Tony Campos (born March 8, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA) is a Mexican American musician, and the bass guitarist for the industrial metal band Static-X and Frontman/Bassist for Asesino. Tony was the final bassist for Ministry when the band broke up in 2008.
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 s...
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Tony Campos (born March 8, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA) is a Mexican American musician, and the bass guitarist for the industrial metal band Static-X and Frontman/Bassist for Asesino. Tony was the final bassist for Ministry when the band broke up in 2008.
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 also performs vocals/bass for Asesino, a Brujeria side project, and he recently joined Ministry after bassist Paul Raven died.
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. His stage name, "Maldito X", is Spanish for "Damned X".
His influences include Cliff Burton, Dan Lilker, Rob Nicholson, and Kerry King.
In the past he used Fernandes five-string Tremor bass guitars...
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