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) Los Angeles, California, United States
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	www.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 currently plays in the bands Prong., 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.

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".

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.