Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 22, 2020
Earlier this week, we saw fan-filmed footage of Dope and Static-X’s performance at last weekend’s mini-festival outside the Q&Z Expo Center in Ringle, WI. Today (22nd), a clip has surfaced, showing what the crowd looked like at the socially-distanced event initially titled the “Herd Immunity” Fest. A montage was compiled together of fan-filmed footage […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 20, 2020
A three-day mini-festival was held in Wisconsin over the weekend, which raises the big question: do socially distanced shows work? The event kicked off on Thursday (16th) with bands such as Flaw and Saving Abel and ran through Saturday (18th) with acts including, Dope and Static-X. Originally the festival outside the Q&Z Expo Center […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on July 15, 2020
Former Static-X guitarist Tripp Eisen has once again attempted to walk into the spotlight, claiming his alleged involvement with the group’s new album, Project Regeneration Vol 1 (read our review here). Despite spending a decent amount of time in jail for having sex with a 14-year-old girl, Eisen continues to stir the pot with […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on June 25, 2020
Despite a pandemic looming over our heads, a new music festival will be coming to Ringle, WI this summer. On Tuesday (23), the Q&Z Expo Center announced Herd Immunity Fest would take place July 16-18, 2020. Fifteen bands are currently set to perform during the three-day event, including Static-X, Dope, Royal Bliss, Bobaflex, Kalideo, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 27, 2020
While the entire globe is fighting against an invisible virus with COVID-19, Static-X and Dope have added a robbery amid the ongoing chaos. Nearly $200k worth of touring gear was stolen from the warehouse space Static-X and Dope share. Both groups have filed a police report with the LAPD as their equipment remains missing. […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 27, 2019
Compared to previous years, 2019 has been relatively peaceful. Arch Enemy didn’t ban another photographer (that we know of). Despite his failed comeback attempt, there wasn’t another Threatin. However, Green Day donated $2000 to cover damages from a hardcore show at your favorite family restaurant, Denny’s, and David Lee Roth crashed a stranger’s bachelor party […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on October 16, 2019
It’s basically been Machine Head week, as we continue to write about frontman Robb Flynn and what happens next on the Dope and Machine Head feud. Previously, Flynn called out “internet trolls” and threw some shade towards Dope on social media, in return, vocalist Edsel Dope respectfully wrote back comparing each band’s Spotify analytics, with […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on October 15, 2019
It seems the Machine Head drama continues! The other day frontman, Robb Flynn took to social media to rant about “internet trolls,” “haters,” and the band Dope. Then earlier today, Flynn posted a picture of him with a fan wearing a Dope band tee and commented: This was funny… today’s meet & greet. I asked […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 11, 2019
One thing we can agree with Dope frontman Edsel Dope is that trying to find the identity of Static-X’s new frontman, Xer0, does feel like a Scooby-Doo episode. Similar to the classic cartoon series, there have been times when Scooby and his friends guessed the wrong person. Whether or not this confirms or negates the […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 8, 2019
Static-X has been working hard to keep the identity of their new frontman a mystery. Known as Xer0, the singer has been touring with the group while wearing a mask in honor of late frontman Wayne Static. Similar to “who is Tortilla Man” or “what’s happening to Fear Factory?” there have been quite a few […]
