Tripp Eisen (born Tod Rex Salvador; June 29, 1965), also known as Tripp Rex Eisen and Rex Eisen, is an American musician, best known as the former guitarist of the industrial metal band Static-X. He is a former member of Dope, Murderdolls, Ace Frehley tribute band Fractured Mirror, Roughhouse (formerly Teeze), and local East Coast bands such as The Right, Ego, and Lovesick.
Born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania of Italian and German descent to Victor and Kathryn (née Norelli) Salvador, Eisen has made known his libertarian views to many fans throughout his years as a musician. He is a follower of Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand.
Dope was formed in 1997, when Eisen met with brothers Edsel and Simon Dope. Eisen brought in friend Preston Nash to play drums, and the band worked the NYC club circuit. In 1998, Dope was signed to Flip/Sony records, and Eisen moved from bass guitar to lead guitar, bringing in Acey Slade—who had first referred Eisen to Dope a few years earlier—to play bass.
Anti-aircraft flak lights up the evening sky
Enemy radar spotted our chopper's arrival
Rocket propelled grenade takes out one of four
Cast aside fear and tighten the grip on your M-16
Hueys stationary firing missiles and gattling guns
Cover our asses as we descend into battle
The choppers leave us behind / Hostile enemy lines
We must destroy their installations / Failure is not an option
Into the Drop Zone! Into the Drop Zone!
Our mission perfectly thought and mapped out
Ready thermal imaging and mine detection
Cannon fire ceases as we cut the enemy down
Mortars and grenade launchers utterly precise
They pushed our leaders to the brink of war
We warned you many times, "Don't fuck with the U.S.!"
The choppers leave us behind / Hostile enemy lines
We must destroy their installations / Failure is not an option
Into the Drop Zone! Into the Drop Zone!
The battle smoke begins searing the eyes, oh the pain
Corpses of our enemies lie smoldering about
I bleed from the lead I caught on that last hill
My blood-stained uniform a tribute to victory
The F-16's finish sweeping up the last enemies
We return home to our friends and families
The choppers leave us behind / Hostile enemy lines
We must destroy their installations / Failure is not an option
Into the Drop Zone! Into the Drop Zone!