Tripp Eisen
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| Tod Salvador | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Tripp Eisen |
| Born | June 29, 1965 |
| Genre(s) | Industrial metal |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1997–2005 |
| Label(s) | Warner Bros. Records Epic Records |
| Associated acts | Static-X Dope Murderdolls Ego 69 |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Bass Guitar Keyboards |
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Tod Rex Salvador (born June 29, 1965),[citation needed] better known as Tripp Eisen and previously Tripp Rex Eisen or Rex Eisen, is a musician, best known as the former guitarist of the industrial metal band Static-X. He is also a former member of Dope, Murderdolls, Ego 69, and Teeze/Roughhouse.
Eisen holds, and is vocal about, highly conservative libertarian views. He is also known to be an avid fan of author Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Anthem), and was the only member of Static-X to regularly post on the band's internet forums.
[edit] Sex scandal
While a member of Static-X, Eisen was arrested on February 10, 2005 on a felony "crimes against children" charge in Orange County, California for having sexual intercourse with an underage girl. He was released on bail after only a few hours in custody. Just two weeks later, on February 24, 2005, Eisen was arrested again in California by New Jersey detectives for the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl from Sayreville, New Jersey. New Jersey State Police alleged that Eisen posed as his own impersonator on the Internet and lured the girl starting in October 2004 and culminating with sexual intercourse on January 7, 2005.[1]
Upon hearing of the arrests, Static-X fired Eisen and replaced him with the original guitarist Koichi Fukuda (whom Eisen had replaced after Fukuda left the band in 2001). When Wayne Static was asked about Tripp's firing he said:
| “ | I knew immediately that we were going to kick him out of the band. We had to do that. | ” |
On June 24, 2005, Eisen pled guilty to the California charges of unlawful sexual intercourse and was sentenced to a year in state prison. After spending late February to late September 2005 in California prison, Eisen was released and due for an October 7, 2005 arraignment in New Jersey on the February 24 charges.[2]
He also played bass in a Kiss cover band called Fractured Mirror
[edit] References
- ^ Harris, Chris (2005-28-02). Static-X Guitarist Charged In Two Separate Sexual Assaults. MTV. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ Harris, Chris (2005-29-09). Former Static-X Guitarist Out Of Prison, May Be Heading Back. MTV. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
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