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Antonio Campos (born March 8, 1973) is an American musician. He is the current bassist for industrial metal bands Static-X and Fear Factory and the vocalist and bassist for Asesino. He is a former bassist for metal bands Prong, Soulfly, Ministry and Possessed.

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Tony Campos
Campos performing with Soulfly in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Antonio Campos
Also known as	Maldito X
Born	(1973-03-08) March 8, 1973 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Genres	Industrial metal nu metal groove metal death metal
Instrument(s)	Bass vocals
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Reprise

Career

Campos was part of the original Static-X lineup, playing bass and performing backing vocals on all of the group's studio albums. Along with Wayne Static, he was one of the legal owners of the Static-X name, even though he did not participate in the band's temporary reunion from 2012–2013.[2]

In 2001, Campos broke his collarbone in a motorcycle accident, leaving him unable to play in the ongoing "Extreme Steel Tour". Campos continued to sing backing vocals on the tour, and Marty O'Brien took over bass duties.[3]

In 2002, Campos became part of Mexican American metal group Asesino. His stage name, "Maldito X", is Spanish for "Damned X".[4] In the same year, he played bass with the Colombian band Agony during the Rock al Parque.

Campos has played bass for Ministry in four stints (2007–2008, 2011–2012, 2014–2016, 2017–2019), following the death of Paul Raven.[5] He has joined Ministry again for their US tour with Death Grips in Autumn 2017.[6]

From 2011-2012, he was a member of death metal band Possessed. He also played with Possessed in 2013 at The Oakland Metro.

He also joined Soulfly in 2011 as their bassist.

In May 2015, Campos announced his departure from Soulfly, and that he would be joining Fear Factory as their bassist.[7]

On October 23, 2018, Campos announced that he and the other two surviving original members – guitarist Koichi Fukuda and drummer Ken Jay – had reformed Static-X, who were planning to release a new album and tour in 2019 in memory of Wayne Static.[8]

On October 31,2022, Dino Cazares announced on Facebook that Tony Campos was the new singer of Fear Factory.

Band history

Influences

Campos has cited Blasko, Cliff Burton, Dan Lilker, Jeff Hanneman, and Kerry King as influences.[9][10]

Equipment

• Zon Legacy 5-string with EMG MM5CS pickups
• Neal Moser Custom Shop Scimitar (P-bass style) 4-string with EMG-P pickup, tuned BbFBbEb
• Fernandes Tremor 5-strings with EMG-40DC pickups, tuned BbFBbEbAb.
• SWR SM-900 head, SWR Goliath Senior 6x10 cab.
• Tech 21 SansAmp PSA-1 preamp, Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah, Line 6 Bass POD
• Fernandes five-string signature Tremor bass guitars with EMG-40HZ and MM5CS pickups.

Campos tunes to ADGCF when playing in Asesino. With Static-X, he played with several tunings: CFBbEbG and BbFBbEbAb during Shadow Zone and forward.[11][12]

Personal life

Campos majored in computer science before becoming a musician.[13] He's an avid video gamer[14] and considers the Doom and Halo series as his all-time favorites.[15]

Discography

Static-X

• Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)
• Machine (2001)
• Shadow Zone (2003)
• Start a War (2005)
• Cannibal (2007)
• Cult of Static (2009)
• Project: Regeneration Vol. 1 (2020)

Asesino

• Corridos de Muerte (2002)
• Cristo Satánico (2006)

Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters

• Bikers Welcome Ladies Drink Free (2011)

Ministry

• Relapse (2012)
• From Beer to Eternity (2013)
• AmeriKKKant (2018)

Soulfly

• Enslaved (2012)
• Savages (2013)
• Archangel (2015)

Prong

• Carved into Stone (2012)

Attika 7

• Blood of My Enemies (2012)

As guest member

Year	Band	Album	Track(s)
2007	Divine Heresy	Bleed the Fifth	"Rise of the Scorned" and "Closure"
2011	Otep	Atavist	"Drunk on the Blood of Saints" and "Remember to Forget"
2015	Taipan	Straight from the Underground	"Straight from the Underground"
2020	Mick Gordon	Doom Eternal soundtrack	Member of the "Heavy Metal Choir"[16]

References

На других языках

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[de] Tony Campos

Tony Campos (* 8. März 1973 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Bassist mexikanischer Abstammung. Bekannt wurde er durch die Musikgruppen Static-X, Asesino, Ministry, Prong, Soulfly und Fear Factory.

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- [en] Tony Campos

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[es] Tony Campos

Tony Campos (también conocido como "El Maldito X") es el bajista en las bandas de metal industrial Static-X y Fear Factory, y antiguo bajista de la banda Soulfly.

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[ru] Кампос, Тони

Антонио (Тони) Кампос (англ. Antonio "Tony" Campos; род. 8 марта 1973, Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния) — американский музыкант мексиканского происхождения, известный как бас-гитарист в ряде групп альтернативного и экстремального метала: Static-X, Asesino[1], Dia De Los Muertos, Soulfly, Ministry и Fear Factory.

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