Metal Sucks is stating that they have received a press release that states Static-X vocalist Wayne Richard Wells, aka Wayne Static, passed away in his sleep and that his death was not the result of a drug overdose, as many had speculated.
The press release that Metal Sucks received reads:
HOLLYWOOD, CA (November 1, 2014) – Today is a sad day in the music industry – Front-man and founding member WAYNE STATIC of STATIC-X passed away quietly in his sleep at his home last night.
The couple was getting ready to leave for a Fall/Winter tour this morning. They were to have left the night before on Halloween, but decided they would head out early in the morning November 1st.
The couple, known for partying heavy, had left hard drugs in 2009 and had not touched them since. Static’s first solo album – Pighammer – was a tribute to his new non-drug life and hoped it would help others to get clean from hard chemical drugs.
More official information about his passing will be released in the following days. This is not a drug related incident or an O. D. Please be courteous to his family and wife and leave positive messages
I want to make it clear that I have not received this press release, so I cannot confirm this. No matter what, we still mourn the loss of Wells, who died at age 48. He leaves behind wife Tera Wray.