Destroyer (Static-X song)

"Destroyer"
Single by Static-X
from the album Cannibal
Released	March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20)
Recorded	2006
Studio	Bam & Share's House, Hollywood, California
Length	2:47
Label	Reprise
Songwriters	Tony Campos Wayne Wells
Producers	Wayne Static John Travis
Static-X singles chronology
"Dirthouse" (2005) "Destroyer" (2007) "Cannibal" (2007)

"Destroyer" is a song by American industrial metal band Static-X and the lead single from their album Cannibal . The song was released digitally on March 20, 2007. On the U.S. weekly Mainstream Rock chart, it peaked at number 23.

On March 20, 2007, Static-X released the "Destroyer EP" exclusively at Hot Topic stores across the United States.

The song was featured in the commercial for WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 .

Music video

The video was filmed on March 7 using two roller derby teams, featuring a 1970s theme. In the video, several illegal roller derby moves are shown - such as clotheslining an opponent and punching during a fight.

The band members appear in the video as themselves and other people attending the roller derby, all with penis innuendos for names: Wayne Static appears as the derby's announcer, "Dick Hurtz." Tony Campos and Nick Oshiro are coaches for the two teams, "Mike Rotch" and "Mon Keedick" and Koichi Fukuda appears as a crazed fan, "Don Keedick"; according to Campos in a 2024 interview, the names came from fake names the band used to use to check in to hotels. ^[1]

EP track listing

1. "Destroyer" — 2:47
2. "Cannibal" — 3:13
3. "Love Dump" — 4:20
4. "Push It" — 2:36
5. "I'm with Stupid" (Music video)

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [2]	23

References

1. Battleline Podcast (January 16, 2024). "Tony Campos of Static-X & Edsel Dope of Dope | Ep. 222" – via YouTube.
2. "Static-X Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2023.