Birth name Antonio Campos Name Tony Campos | Years active 1994–present Also known as Maldito X Role Musician | |
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Born March 8, 1973 (age 51) Los Angeles, California, United States ( 1973-03-08 ) Instruments Bass guitar, vocals, backing vocals Associated acts Fear Factory, Ministry, Static-X, Soulfly, Prong, Possessed, Brujeria, Dia de los Muertos, Asesino, Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, Attika 7, Cavalera Conspiracy Genres Industrial metal, Alternative metal, Groove metal, Death metal, Nu metal, Thrash metal, Grindcore, Cowpunk Similar People | ||
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Antonio "Tony" Campos (born March 8, 1973) is an American musician. He is the current bass player for the industrial metal band Fear Factory, and the vocalist and bassist for Asesino. He is a former bassist for metal bands Static-X, Ministry, Prong, Soulfly, and Possessed.
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- Viol o condor com tony campos 61
- El asesino tony campos talks about joining max cavalera s soulfly recording with ministry prong
- Career
- Influences
- Equipment
- Static X
- Asesino
- Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters
- Ministry
- Soulfly
- Prong
- Attika 7
- References
El asesino tony campos talks about joining max cavalera s soulfly recording with ministry prong
Career
Campos was part of the original Static-X lineup, playing bass and singing 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.
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.
In 2002, Campos became part of Mexican American metal group Asesino. His stage name, "Maldito X", is Spanish for "Damned X". In the same year, he played bass with the Colombian band Agony during the Rock al Parque.
Campos has played bass for Ministry in three stints (2007-2008, 2011-2012, 2014-2016) following the death of Paul Raven.
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.
Influences
Campos has cited Blasko, Cliff Burton, Dan Lilker, Jeff Hanneman, and Kerry King as influences.
Equipment
Campos tunes to ADGCF when playing in Asesino. In Static-X, he played with several tunings: CFBbEbG and BbFBbEbAb during Shadow Zone and forward.