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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The New Album

Hey everybody. It's getting close now. Heee hee we're having a blast! The album is almost done being written. I know I said this was going to be a return to Short Bus and it is, as well as a return to Title of Record and Amalgamut. I might put a song (working title Drugboy) as the lead track because it's the return of heavy filter that we all need and want. It sounds like Columind. Then there are a few songs reminiscent of short bus that I think would go next. I asked your thoughts and you told me what I needed to hear. Bob and I are really concerned with making sure every song connects with you, and counts. I've really taken you into consideration on this. Thank you for being there for me - Richard Patrick

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Friday, October 30, 2009

FILTER RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE “FADES LIKE A PHOTOGRAPH”

Single Featured on the 2012 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - November 10th

Los Angeles, CA – Rock Icons FILTER return to the airwaves with their brand new single “Fades Like A Photograph” which will hit Rock Radio on October 30^th. The track will also be featured in the upcoming action sci-fi thriller movie and accompanying soundtrack, 2012, starring John Cusack; both to be released November 10^th. “Fades Like A Photograph” marks the first new music from the band since their 2008 release of Anthems for the Damned.

FILTER is no stranger to movie soundtracks. Their music has been featured on soundtracks such as Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, Cable Guy, Crow: City of Angels, Songs in the Key of X: Music Inspired by ‘the X-Files’, Spawn: The Album; X-Files Original Soundtrack; Crow: Salvation and Little Nicky.

Currently, the band is in the studio recording material for their next album to be released in 2010. In the meantime, fans are getting a sneak peek into the process and upcoming music with “View From The Studio” videos posted by front man Richard Patrick on the band’s YouTube page.

The single “Fades Like A Photograph” will be available for download on November 10^th.

Visit www.officialfilter.com and http://www.myspace.com/filter1 for the latest updates on Filter.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

FILTER TO BE FEATURED ON UPCOMING BAND HERO™

GAME ALSO INCLUDES CHART-TOPPING HITS FROM A VARIETY OF POPULAR ACTS, WILL BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 3

Santa Monica, CA – October 19, 2009 – The most popular bands from yesterday and today will be coming to living rooms this Fall as Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Band Hero™ delivers the most exciting and accessible music collection ever assembled for the entire family. The game’s set list is packed with No. 1 hits, including Jackson 5’s “ABC,” Don McLean’s “American Pie,” The Turtles’ “Happy Together” and Filter’s “Take a Picture,” among many others. The game will be available Nov. 3.

Music fans will enjoy all of the critically-acclaimed innovations from Guitar Hero® 5, such as Party Play, RockFest and various Nintendo exclusive modes, in the most social music gaming experience ever as they strum, drum and sing along to their favorite, popular tunes as a full band with any combination of four singers, guitarists, bassists and drummers or simply sing together in the all-new karaoke-style Sing-Along Mode.

Band Hero also offers a great value to owners of multiple Guitar Hero® games by allowing players to import songs from Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero® Smash Hits and Guitar Hero® World Tour. The week Band Hero hits store shelves, 69 tracks from the acclaimed Guitar Hero 5 will be available to import for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 480 Microsoft Points, on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system for $5.99, and Wii™ for 600 Wii Points™. In addition, 61 of the chart-topping hits featured in Band Hero can be imported into Guitar Hero 5 for Xbox 360 for 420 Microsoft Points, on the PlayStation 3 system for $4.99, and Wii for 500 Wii Points. The previously released forward compatible songs from Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Smash Hits will also be available for import into Band Hero at launch. Finally, Guitar Hero fans can play almost all of their previously purchased Guitar Hero downloadable content in Band Hero, for a music library of up to 300 tracks. For further information and a complete listing of forward compatible content, please visit http://hub.guitarhero.com/support/faq/song-import-information.

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

FIlter Fan Song Choice--It's Baaaack!!!

Filter Fans:

While we're waiting on NEW FILTER MUSIC, we will periodically ask you, the fans, to choose a Filter song to add to our MySpace profile from:

Short Bus
Title of Record
The Amalgamut
Anthems for the Damned, or
the Filter soundtrack songs.

We'll add the Filter Fan Song Choice along with lyrics and a few words from Richard Patrick.

We hope you'll enjoy this feature as you have in the past and PASS IT ON to all of YOUR friends!

To get us started, this week we're posting Richard's song choice: "Cold" from Anthems for the Damned.

