Tony Campos

Tony Campos
Tony Campos during the Operation Annhilation tour, October 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Antonio Campos
Also known as	Maldito X
Born	March 8, 1973 (1973-03-08) (age 38) Los Angeles, California, United States[1]
Genres	Industrial metal, deathgrind, alternative metal
Instruments	Bass guitar, vocals
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Warner Bros., Reprise
Associated acts	Static-X, Asesino, Ministry, Prong, Otep, Soulfly, Possessed
Website	static-x.com

Tony Campos (born March 8, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA) is a Mexican American musician. He is the bass guitarist for the heavy metal band Soulfly and former bass guitarist of industrial metal band Static-X and frontman/bassist for Asesino. Campos was the final bassist for Ministry, which retired in 2008, though he rejoined when the band reunited in 2011. He has currently plays in the bands Prong.^[2], as well as Ministry and Soulfly

Career

Along with Wayne Static, Tony is the only band member that has been a constant figure through the different Static-X lineup changes. Tony backs up with growling low vocals, and he sings the entire song "Anything But This" live. He performs vocals and bass for Asesino. He also joined Ministry after bassist Paul Raven died.^[3]

In 2001, Campos suffered a motorcycle accident, resulting in a broken collarbone, which caused him to miss most of the ongoing Static-X tour. He was temporarily replaced with Marty O'Brien.^[4] His stage name, "Maldito X", is Spanish for "Damned X".^[5]

Equipment

• 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 pickups.

Campos tunes to ADGCF when playing in Asesino. In Static-X, he plays with several tunings: CFBbEbG and BbFBbEbAb during Shadow Zone and forward.^[6][7]

References

1. ^ "Wayne, Tripp, & Tony answer fanQ". Jess. http://www.att.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=97933&ck=. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 
2. ^ "POSSESSED: New Lineup Unveiled - Feb. 15, 2011". Dr. Fishingdoodle. Blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153952. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
3. ^ "MINISTRY, MESHUGGAH, HEMLOCK: Complete Tour Details Revealed". Road Runner Records. 2007-11-12. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84695. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 
4. ^ "Tony Campos: No "Static" with SWR!". SWR. http://www.swrsound.com/news/index.php?display_article=37. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 
5. ^ "Asesino". BNR MEtal. http://www.bnrmetal.com/v2/bandpage.php?ID=Ases. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 
6. ^ "Static-X's Tony Campos". Bass Player. 2005-08-01. http://www.bassplayer.com/article/static-xs-tony/aug-05/12588. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 
7. ^ "Tony Campos". Guitar Geek. 2005. http://guitargeek.com/rigview/573/. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 

Persondata
Name	Campos, Tony
Alternative names	Campos, Antonio
Short description	Musician
Date of birth	March 8, 1973
Place of birth	Los Angeles, United States
Date of death
Place of death