on Feb 2, 2007 7:52:32 GMT -5
It is also the first Static-X album to have no Otsego-based song, ending a long tradition. Yeah, what was with that whole "otsego" theme? What does that even refer to? According to Wayne Static, Otsego is a somewhat depressing small town near Western Michigan University, where he went to college. So all the Otsego songs (Otsegolation, Otsego Undead, Otsegolectric, and Otsego Amigo) are about this town, or if you want to put a broader spin on it, small boring towns.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Feb 3, 2007 6:09:04 GMT -5
Oh weird. I had no idea. Thanks.
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Post by Crushcrushchris on Feb 13, 2007 20:13:24 GMT -5
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Post by kunnilinguskyle on Feb 16, 2007 20:16:29 GMT -5
thats hilarious, i live 15-20 minutes from otsego, in Grand Rapids. i wonder what about that tiny little hick town gave him so much inspiration. thats crazy
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Post by American Idiot on Feb 17, 2007 12:30:34 GMT -5
Well, the band has certainly showed that they are going back to their much harder roots with this song., which I think was a mighty fine choice as always. Though, I'm not sure its exactly the right choice for a single, so I don't think it will do too well.
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Post by pen on Feb 17, 2007 13:29:09 GMT -5
Anything they release at this point won't do well. They haven't done well for a long time now.
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Post by Pipa on Mar 3, 2007 9:45:13 GMT -5
This wouldn't be bad if he was actually singing.
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Post by roentgenizdat on Mar 9, 2007 1:53:24 GMT -5
SHOT: Static-X - The Butcher Brothers, directors
artist: Static-X song: "Destroyer" label: Warner Bros. director(s): The Butcher Brothers production co: Quality Time Productions
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Post by reception on Mar 25, 2007 15:04:19 GMT -5
This wouldn't be bad if he was actually singing.
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