Kenneth "Ken Jay" Lacey (born June 10, 1966)[1] is an American musician, best known as the original drummer and the co-founder of industrial metal band Static-X.
In 2010, Jay stepped back into music to produce the debut album for Texas-based band, Blood Red Summer.
[4] On October 23, 2018, it was announced that Jay – along with the other two surviving original members, bassist Tony Campos and guitarist Koichi Fukuda – would reunite with Static-X, who plan to release a new album and tour in 2019 in honor of the memory of Wayne Static.
[5] In June 2019, Ken Jay and Ross Hamil (singer of Blood Red Summer) reconnected in Dallas, TX at one of the Wisconsin Death Trip 20th Anniversary Memorial Tour.
"The Monster Within" is a tribute to Wayne Static and features keyboards and programming from Ken Jay.