Static-X are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their classic album Wisconsin Death Trip with a special documentary. The film will take a look at the history of the band’s career, and you can stream the trailer below.
The band announced the documentary on the anniversary of their 1999 album yesterday. The documentary will be called Evil Disco: The Rise, Fall, And Regeneration Of Static-X, and they are streaming the trailer for the film on social media. It features members of the band alongside managers and folks from other major bands at the time like Hatebreed, Fear Factory, Sevendust, and Mötley Crüe, and more.
The significance of the announcement date is that the documentary largely focuses on the Wisconsin Death Trip album and the death of Wayne Static.
On social media, the band say:
“25 years ago today, Static-X unleashed Wisconsin Death Trip onto the world,” wrote the band. “On this very special anniversary – we would like to share a teaser for the first ever official Static-X documentary film – titled Evil Disco: The Rise, Fall, And Regeneration Of Static-X. Thank you all for 25 years of amazing memories… So much more to come!”
“Ken, Tony, Wayne, Koichi, & Xer0
“#EvilDisco, #John5, #DaveNavarro, #JameyJasta, #dinocazares , #FearFactroy, #Dopetheband, #StaticX, #Lajonwitherspoon, #meegsrascon#waynestatic@john5official DaveNavarro @jameyjasta@dinocazares@fearfactory@dopetheband@meegsrascon@ljspoon
This will undoubtedly be a powerful documentary, as the band have a super unique sound and a tragic rise-and-fall success story. And now that nu metal is once again having its moment in the spotlight, the commercial appeal is certainly there. They’re planning to unveil more about the documentary soon, so stay tuned. This is sure to be a hit with old and young nu metal fans.