Wisconsin Death Trip is the debut studio album by the industrial metal band Static-X, released on March 23, 1999, by Warner Bros. Records. The band was formed after lead singer Wayne Static and drummer Ken Jay met at a Virgin Records store in Chicago. After being introduced by the Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan, the two decided to head out west to California to enlist a lead guitarist and bassist. Once in California, Koichi Fukuda became guitarist, and not long after, they discovered Californian Tony Campos to complete the lineup as their bassist. Warner Bros. Records discovered the band in California and signed them in February 1998.
Wisconsin Death Trip peaked at number 107 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top Heatseekers chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2001. Three singles were released from the album: “Push It“, “I’m with Stupid”, and “Bled for Days”.
Tracklist:
- Push It
- I’m with Stupid
- Bled for Days
- Love Dump
- I Am
- Otsegolation
- Stem
- Sweat of the Bud
- Fix
- Wisconsin Death Trip
- The Trance Is the Motion
- December
Static-X
Wayne Static: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, programming
Ken Jay: drums
Koichi Fukuda: lead guitar, keyboards, programming
Tony Campos: bass, backing vocals
Technical
Ulrich Wild: production, engineering, mixing at Master Control, Burbank, CA
Michael “Elvis” Baskette: recording assistant
Jeff Robinson: mixing assistant
Tom Baker: mastering at Future Disc
Wayne Richard Wells (November 4, 1965 – November 1, 2014)
