▁Start ▁a ▁War ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁C ann ib al ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁Cult ▁of ▁St atic ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁entered ▁a ▁hi atus ▁while ▁St atic ▁worked ▁on ▁his ▁solo ▁album , ▁P igh ammer , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁St atic ▁briefly ▁reform ed ▁St atic - X ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁using ▁only ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁solo ▁album ' s ▁tour ing ▁band , ▁before ▁officially ▁breaking ▁up ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Wayne ▁St atic ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁St atic - X ▁line up ▁– ▁bass ist ▁Tony ▁Cam pos , ▁guitar ist ▁Ko ichi ▁F uk uda ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Ken ▁Jay ▁– ▁announced ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁reform ing ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁St atic ' s ▁honor , ▁and ▁would ▁release ▁Project ▁Reg ener ation , ▁their ▁first ▁studio ▁album ▁in ▁eleven ▁years , ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation , ▁Wisconsin ▁Death ▁T rip ▁and ▁Machine ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 1 ) ▁ ▁St atic - X ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁after ▁the ▁dis band ment ▁of ▁Wayne ▁St atic ' s ▁prior