The band Static-X will take the stage Saturday at Rock On the Range, but won’t take themselves too seriously.

Wayne “Static” Wells, the vocalist and guitarist for the metal band, said the group’s relaxed approach to the music profession is a big part of its style.

“We don’t take ourselves very seriously,” Wells told The Lantern. “Look at the lyrics of our first album.”

The band’s first album, “Wisconsin Death Trip,” was released in 1999 and featured the singles “I’m With Stupid” and “Push It.” The album brought the band popularity and went platinum in 2001. Some of the lyrics Wells referenced include those about eating feces and a woman beating her neighbor with a shovel.

The band also applies its sense of humor when it refers to its style as “evil disco.” Wells said the term was coined to combat the inaccurate genre labels critics apply to bands.

“It’s hard to classify us,” Wells said. “People try to fit us in nu-metal and industrial metal, and I don’t think we fit in either.”

“We got the dance groove so it’s like disco,” he said. “And it’s dark so I think kind of evil.”

The band began in 1994 when Wells and original drummer Ken Jay were introduced by Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan. Wells and Jay moved to Los Angeles to recruit other members. Jay left the band in 2001, but original bassist Tony Campos and guitarist Koichi Fukuda remain.

The band released its sixth album, “Cult of Static,” this year. Wells said the band has changed over the years, or at least his writing has gotten better.

“I think we’ve evolved over time,” he said. “I listen to what I wrote 10 years ago compared to what I’m writing now. I think it’s a lot better.”

The band has found a niche within the video game industry as well. Songs from the band have appeared in titles from the “Need for Speed” and “Duke Nukem” franchises. Wells said the band did not have much to do with the trend but said games offer a good way for bands to get to new fans.

“Our label approaches video game people about that stuff,” Wells said. “I think our music really fits with that sort of thing.”

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