Wayne Static - the former frontman for the popular metal group Static-x - died of a fatal mixture of drugs and alcohol, the San Bernardino County Coroner Office confirmed to People. The singer, whose real name was Wayne Richard Wells, was found dead at his home in Landers, California, on Nov.1 at the age of 48. According to the coroner, the cause of death was "mixed prescription drugs (Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, and Alprazolam) and alcohol toxicity." Chronic prescription drug and alcohol abuse were also listed as contributing factors to what the coroner ruled a "natural death." After Static's death, his wife Tera Wray...
- 3/14/2015
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
Wayne Static - the former frontman for the popular metal group Static-x - died of a fatal mixture of drugs and alcohol, the San Bernardino County Coroner Office confirmed to People. The singer, whose real name was Wayne Richard Wells, was found dead at his home in Landers, California, on Nov.1 at the age of 48. According to the coroner, the cause of death was "mixed prescription drugs (Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, and Alprazolam) and alcohol toxicity." Chronic prescription drug and alcohol abuse were also listed as contributing factors to what the coroner ruled a "natural death." After Static's death, his wife Tera Wray...
- 3/14/2015
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
Former Static-x lead singer and guitarist Wayne Static has died, his rep told Billboard late Saturday night. He was 48. No details as to the cause of the metal legend's death were available, though Static was scheduled to tour with Powerman 5000 and Drowning Pool in the coming months. Static formed his namesake band in 1994 after dissolving his previous group, Deep Blue Dream. Static-x's debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip, went platinum five years later. Static-x went on to release five more albums. The last was 2009's Cult of Static. Static-x disbanded last year and Wayne - whose hair style defied gravity...
- 11/2/2014
- by Stephen M. Silverman, @stephenmsilverm
- PEOPLE.com
Former Static-x lead singer and guitarist Wayne Static has died, his rep told Billboard late Saturday night. He was 48. No details as to the cause of the metal legend's death were available, though Static was scheduled to tour with Powerman 5000 and Drowning Pool in the coming months. Static formed his namesake band in 1994 after dissolving his previous group, Deep Blue Dream. Static-x's debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip, went platinum five years later. Static-x went on to release five more albums. The last was 2009's Cult of Static. Static-x disbanded last year and Wayne - whose hair style defied gravity...
- 11/2/2014
- by Stephen M. Silverman, @stephenmsilverm
- PEOPLE.com
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