Static-X - Cult of Static (2009)

Cult of Static is the sixth and final studio album by industrial metal band Static-X. It was released on March 17, 2009. The album's first single "Stingwray" was released and made available on the band's MySpace page on February 17, 2009. The album's title is a reference to the die-hard fans who have supported the band for so long.

Though "Lunatic" was the first single for the album, the song had been released on the Marvel's Punisher: War Zone soundtrack. The song was based partially on a warrior, similar to the Punisher character, and was re-recorded for the album to feature a guitar solo by Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine. The album was produced by John Travis, who also produced Static-X's previous album Cannibal.

Cult of Static continued the band's use of guitar solos and the songs feature more samples and electronic sounds than the previous album, Cannibal. "Stingwray" is available on iTunes and on Static-X's Myspace.

The font for the band's name was the one from Wisconsin Death Trip.

The album debuted at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week, making it the band's highest charting album since 2001's Machine and the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics.

Wayne Static - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, production
Koichi Fukuda - lead guitar, keyboards, programming
Tony Campos - bass, backing vocals, vocals on "Talk Dirty to Me"
Nick Oshiro - drums, percussion

Dave Mustaine - first guitar solo on "Lunatic"
Marc Jameson - keyboards

Track List (iTunes Version, 00:47:17):
[00:03:35] 01. Lunatic
[00:03:09] 02. Z28
[00:03:37] 03. Terminal
[00:04:15] 04. Hypure
[00:05:19] 05. Tera-Fied
[00:04:12] 06. Stingwray
[00:02:59] 07. You Am I
[00:02:45] 08. Isolaytore
[00:03:49] 09. Nocturnally
[00:03:33] 10. Skinned
[00:04:55] 11. Grind 2 Halt
[00:05:03] 12. Still Of The Night

Track List (Special Edition, 00:49:34):
[00:03:35] 01. Lunatic
[00:03:09] 02. Z28
[00:03:37] 03. Terminal
[00:04:15] 04. Hypure
[00:05:19] 05. Tera-Fied
[00:04:10] 06. Stingwray
[00:02:59] 07. You Am I
[00:02:45] 08. Isolaytore
[00:03:49] 09. Nocturnally
[00:03:33] 10. Skinned
[00:04:55] 11. Grind 2 Halt
[00:03:11] 12. W.F.O.
[00:04:11] 13. Looks That Kill