Edsel Dope, founder of nu-metal/industrial outfit Dope, has been rumored to be Xer0, the frontman taking the stage in tribute to the late Wayne Static within the reactivated Static-X lineup. He is vehemently denied this through the years and, throughout a latest interview in addition to a promotional video, he admitted he had been touring anonymously as Zer0 within the electronica duo Drama Membership.
The irony is sort of apparent because the aliases are almost equivalent and are pronounced (presumably) the very same means. It is certain to ship sure followers proper down the rabbit gap from whence they got here with regard to uncovering the true id of the enigmatic Xer0, who efficiency with Static-X in apparel designed to resemble Wayne.
The mission started with the intention of taking part in late night time events and to distance himself from the working world and different music he has famously been part of. “I did not need anyone to know who the fuck I used to be. I simply wished to placed on a masks and disappear and go do one thing artistic and enjoyable,” Edsel stated on the Ryan Seaman and Pals podcast. “I wanted a reputation,” he continues, explaining he settled on Zer0 “as a result of it is like beginning over — zero followers, zero followers, zero expectations.”
It echoes what Edsel stated in a pre-order announcement video for Dope’s forthcoming album, Blood Cash Half Zer0. Together with the information of the brand new file got here a pair of recent songs, “Imagine” and “No Respect,” which could be heard right here.
Within the fall of 2019, Edsel addressed the rumors that he is Xer0 in Static-X and dismissed all of it as “clickbait and hilarious” in a prolonged assertion.
Catch dope on the 2023 Rise of the Machines tour with headliners Static-X in addition to particular friends Concern Manufacturing unit, Mushroomhead and Twiztid at these stops.
