''Start a War'' is the fourth studio album by American

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band

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, released on June 14 2005. A special version was shipped with an additional DVD titled ''X-Rated''. It is the last album for 15 years to feature Ulrich Wild as a producer and/or a mixer, until '' Project: Regeneration Vol. 1'' in 2020.

Album information

This is the first studio album with drumming provided by Nick Oshiro, and the second and last album that guitarist Tripp Eisen wrote and performed on. The album marks the return of former guitarist Koichi Fukuda, who helped with the programming, and according to Static-X's online forums, Fukuda completed additional guitar parts in three songs left unfinished by Eisen. The album continues the change in sound found on '' Shadow Zone'' but many of the songs featured on ''Start a War'' are heavier and feature a lot more

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and aggressive lyrics. The whole tone of the album is more aggressive than ''Shadow Zone''. The song "Pieces" features a

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, a feature not found in earlier albums, but playing a larger role in the following album, ''

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''. When asked about the album,

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said "We wanted to try to recreate the fun spirit of '' Wisconsin Death Trip''; having Koichi back, with his flavor, helped." The song "Start a War" was featured on the '' WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006'' video game soundtrack, and later on in '' Project Gotham Racing 3''. "Skinnyman" was featured on '' Need for Speed: Most Wanted'', though in a censored version. "I'm the One" was featured in '' Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball'', both the original version and the "Wayne Static's Destroyer Remix". The album debuted at #29 on the

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, selling 35,416 copies in its first week.

Track listing

DVD version (''X-Rated'')

''Start a War'' was also available in a bonus edition

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with a DVD titled ''X-Rated''.

Band footage

Most of the DVD was filmed whilst guitarist Tripp Eisen was in the band. When he left the band, he had to be 'edited' out of the DVD, though he can still be seen in some shots. New live footage was filmed with Koichi Fukuda. Consequently, this means that most of the DVD has footage only of Static, Campos and Oshiro.

Contents of the DVD

* Making of the record. (Footage of the band making/recording the record and a footage of a photoshoot.) * Rehearsal footage. (In order - "The Enemy", "Start a War", "I'm the One", "Dirthouse") * Live tour footage. Each song also has footage of the band's crazy antics (in order - "Permanence", "The Trance Is the Motion", "Monster") * "Desert Fun" - Wayne and Tony driving around the desert in trucks with the tracks "Otsego Amigo" and "I Want to Fucking Break It" being played. * Instrumental songs ("Dirthouse", "Otsego Amigo", "Pieces", "Skinnyman", "Start a War")

Personnel

* Static-X **

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards **

Tony Campos Antonio Campos (born March 8, 1973) is an American musician. He is the current bassist for the industrial metal bands Static-X and Fear Factory and the vocalist and bassist for the extreme metal band Asesino. He has previously played with Prong ...

– bass, backing vocals ** Tripp Eisen – lead guitar ** Nick Oshiro – drums ** Koichi Fukuda – programming, lead guitar Technical personnel * Wayne Static – production * Tony Campos – production * Ulrich Wild – production, engineering, mixing, programming * Tom Whalley – production * Daniel Wild – percussion * Steven Gilmore – artwork * Jason Freedman – sound effects * P. R. Brown – photography * Filmmakers – Troy Wallace, Matt Eidson, Richie Riot, Andy "Matahaji" Sandoval, John Toler *Tom Baker - mastering

Notes

Chart positions

Album Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Start A War 2005 albums Static-X albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Ulrich Wild