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Anthems for the Damned (Bonus Track Version)

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Album Review

The cover of Anthems for the Damned bears a picture of a helmet on a rifle and its first song is called "Soldiers of Misfortune," two clear indications that Filter are facing the problems of the modern world head-on on this, their fourth album and first in six years. Filter were on hiatus for the bulk of the 2000s, disbanding after 2002's The Amalgamut with leader Richard Patrick spending time with the post-Stone Temple Pilots project Army of Anyone before reuniting the band. Despite this long gap between The Amalgamut and Anthems for the Damned, there is continuity between these two records, as Filter don't abandon the gloomy, hard-edged sound that's been their stock in trade since Short Bus. This isn't to say there's no progression — this is softer than much of its predecessor and there are distinct traces of U2's anthemic rock, so it feels a little bit more age-appropriate, the kind of music an unrepentant alt-rocker facing down his 40th birthday should make — nor does it mean that the band is dwelling in the past. Rather, it's just that this kind of well-polished heavy rock — cobbled together from equal parts grunge, industrial, and '80s rock — is what the band does, to the extent that the only way to really identify Anthems for the Damned as a product of 2008 is through its succession of antiwar, socially conscious lyrics. Consequently, Anthems for the Damned is kind of a curious amalgam, with Patrick's urgent words not quite jibing with the well-executed mannered angst-rock, yet the disconnect isn't too dissonant, which is the problem: the whole affair feels just a shade too well-manicured — the rhythms too tight, the guitars too well-scrubbed, the production too well-balanced — and as a result, the album never gets underneath the skin with way Filter intended.

Customer Reviews

Shouldn't be called a "Filter" album

I understand that Mr. Patrick wanted to explore a differenct direction with his music, but that direction decided to be generic, boring alternative rock. This album bears nothing in resemblance to the other Filter discs. It's full of slow and mid-tempo snore-fests and includes virtually none of the electronics and spastic acoustic/electronic percussion that made the other albums so great. This is a totally forgetable album that has no stand-out tracks. Stick with "Title of Record" and "The Amalgamut" to get your Filter fix.

This is just like Richard Patrick said

This is just like Richard Patrick said it was going be, a harder version of U2. However, they still preserved that own Filter sound we all used to listen. His voice its very close to Bono's but harder and stronger!!! They really rock in this one in many different ways. The first three songs are kind of heavy/industrial, old filter sound we are used to listen, but as you keep listening you can notice how Filter has evolved on their sound. Lyrics are almost all about politics. Some of the contributors of this album are Wes Borland, John 5 and Josh Freese. This album has some of the songs that Richard Patrick was working on for about 4 years where Filter's anthemic style has been taken to a whole new level. I've been waiting for this album since a long time ago, hoping that this one will get me away from all that boring, worthless music that has come out these days, and I'm really impressed. Keep the good stuff coming, ENJOY!

Filter is Back and With Another Amazing Album

Great CD through and through, every song is exceptional. Just might be Richard Patrick's best album yet. It's been a long time much too long for a new Filter album, but it's finaly here and Filter is still doing what they do best... making powerfull thought provoking music.

Biography

Formed: 1993

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Richard Patrick, an early touring member of Nine Inch Nails, met Brian Liesegang and the two began to record together under the name Filter. Their debut album, Short Bus, released on Reprise in 1995, became a surprise hit thanks to the single "Hey Man, Nice Shot"; by the end of the summer, the album had reached gold status. Liesegang departed in 1997 over creative differences, but Patrick retained the Filter name for 1999's Title of Record, which eventually went platinum and spawned...
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