Enjoy! ROCKTHEFUCKOUT! And pass it on!
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LYRICS

Cold (Anthem for the Damned)

Out in the desert sky tonight
With nothing but my head
Under the watchful of eyes your
Thinking the thoughts of dread
Wanting to tear myself apart
I'm running for some rest

Cold thoughts must lie within
Cold blood under my skin

Making the dream wash out tonight
With nothing but my dread
Watching the world fall down
At least inside my head

Cold thoughts must lie within
Cold blood under my skin

I wish I'd just stayed in, I wish I'd just stayed in,
I wish I'd just stayed in tonight
Ask me a question, something that you know
Watch as I lie, watch as a lie is told

Cold thoughts must lie within
Cold blood under my skin
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RICH SAYS:

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This song is about suicide—a reoccurring theme in Filter about my potential suicide when I was an addict.

I used to find myself drunk at 7am with no one around me whatsoever, and I had this fantasy about just getting into my car and driving to the desert, winding up way out in the middle of nowhere so no one could find me and then killing myself.

When I got sober and realized everything was going to be fine, I definitely wanted to have a song about the resolve you feel when you think, “I’ve made a decision” and you think you’re not going to be a part of this shitty life anymore. There’s almost happiness or a peace in finally making the decision to end your suffering—the only way that you know how.

For a brief moment I thought this would save me from the pain I felt, but I then thought about all the people in my life that would have to deal with my death, including my nieces and nephews, and the only thing that stopped me was I didn’t want their earliest and only memory of me to be my funeral.

The thing that pisses me off about this song is that people think I lost my heavy edge—when within the song I’m actually condoning suicide—at least for myself at that moment in my life—and that’s about as heavy as you can get.

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Friday, April 03, 2009

RICHARD PATRICK FEATURED ON MYSPACE MUSIC PAGE

Check out the MySpace Music Home Page for Richard's Playlist featuring his favorite songs of all time:

1) Love Will Tear Us Apart -- Joy Division. This is the band that inspired U2 to be a new wave band in the beginning.

2) We’ve Only Just Begun - The Carpenters. The harmonies are great.

3) Sick As Your Secrets – Veruca Salt – Louise Post is an amazing artist and I have the utmost respect for her.

4) The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles – A wedding song.

5) La Femme D’Argent by Air – Always good on a Sunday afternoon.

6) And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind by Neil Diamond – My father played Neil
Diamond records when I was growing up and that is a huge reason why I
make music today.

7) Sweet Dreams (of You) by Patsy Cline – Al Jourgensen once told me her sense of vocal control is amazing, and I agree.

8) You Know What You Are by Ministry – The inspiration behind Nine Inch Nails and Filter.

9) Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead -- Love the Fender Rhoads on this.

10) Three Days by Jane's Addiction – Having toured with Jane’s Addiction, this brings back tremendous memories.

11) The Unforgettable Fire by U2 – U2 has always been a huge inspiration to me and this is one of their grand achievements.

12) Feiticeira by Deftones – I find Chino’s sense of melody astounding.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

FILTER RINGTONES NOW AVAILABLE!!!

The first official Filter ringtones from Rhino/WMG are now available!

"Hey Man Nice Shot"
"Take a Picture"

Each ringtone costs $2.49--no recurring subscription charges are involved.

Text FILTER to 74466!

Or check out www.rhino.com or www.officialfilter.com for more information.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

FILTERED: OFFICIAL STREET TEAM NEW STORE!

Hey Filter fans! If you aren't already a member of FILTERED:The Official Filter Street Team now is the time to join! We just launched the General Store within the team site...meaning, as a team member you can now earn really cool stuff for helping out, like free Filter shirts, Autographed posters, Filter Dog Tags, and more! We're just getting started out, plenty of cool stuff to give away in the future!

It's 100% FREE TO JOIN, and you can participate only as much as you'd like. Just click the banner below and become a member of the most exclusive community of Filter fans and friends.

FILTERED GENERAL STORE

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Friday, November 07, 2008

P.O.D and Filter cancel Co-Headline Tour

We regret to announce that the P.O.D / Filter European tour scheduled for January / February 2009 has been cancelled as P.O.D are unable to fulfill their touring obligations due to their recently announced hiatus.

Filter are currently working on rescheduling their own tour and we hope to announce new headline dates imminently.

Please return all tickets to point of sale for a full refund.

Dates affected are as follows:

January:

7^th Coliseu, Lisbon, Portugal www.ticketline.pt

8^th La Riviera, Madrid, Spain www.iguapop.com www.servicaixa.com