Editing Static-X (section)

===Hiatus, breakup and Wayne Static's death (2010–2017)===
After finishing their final tour dates in Australia at the end of 2009, the band began to cave to Static's friction with the rest of the band: Fukuda wanted to focus more on his new family, and Oshiro's newfound sobriety was clashing with Static's substance abuse;<ref name="static2014"/> Campos would later call this stage of the band a "toxic environment".<ref name="ultguit-campos"/> Static announced that he would be focusing on his side project, then tentatively titled Pighammer. He later revealed that Campos had left the band,<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=2010-06-22|title=Is STATIC-X Done? Frontman WAYNE STATIC Speaks Out|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/is-static-x-done-frontman-wayne-static-speaks-out/}}</ref> and eventually joined the metal band [[Soulfly]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160130 |title=Former STATIC-X Bassist Joins SOULFLY |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=October 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821055300/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160130 |archive-date=August 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but clarified that the band had not broken up, but rather, members were just doing different projects at the time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/static-x-frontman-i-was-joking-when-i-said-tony-campos-was-jealous-of-my-wife/|title=Static X Frontman: I Was Joking When I Said Tony Campos Was Jealous Of My Wife - Blabbermouth.net|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|date=June 25, 2010|access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> - Campos maintains he never left the band.<ref name="loudersound"/> Static began his solo touring in 2011, most notably playing at [[Graspop Metal Meeting]] 2011.<ref>{{cite web |author=Hellfest |url=http://www.hellfest.fr/artistes.php?id_art=346 |title=HELLFEST Open Air 2011 // |publisher=Hellfest.fr |access-date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224033250/http://www.hellfest.fr/artistes.php?id_art=346 |archive-date=February 24, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.graspop.be |title=Graspop Metal Meeting 2011 &#124; June 24-25-26 &#124; Metal festival Belgium – over 70 Metal Bands |publisher=Graspop.be |access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref> He released his debut solo album ''[[Pighammer]]'' on October 4, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161574|title=Static-X Frontman To Release Solo Debut In October|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=August 4, 2011|access-date=August 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016205220/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161574|archive-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref>

In 2012, Wayne Static decided to reform Static-X, but none of the original members would join him. Instead his solo band would tour under the name Static-X.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2012 |title=Static-X Is Back... Sort Of |url=http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=176105 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710084742/http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=176105 |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref> In June 2013, Static announced Static-X's official break-up.<ref>{{cite web|title=WAYNE STATIC Says 'STATIC-X Is Done'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=190991|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date = June 7, 2013}}</ref> Static blamed it on a disagreement with Campos over the rights of the band; citing that Campos was paid by Wayne for the use of the name while touring, but during that tour, Wayne took ill; in a 2019 post, former tour manager Eric Dinkelmann claimed, however, that the illness was just an official cover and the real reason for the tour cancellation was "a drug bust",<ref name="Dinkelmann">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2019/02/14/news/static-x-tour-manager-tells-all-on-bands-complicated-history-blames-wayne-statics-widow-for-his-drug-abuse/|title=Static-X Tour Manager Tells All On Band's Complicated History, Blames Wayne Static's Widow For His Drug Abuse|date=February 14, 2019|website=Theprp.com}}</ref> which Campos would later also allude to.<ref name="ultguit-campos">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/static-xs_tony_campos_opens_up_on_difficult_relationship__legal_issues_with_wayne_static.html|title=Static-X's Tony Campos Opens Up on Difficult Relationship & Legal Issues With Wayne Static|website=www.ultimate-guitar.com}}</ref> Static ended the band soon afterwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2013/06/11/news/wayne-static-says-static-x-is-done/|title=Wayne Static Says "Static-X Is Done"|work=Theprp.com - Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More|date=June 11, 2013|access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> Despite breaking up the band, Static still performed the band's music under his own name and solo band in 2014, most notably playing the ''Wisconsin Death Trip'' album in its entirety to celebrate the album's fifteenth anniversary.<ref name="15th"/> In a 2022 interview, [[Edsel Dope]], who was on the same tour bill as Static at the time, recalled that the tour experience revealed to him the depths of Static's drug addiction, and that while he made an effort to convince Static to reform the full band, he was "not sure without rehab it will be possible".<ref name="blabedsel2023">{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/edsel-dope-i-have-no-interest-in-being-the-frontman-face-or-being-known-as-the-singer-of-static-x|title=EDSEL DOPE: 'I Have No Interest In Being The Frontman, Face Or' Being 'Known As The Singer Of STATIC-X'|date=December 24, 2022|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>

On November 1, 2014, Wayne Static died at the age of 48.<ref name="wayne_blab">{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/static-x-frontman-wayne-static-dead-at-48/|title=Static-X Frontwant Wayne Static Dead At 48|date=November 1, 2014|work=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=November 1, 2014}}</ref> Static's wife, [[Tera Wray]], released a statement stating that despite Static's prior history of drug use, he had stopped his drug use in 2009, and that his death was not drug or [[overdose]] related.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2857941|title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!|access-date=November 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204024004/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2857941|archive-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/wayne-static-widow-tera-wray-static-new-statement/|title=Wayne Static's Widow Denies Drug Overdose Rumors|work=Loudwire|date=November 5, 2014 |access-date=November 21, 2014}}</ref> Despite her claims, the coroner's report, released in March 2015, indicated that his death was the result of a combination of excessive [[prescription drugs]] and alcohol in his system, though the [[manner of death]] was deemed "natural."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/wayne-static-cause-of-death-mix-of-alcohol-prescription-drugs/|title=Wayne Static Cause of Death Revealed|work=Loudwire|date=March 13, 2015 |access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref> Wray herself died of suicide in 2016.<ref name="loudersound"/>