▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁while ▁tour ing , ▁but ▁during ▁that ▁tour , ▁Wayne ▁took ▁ill ; ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁post , ▁former ▁tour ▁manager ▁Eric ▁D inkel mann ▁claimed , ▁however , ▁that ▁the ▁ill ness ▁was ▁just ▁an ▁official ▁cover ▁and ▁the ▁real ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁tour ▁can cellation ▁was ▁" a ▁drug ▁b ust ". ▁St atic ▁ended ▁the ▁band ▁soon ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁Despite ▁breaking ▁up ▁the ▁band , ▁St atic ▁still ▁performed ▁the ▁band ' s ▁music ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁name ▁and ▁solo ▁band ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁most ▁not ably ▁playing ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Death ▁T rip ▁album ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁album ' s ▁fif teenth ▁anni versary . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Wayne ▁St atic ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 8 . ▁St atic ' s ▁wife , ▁T era ▁W ray , ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁stating ▁that ▁despite ▁St atic ' s ▁prior ▁history ▁of ▁drug ▁use , ▁he ▁had ▁stopped ▁his ▁drug ▁use ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁not ▁drug ▁or ▁over d ose ▁related . ▁Despite ▁her ▁claims , ▁the ▁coron er ' s ▁report , ▁released ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁indicated ▁that ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁excess ive ▁pres cription ▁dru gs ▁and ▁alco hol ▁in ▁his ▁system , ▁though ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁death