Start a War
Start a War is the fourth studio album by American industrial metal band Static-X, released on 14 June 2005 through Warner Bros. Records. It followed Shadow Zone from 2003 and came before Cannibal in 2007, so it sits right in the middle of the band's run of records in the 2000s. A special edition shipped with an extra DVD called X-Rated.
The album is also a landmark in the band's working relationships. Ulrich Wild produced and/or mixed it, and it was the last record he worked on with them for fifteen years, until he returned for Project: Regeneration Vol. 1 in 2020. For anyone following the band's story, it's a useful snapshot of their alternative and industrial metal sound at that point, just before the next chapter began.
Start a War: tracklist and credits
13 tracks · 40:31Tracklist
- 1The EnemyStatic‐X2:29
- 2I’m the OneStatic‐X2:37
- 3Start a WarStatic‐X2:45
- 4PiecesStatic‐X2:38
- 5DirthouseStatic‐X3:04
- 6SkinnymanStatic‐X3:40
- 7Just in CaseStatic‐X4:24
- 8Set It OffStatic‐X3:55
- 9I Want to Fucking Break ItStatic‐X2:43
- 10Night TerrorsStatic‐X3:09
- 11Otsego AmigoStatic‐X2:46
- 12My DamnationStatic‐X4:01
- 13BrainfogStatic‐X2:20
- Produced by
- Ulrich Wild, Wayne Static, Tom Whalley ([[Executive producer#Music
- Recorded at
- Glenwood Place Studios, Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California)
- Mixed by
- Ulrich Wild
- Mixed at
- Glenwood Place Studios
- Engineered by
- Ulrich Wild
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 40:31
Line-up
- Tony Campos · bass guitar
- Tripp Eisen · guitar
- Nick Oshiro · drums (drum set)
- Wayne Static · guitar, vocals
Singles
- “I'm the One” · June 2005
- “Dirthouse” · November 2005
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 June 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 June 2005 | |
| Wikidata | 14 June 2005 | |
| US release | 14 June 2005 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 14 June 2005 | earliest UK or European date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | CA | Warner Bros. Records | 093624930129 | other |
| 14 June 2005 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624930129 | original |
| 14 June 2005 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 093624930167 | original |
| 14 June 2005 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 093624937661 | original |
| 14 June 2005 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624937326 | original |
| 14 June 2005 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624937326 | original |
| 22 June 2005 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674057641 | other |
| 22 June 2005 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674057177 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1448x1448, upscaled to 1500 (x1.04)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1448×1448 | upscaled: minor: best source 1448x1448, upscaled to 1500 (x1.04) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |