16 Facts About Tripp Eisen

Tripp Eisen is the current guitarist for the band Face Without Fear, and a former member of Dope, Murderdolls, and Roughhouse.

Dope was formed in 1997, when Eisen met with brothers Edsel and Simon Dope.

Tripp Eisen brought in friend Preston Nash to play drums, and the band worked the New York City club circuit.

Tripp Eisen appeared in the Dope videos for "Sick" and "Everything Sucks", and gained much notoriety from his wild antics and stage persona.

Originally formed by Joey Jordison under the name "the Rejects" in 1995, Tripp Eisen joined after meeting Jordison on tour in 1999.

Tripp Eisen left the group in 2002 to be replaced by Dope bandmate Acey Slade, citing conflicts between touring plans and his work recording with Static-X.

Tripp Eisen joined the band Static-X in the year 2000, after the departure of guitarist Koichi Fukuda.

Tripp Eisen contributed to the recording of the bands sophomore album Machine, as well the subsequent releases Shadow Zone and Start a War.

Tripp Eisen has claimed that a number of the tracks on the 2020 Static-X album Project Regeneration Vol.

Tripp Eisen went on to accuse the band of attempting to alter the compositions in order to deny him songwriting credits, and to say that a legal claim he made against the band was the reason for the album's delay.

Tripp Eisen was released on bail after only a few hours in custody.

Just two weeks later, on February 24,2005, Tripp Eisen was arrested on a previous charge in California by New Jersey detectives, ultimately being convicted of the charge "luring with a motor vehicle".

On June 24,2005, Tripp Eisen pleaded guilty to the charges in California and was sentenced to a year in state prison.

Tripp Eisen was released later that year and due for an October 7,2005 arraignment in New Jersey on the February 24 charges.

Tripp Eisen was back in jail on December 10,2008, following a parole violation.

On February 23,2017, Tripp Eisen gave his first interview in more than a decade.