Static-X - Start A War
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Track List: Start A War
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- The EnemyDownload & Buy
- I'm the OneDownload & Buy
- Start a WarDownload & Buy
- PiecesDownload & Buy
- DirthouseDownload & Buy
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- Just In CaseDownload & Buy
- Set It OffDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Start A War
- Release Date:
- 06/14/2005
- Label:
- Warner Bros / Wea
- UPC:
- 093624930129
User Reviews: Start A War
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Start A War -- Back To The Good
, June 16, 2005Reviewer: Big J - See all Big J's reviews
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Pro Reviews: Start A War
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews StaticX's 2003 album Shadow Zone was a mess. Trying too blatantly to match wits with Korn and searching blindly for depth in electronics and processed drums, it tried desperately to expand on the sound of Machine and Wisconsin Death Trip, and that flawed ambition was its biggest problem. The early material was grating and onedimensional, but it had a certain primal flair for the very same reasons songs were really an afterthought in the face of its blistering howl. Frontman Wayne Static seems to have figured that out with 2005's Start a War, and he's aided by the thick and hoary tone of original guitarist Koichi Fukada, who's rejoined the fold after the forced departure of Tripp Eisen. (This is also the band's first recording with former touronly drummer Nick Oshiro.) From the beginning, War lights into a guttural guitar strut over refreshing live drumming and doesn't let up, masking Static's laughably atrocious lyrics (keywords: destroy, kill, hate, fall, terror, selfdestruct) with an unrelenting roar. Imagine the sewage wind flowing though an abandoned subway line, or a thousand firstperson shooters cranked to full volume, and that's the effect of "Enemy," "I'm the One," the screeching "Start a War," and "Dirthouse." The latter suffers from weird tattletale intonation in the vocal. However, its harsh snare reports are brilliant, and the billowing electronic throbs and sirens make it sound like White Zombie idling at a starting line. It's not a new sound, not anywhere near, and Start a War inevitably falters. It can't survive on a diet of enormous guitar tone alone. But at least StaticX is having fun making this stuff, and in its best moments the album is a raucous, hedonistic chortle, a crinkling PVC lark, an industrial thrash waste valve blaring deafening nothingness into the inky night sky. - Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide |
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It is almost impossible to claim the birthplace of Static-X. However, their roots can be traced to the Midwest, where vocalist/guitarist Wayne Static grew up in Michigan and drummer Ken Jay in Illinois. They both made the trip to Chicago, playing in ...Full Static-X Biography
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Pros: Excellent Voice, Changes in Tone
Cons: Too Slow?
A giant step backwards for Static-X with the release of the newest album, Start A War. A great step backwards. This album is what all Static-X fans have been waiting for.
Wisconson Death Trip, thier first release, in 1999, was what made Static-X. It caught the attention of many metal fans. This album not only recaptures the magnificance of Wisconsin Death Trip, but builds onto it.
Wayne Static's voice is better than ever with his many types of screams and growls. Also he introduces something not yet attempted by Static-X, his real singing voice. This is a major addition to Static-X. Songs are very alive with his low grumbles, loud growls, high pitch screams, and now mellow singing, but then out of nowhere comes the fast paced verses. If this were a movie it would "keep you on the edge of your seat" with the constant change in rythm and speed.
The introduction of Static's real singing voice leaves some disapointed. He has a great voice but with this album there are a few songs that are a majority of just singing. Now of coarse that is what songs are, but Static-X is known for thier screams and growls. They may have went to far with the mellow singing voice.
Overall this album has exceded my expectations by far, and it outranks thier last two albums, Shadow-Zone and Machine. I recommend this CD to every Static-X fan, Wisconsin Death Trip fan, and all Metal fans that have not yet discovered the greatness of this band. ...