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Filter is tagged as: rock, alternative, alternative rock, industrial, industrial rock

Filter (stylized as FILTER) is an alternative rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland, Ohio by Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang, who later left the band in 1997 to form Ashtar Command with Chris Holmes. Filter has released five studio albums
Their first album, Short Bus, was released in 1995. The album was commercially successful, and included the hit single “Hey Man, Nice Shot”. The song was somewhat controversial, as it was seen as capitalizing on the public suicide of Budd Dwyer. Kurt Cobain’s suicide was widely rumored to have inspired the song, but the band refuted this. In need of a live band to tour the album, Patrick and Liesegang recruited Geno Lenardo on guitar, Frank Cavanagh on bass, and Matt Walker on drums. They would all later be featured in the video for the album’s second single, “Dose”.
Between Filter’s first and second albums, the band became known for their soundtrack contributions, The first of these tracks, “Thanks Bro”, landed on the Songs In The Key Of X: Music From And Inspired By The X-Files album. In 1996, Filter recorded and filmed the video for the song “Jurassitol”, for The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. They also released the home video Phenomenology in ...
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Top 10 Filter Songs
Take A Picture
Hey Man, Nice Shot
Hey Man Nice Shot
Welcome To The Fold
The Best Things
Where Do We Go From Here
Dose
Skinny
I'm Not the Only One
It's Gonna Kill Me
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Top 10 Filter Albums
Title of Record
Short Bus
The Amalgamut
The Trouble With Angels
Anthems For The Damned
Soldiers of Misfortune
The Trouble With Angels (Deluxe Version)
Remixes for the Damned
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The Very Best Things: 1995-2008
More Filter Albums
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